Here comes Santa Claus

Every year Heather and I get super excited about having a girls day and seeing Santa! She picks out what she wants to wear and off we go :) And believe it or not you can get a fast pass to visit Santa :) 

Santa remembered Heather and her love of boots and even noticed she had some teeth missing. Heather tried to whistle :) She asked for a hug for her and for Great Grandpa to help him heal from his fracture hip.. I just love her huge heart! 

Great Grandpa is doing good and re-cooping well.. thankfully he's strong willed, he keeps walking and exercising every day! I hope Im that good at 99! 

 We had the Hannah side of the family Christmas over the weekend too which means we got some extra Marissa time.. Heather is just in love w/ her little cousin! 

Auntie Cheyanna :) 

It was also Gary and Cheryl's 30th anniversary :) 

These two cousins are great friends and always have fun! 

it helps they are both a little crazy :) 

Merry Christmas to all!!! 

Daises at the police station ..

Our little Daisies learned what it means to be courageous and strong and what better way to show and example than by visiting a local police station :) Thanks to Detective Hadan (aka Ellie's Dad) we got a personal tour of his station and it was awesome for all of us! 

They got to meet the shift commander and check out all of the cameras that cover the city 

they even have an indoor shooting range.. how cool is that! 

Detective Hadan showed them some bullets and the tire parts piled in the back that catch the bullets and clay discs 

the toothless besties :) They got to check out the cars and use the lights, loud speaker and a quick blast of the sirens 

Thanks Detective Hadan for making our tour even more amazing and teaching our little Daises how our courageous and strong police force keeps us safe. 

A Thankful Weekend

Every day there is something to be thankful for :) It was a beautiful weekend for Thanksgiving! We went to Kevin's Mom's house this year (we go every other year) and the kiddos had some fun playing in the front yard and as long as you were in the sun it was nice! 

the trees are perfect place for climbing, sitting and just looking really cute in :) 

Love this face! 

Heather and Daniel were playing hide n seek w/ Mordu the bear :) 

We found some snow over the weekend too.. it was cold! but lots of fun! 

it was a little impromptu adventure and we forgot gloves so not to many snowballs were thrown but it was exciting when it started to snow on us :) 

Found this really cool stump 

the scenery was gorgeous

found some great trails 

the sunset was amazing! 

the extra long weekend was wonderful! Someone lost a tooth on the Monday back to "normal" schedule :) the tooth fairy made a special visit and brought Heather a cute teddy bear charm to add to her tooth fairy charm bracelet .. she was sooooooo excited! :) Now she can sing "All I want for Christmas is my 4 front teeth" hahaha :) 

a weekend in the dirt

What can I say.. we love dirt! Heather has been doing good on her quad in the back yard so we made a weekend with some friends to go play in the desert and let our kiddos play and practice on their toys. It was chilly at night but during the day it was beautiful! 

the dry lake bed is very pretty 

she was ready to ride.. very proud of how well she did 

she took Daddy out for a ride too

had to come in and check the fuel.. she rode a full tank out! that's a LOT of riding

off to the trails 

Heather and Emily taking a little snack break 

The Daddy/ Daughter ride 

she was very proud of herself for how well she did.. that makes us so happy ! 

yes, of course Dingo kept an eye on her too :) 

We did go for a family ride which I have to admit it was so nice to be out riding again! 

Seeing the missile out in the desert was amazing!! trying to catch it and all its glory in a picture was tough because the huge glow around it was to faint for the distance I couldnt capture it 

I had written a note in Heathers little journal (she likes to write poems and songs) well..she found it and wrote back :) that makes my heart smile! 

Happy Halloween

its hard to believe it was Halloween considering it was 90+ degrees outside but that's not going to stop the fun! For weeks Heather insisted on being Shine from shimmer and shine (a little genie cartoon) and then she saw the snow leopard and said that was def!!! what she wanted to be :) This little girl LOVES animals :) :) 

Heather and her bestie Averee at the school fair :) (Chazlynn didnt realize they were taking the pic apparently LOL )

 These two cute leopards found a little mouse :) Hailey and Heather have so much fun together its so nice to have a good friend right around the corner :) 

our little leopard ready for the fair 

talk about picture perfect.. we didnt even know Heather was sticking her tongue out until we saw the pics LOL she's such a ham!!! 

I love this little girl more than words can explain

of course she finds a truck! that's our girl

Daddy's little girl :) 

love the missing teeth grin!! 

We had such a great Halloween! and a nice surprise to get these amazing pics sent to us (its so nice to have a photographer friend that just says one day "come have your pics taken" .. ok! found a cute park in la verne  and had a great time! 

Backyard Racing

We may be rednecks if... 

we have backyard racing during the week =) LOL 

Its been a busy day and the best way to unwind.. have a little family race in the backyard. One of the many reasons we are happy to have such a large backyard :) 

Heather was getting into race mode

The racers ever so patiently waited to hear the rules 

the racers have started their engines and the pup is grabbing her rope (she has to carry it while she chases them)  

nerfing is just a part of racing.. 

had to pull into the pits..had some battery issues 

the must continue.. Heather just jumped on to complete the course

look at that determination

full throttle face.. LOL 

Dingo took a little break..

they are coming down the home stretch

they hit super sonic speeds in parts of the course

and together they crossed the finish line.. 

Life is good.. enjoy every minute you can :)