Enjoying New Toys!

Kyla loves her new cars and little people parking garage


Playing with her little people carnival set


Kyla absolutely LOVES her new babies


Playing with her entire set of little people




Kyla is enjoying playing with all of her new toys very much! She has so many toys and is happy spending all day playing. She loves to sit at her new table coloring and doing puzzles, she has an entire new little people village that keeps her busy, and lots of musical toys and blocks. She is very very happy with all of the toys!

Yesterday was Jon's Birthday and we left Kyla with my moms while we went to Alyeska Resort for a very fun day. We went to breakfast in the morning and then went skiing for a few hours. It was my first time skiing in a long time so I could not last the whole day. After skiing we met some of Jon's friends for lunch at the Sitzmark. It was a very fun day and we look forward to getting out and go skiing together more often.

Tommorrow we are going to head up to my parents cabin to have some fun snowmobiling, sledding and celebrating the New Year with lots of fireworks.

Merry Christmas!!!

Cousins on my stepdad's side of the family


Stepdad's Parents and Siblings


Visiting with Family


Gift exchange


Cousins


Having a Good time


My parents new Wii and games, everyone bought them Wii stuff for Christmas


Kyla sitting at her new table


Opening lots of Presents


Wanting to play with all her new toys


Kyla's Christmas Ornament from Grandma Mary and Grandad


Kyla with her new CD Player


Baby!!!


So Excited!


Kyla's new pots, pans and apron


Santa brought Kyla a ball, it was the only thing she said she wanted


Kyla's new Crayola coloring table which plays music


Opening Presents


Kyla's new little people castle, she has lots of little people toys now.


Cabbage patch baby with carrier


Our Stockings


Kyla's toys in stocking


Kissing her new baby



We had a wonderful Christmas this year. It was so much fun to see the joy that Kyla had in opening her presents and visiting with family. It seemed like Kyla knew exactly what to do on Christmas Day. We woke up and she looked at the Christmas tree and said "on", she wanted the Christmas lights on. We went down stairs and she pulled at her stocking so I took it down and she immediatley took her new toys out of the stocking. In her stocking she had my little ponies, a baby and training pants. She was so excited about the baby, she kept saying "baby" and gave her lots of kisses.

After Breakfast it was time to open presents, lots and lots of presents. The first few that she opened she was very concerned about garbage and had to take each tiny scrap to the garbage bag to throw away. But, after opening a few presents and seeing the good things inside she became less concerned about the garbage and starting tearing into the presents. She wanted to play with each present and try on new clothes before opening the next present. She had lots of energy to open presents until we got to the last two and then she decided she had enough, so I had to open the last two.

For Christmas Kyla got a ton of fun new presents. From her Grandma Mary and Grandad she got a CD player, little people blocks, pajamas, a Christmas Ornament and a couple books. From her Grandma and Grandpa in Alaska she recieved a baby, a cabbage patch kids with a carset and bottle, a crayola coloring table, a little people carnival set, lots of new clothes, foam blocks, bath toys and little cars. From Aunt Shannons Family she got new kitchen pots,pans and utensils and an adorable apron. Aunt Marcies Family got her a new princess sippy cup and clothes. Mommy and Daddy got Kyla a table and chairs, a little people Castle, parking garage and barn, pajamas and a Mickey Mouse Music DVD. Santa brought Kyla two my little ponies, a talking and singing stuffed animal my little pony, a baby and a ball. Kyla loves all of her presents and is having a great time playing with them. We are very greatful for all of the gifts she was given.

After our fun Christmas morning we went to my Grandma and Grandpa's house for lunch with my stepdads side of the family. We had a great time visiting with everyone and had great food. The entire side of the family was there except for my sister and her kids who are in California and are busy packing for their move to Hawaii in four days.

We ended our Christmas Day playing with Kylas new toys for hours and having a great dinner. Once we put Kyla to bed we all stayed up learning how to play my parents new Wii system that they got for Christmas.

Ready for Christmas

The best present under the tree!


Kyla's new Christmas Stocking


Kyla's Christmas Eve Present


Sledding with Mommy


Sledding!


Having a great time on Christmas Eve!


Pulling Daddy around!


Big Girl


Pretty Little Girl!


Go, Go, Go...


Kyla's First Christmas in Alaska!


Pretty Angel Decoration


Reading Christmas books at her new table


Pulling her sled around


Kyla's Christmas picture from last year


Lots of Presents!



This week we have been in the holiday spirit baking goodies, enjoying our time around the Christmas tree, listening to Christmas music and playing outside in the snow. There are tons of presents wrapped and under the tree, the stockings are hung on the mantle of the fireplace, Kyla has been dressed in all of her cute Christmas outfits and we are enjoying plenty of family time. I love the Holidays!!!

Kyla opened her present for Christmas Eve and loved it, we got her a table and 2 chairs. She spent a lot of the night sitting at her table looking at books and then we went out in the dark to go sledding before bedtime. We had a fun Christmas Eve and we can't wait for Christmas tommorrow!!!

Holiday Fun

Kyla helping decorate outside for Christmas



Candy Canes


Out Sledding in the warm weather


Helping Grandma


Chocolate face!


Messy Girl!


So Silly!


Having Fun


Happy Girl


Eating a big girl lunch


Candy


Sooo much Candy!


Our little taste tester


Yummy!


Enjoying Cookies with Grandma


Cookies!


Kyla Checking out her new Christmas Stocking that Grandma is making


Busy in the Kitchen


Playing in her room


Reading lots of Christmas of books


Pretty little Present!


Too Cute!!!




The past three days we have been busy baking Christmas candies and cookies for friends and family. My mom and I have made at least ten different kinds of goodies and we are now sugared out. Jon and Kyla have been very eager taste testers and have approved of all of the goodies that we have made.

We took a few breaks from baking to play out in the snow since it had finally warmed up to around 30 degrees, which feels very warm compared to the frigid cold temperatures we have had. I was actually outside without a coat on. We are looking forward to lots of outside time tommorrow since Jon will be home all day! Kyla would stay outside in the snow all day if we would let her.

The next week and a half Jon will be off work and we will get to spend a lot of time together. We are going to leave Kyla with my mom on Sunday while we go skiing and out to eat for Jons Birthday. It will be only the second time ever that I have left her for more than just an hour or so while I run errands. The last time I left her for several hours was with Jons parents in Hawaii while we went to the North Shore. Jon wanted to stay the night at the resort Saturday night, but with Kyla being such an awful sleeper I am not ready to leave her overnight yet. But we will still get out and have a great time for Jon's Birthday.

After Jons Birthday we plan to go up to my parents cabin to have fun and celebrate New Years Eve and my Step Dads Birthday. We have lots of Holidays packed in the next week, Christmas, New Years and Two Birthdays!