Christmas eve

We had a wonderful Christmas eve! We opened our presents early since we knew we were going to be leaving for Utah the next morning.( The kids loved that idea so that they could have time to play with their gifts before we left.) We also went to my mom's house that evening. We had tons of yummy food, sang carols, and opened gifts. As always, my mom and step dad were WAY to generous! Thank you mom and Gary for the wonderful evening!

Santa Cops

We came home from church at the same time they were doing Santa Cops on our street! The kids love to see the emergency vehicles driving past our house with all their lights on! Firemen were handing out candy canes too. Santa was getting a ride on the back of one of the police cars and waved at all the kids. It was pretty cold, but I was still glad that our town takes the time to do that for the kids.

Echo Park Guest Designer

I am so excited! I entered a contest to be featured as a guest designer for my new favorite scrapbook paper company, Echo Park...... and I made it! I was so excited to see my project chosen! Go here to check it out: http://echoparkpaper.blogspot.com/2010/12/hi-my-name-is-angela-alexander.html

Guess what ornament goes to who...

My kids get to pick out an ornament every year representing something they like. If you know my kids at all, it will be easy to guess which ornament belongs to which kid.

Thanksgiving

We had Thanksgiving this year at my mom's house. She is a great cook and I feel lucky to get to eat all the yummy food she prepared! It is quite the feast! This year, Brian fried one of the turkeys and my mom cooked one in the oven. Both were so good! After we ate, my step dad did the dishes even though we tried to help. He is a great guy! The rest of the day we looked through Black Friday ads, played ping pong, played some games, and visited with everyone. What a great day! I have so much to be thankful for.