The Allen Crimson Club: Christmas etc...

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Christmas etc...

So I can't stand looking at the depressing post anymore! Here are some pictures from December and we've been up to! Parker made a couple ornaments at school and he took a picture of his frosty the snowman hanging on the tree. We went to Idaho for a family Christmas party. It was fun for the kids to run around and play at the church. We ate and made gingerbread houses. It was a lot of fun! I made neighbor gifts this year and we also made sugar cookies (not my favorite thing to make and I was reminded why we only make them maybe twice a year!) For Bryan's Christmas present I sent him with my brother Dustin to the Las Vegas Bowl! Dustin is a Boise State fan and of course Bryan was cheering for the Utes. Bryan had a great time, except for the Utes losing part! We spent Christmas Eve and Bryan's Aunt Pam's house with the Allen side of the family. We ate and sang and did our traditional acting out the Nativity song and opening new pajamas! Parker got a TON of hotwheels racetracks for Christmas from us and from his birth family! The living room is frequently taken over by race tracks and cars as Bryan and Parker try to build different tracks. It's so fun to watch them play together!
Dustin, Lindsey and Rylee came for New Years and we had so much fun! We took the kids to the Discovery Gateway because we had a free pass we got from the Adoption Walk. They had fun playing with all the different exhibits! Then Dustin took us to Joe's Crab Shack for lunch. Parker loves going there because there is a huge shark hanging from the ceiling and when you got there for dinner, they play fun music and the kids love to get up and dance with the staff. We spent the rest of the night eating, playing games and the kids watched movies. They had fun throwing popcorn all over Parker's room. Then we rang in the new year with noise makers and party hats!