December was one of our busiest months ever. Besides all of the stuff that comes along with buying a house we also had lots of Birthday Parties (including Connor's), Christmas parties and dance recitals to go to. Plus, with our new tenants moving into our old house in early December, we had to get ready to move out. We were very fortunate that my parents let us move in with them for a while and we also had wonderful friends and family who let Justin stay with them during the weeks while he was working. I have no idea how we crammed so much into one month, it was busy but so fun!
At the beginning of the month we took Gianna and her friends to get their pictures taken in their dance costumes. The girls had lots of fun entertaining themselves while we waited.
The kids are a little unsure of Santa so we were happy to find out that Santa was spending an evening at a local toy shop where the kids could spend some time getting used to him before taking a picture (versus the pressure of the mall). Surprisingly enough, Connor was more nervous than Gianna, so I got to be in the picture too.
Gianna had 5 dance recitals in December and they kept us busy but we never got tired of watching her do her dances. She is so good!
The day that we moved out was also our playgroup Christmas party we hung around and we were so glad we did because Santa made an appearance and even brought presents for all of the kids.
The next day we made our annual trip to San Francisco to admire the Christmas decorations. Here we are in union square.
The following day Justin took the day off work so we could go get a Christmas tree. Here we are with the tree that we picked. The kids loved helping cut it down.
The following weekend was Connor's first birthday. We had a ball themed party and Connor (and all of his friends) loved playing in the ball pit. Connor's favorite part of the party was definitely the cupcake, he ate the whole thing.
The week before Christmas was spent getting ready for christmas: sight seeing, wrapping presents and baking! Gianna loves baking cookies.
Connor decided to go to bed early on Christmas eve (you know, so he could wake up early on Christmas) so Gianna had to take on the task of writing a letter to Santa all by herself.
The tree on Christmas morning:
And the kids playing with their presents:
Connor took a nap during Christmas dinner so Gianna had some time to be all dressed up with the grown-ups and her baby.
On New Years Eve the Snoopy museum in Santa Rosa had a special noon-time NYE countdown and the kids loved watching the balloons fall from the ceiling. They also enjoyed checking out all of the snoopy and charlie brown stuff there.
Happy New Year!
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