Micah skateboarding

For Christmas, Micah got a new skateboard from Santa! He had wanted one so bad, and was SO excited to finally get one! These pictures are from his very first time ever riding a skateboard. He did really well for his first time, but he got upset a few times because he fell. He loves his skateboard and has not stopped riding it since Christmas morning.

Christmas day and night

On Christmas day after we opened presents from Santa, we went to my Granddads house for Christmas lunch. It was nice to visit with my dad, stepmom, sister and Granddad. The kids had a great time running around and playing as well.

After my Granddads house, we went to our Aunt Debbies house for Christmas dinner. Everyone was there, and we all had a great time! The kids ran around and played with their cousins (Gio, Gabby, Sofia, Dominic and Luca) the entire night. They also got to open presents from everyone. They had so much fun!

Christmas morning!

Micah and Julia woke up around 8am on Christmas morning to see what Santa brought them! When Micah came out of his room, he was SO excited to see all the gifts under the tree, and that Santa had eaten the cookies we left out and drank his milk! Micah was so happy to get a skateboard, transformers and some new planet heroes. Julia was happy to have gotten some baby dolls and my little ponies. They had a great time opening all their gifts from Santa!

Presents from Abeulo, Abeula, Tia Siori and Tio Fermin!

On Christmas Eve, Kenji's family came over to celebrate Christmas with us. We had such a great time! We all had dinner together, and after dinner the kids opened their presents. Micah got a transformer from Abuela and Abuelo that he loves! He also got a big tent from Tia and Tio that he has been playing with since Christmas Eve! And when he opened his gift from Tia Pilar and saw that it was a leap pad, he said, "I always wanted one of these!" Julia got a baby doll from Abuela and Abuelo that she has fallen in love with and pushes around in the stroller Tia Pilar got for her. She also got an adorable stuffed sheep from Tia and Tio, as well as a doggy pillow she has been sleeping on since Christmas! They had so much fun and loved all of their gifts from Abuela, Abuelo, Tia & Tio, and from their Tia Pilar.

Presents from Grandma!

On Christmas Eve morning, my mom came over early to give Micah and Julia their presents. Micah was so excited and had so much fun! We weren't sure if Julia would really understand what to do, but she totally did! She had SO much fun opening her gifts and loved them all!

Visiting family!

Kenji's cousin, Pilar, was visiting town this weekend. We drove to Bakersfield where Kenji's parents live to visit her, his parents and his sister, Siori. It was so nice to be able to see Pilar because she lives in Chile and we don't get to see her often. We spent the weekend (12/20 - 12/21) visiting, and it was a lot of fun. The kids had a great time playing with Tia Siori, Tia Pilar, Abeula and Abuelo and Kenji and I had a nice time talking and catching up with everyone. Micah was so sad to leave on Sunday, he wanted to stay another day at his Abeulo and Abuela's!

Chuck E. Cheese

This past weekend (12/20-12/21) Kenji, the kids and I went to visit Kenji's parents in Bakersfield because Kenji's cousin, Pilar, was visiting from Chile. On Saturday, Pilar took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese along with me and Siori. Micah and Julia had SO much fun there! Micah played game after game, and also enjoyed playing in the jungle gym they have there. Julia's favorite part was putting tokens into the games! However, Julia did win the jackpot on one game and won 42 tickets all on her own!! At the end, Micah and Julia got to turn in their tickets. They ended up with 200 tickets and were able to trade it in for Candy and a few toys. They had so much fun and were so happy that Pilar had taken them to Chuck E. Cheese!

Snow!

On our way to Bakersfield, to visit Kenji's family, we stopped in a nearby city where they still had some snow left from the weeks cold spell. It was the first time the kids had been somewhere where it actually did snow (not imported). It was FREEZING with incredibly strong winds, but the kids were bundled up and had the best time! They ran around in the snow and enjoyed making (and throwing) snowballs! Micah kept asking Kenji to throw snowballs at him! Julia loved making footprints in the snow and walking around in it. They got to play around for about 45min. before they were too cold to stay out any longer. We hurried up back into the car and turned the heat on high! They had so much fun playing in the snow though, and they want to go back!

Christmas Party!

On December 13th, our friends, Brian and Vanessa Williams hosted a holiday party. There was great friends, great food and great fun! Micah and Julia had SO much fun playing with all of their friends. I hardly saw Micah the entire night because he was so busy running around with his friends, Lila, Jenna, Trinity and Felicity! Julia had fun playing with her friends, Liberty and Siddha.

After running around and playing for awhile, the children had a BIG surprise! Santa showed up at the party! All of the children got to sit with Santa and talk to him, and when they were done, Santa had a little surprise for each child. Micah was SO excited because he LOVES Santa! Julia enjoyed looking at him from a far, but was not interested in going to sit with him. However, she is starting to warm up a little bit to him because before, she wouldn't even look at him.

After Santa, everyone had dinner and then the children opened up some gifts. They had a great time, and Micah was SO happy because he got a batman helocopter that shoots discs from the Williams family.

After the children opened the gifts, the adults played a secret santa game. Everyone had to bring a wrapped gift and set it under the tree. Everyone took turns picking presents (not knowing what they were) and when it was the next persons turn, they had the choice of stealing someone else's gift, or opening a new one. It was a lot of fun and everyone had a lot of laughs! Kenji ended up with a blue tooth headset, and I got a giftcard to AMC movie theatres.

The night was a lot of fun for everyone! When we left, the kids were SO tired they passed out in the car before we even got to the end of the street!