Christmas Morning....and din-din....Boxing day....and Blue Seal with a touch of a sugar rush photo shoot!

*Christmas morning....oh how sweet it is.......

Kai got up at 4 dot dot 1 1....4:11 a.m

He went potty...then said, "Okay...goo'nigh!"

Thank goodness....!

then he got up at 7 dot dot 22....7:22

Babe got up...and then mama...rolled over...wanted to close the peep'ers...but babe said...."Mama...you gotta get up!"

I'm thinking coffee.....I need coffee....yummy!

Then I yawn...get up...and now REALLY excited!!

Yee-haw...let's get this party started.....;-)

*(excuse the picture quality...my camera was set on a funky setting...I was a BIT peeved about that!)

Daddy caught Sophia sneaking a peek at her stocking!

a bit sheepish

"Our Christmas Boy...sweetie pie!!"

He wanted this ornament....but I wanted him to be surprised...he has his name on it and the year!

Who doesn't like the etch a sketch?!

The wonders of a slinky....

We kept on wanting to skip daddy..hehehehehe...

Daddy bought me a pearl necklace from Tokyo...the same place Jodie Foster bought her pearls...now I got the matching necklace to my bracelet...yay daddy!!!!!!!!!! He realy planned ahead...he got Jason to buy this about 3 months earlier...Kudos daddy!!

me putting it on....yay me!

Daddy...Soph...Kai...Fostman...and the big cane of doggy treats!

Bebe' girl with her dog!

Ohhhhhhhh.....I love it...her words...always....he he he

Happy...!

Guess what I got from Santa......weeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ohhhhh..........

Oh yeah! Remote moth!

I love this game...hehehehe

I'm a happy boy!

new shoes

Cool game!!

Ohhh...I gotta' remote butta'fly...yay!

I'm smitten!

I wanted a scooter....ever since my last one was left at the beach...

(I have about 4 other friends who got a scooter for Christmas...hot commodity)

Barbie furniture...and forks..flowers...itty bitty stuff.... Santa is cool!

Gift from mama and daddy...karaoke machine....woohoo..!!

Mama giving daddy bunny ears while he puts all kinds of batteries in...he he he

Off to the Mendoza's...for Christmas Dinner....

Kent and Grace

The Singletons

The Mendoza's

Just Chill...

Sophia enj0ying the new toys of the Mendoza's

Em and Grace...cute girls

James...Kento...Jason...Sergio...

Kai...eating hummus...and grapes...and we all saw him sneak a grape seed into his pocket and WE ALL chuckled....he he he...saving it for later..to plant...hehehehe

Sophia and Grace...

Bella...eating..and de-seeding a grape...

Our BEAUTIFUL and BOUNTY-FUL buffet!

The Shrubbs.....(Scherdens + Grubbs = Shrubbs)

We've know each other since Kai was 6 wks old....

BOXING DAY:

giving a box of needed goods

celebrated in Canada...Austrailia...and some European countries...

We were invited by Sophia's best friend from pre-school...her parents came to our Gingerbread decorating party...so they invited us to their pad...for Boxing day....WAY COOOL!

they had such a nice spread...and Kent commented that this would be a nice area for night games...just like him and his friendz played in Panama....;-)

They had a TON of food....one table for brats...casseroles..etc..and one whole table for desserts..!

Sophia and her best friend "B"

So excited to be here!!

Cute girls!!

Oh..I'm losing my britches...he he he

Kai-boy

Mama and Daddy-san...looking GREAT in green...matches his baby Greens!

Our first babe...looking Kai like.....;-)

After we left the Boxing party...we headed on over to Blue Seal...an ice cream parlor..

We ordered...the Big Adventure...he eh he

Beautiful...and delicious...

Sassy girls...ready to devour!

Eating the cherries!

All done! Gone so fast!!! Where did it gooooooo?!

The following pictures are what sugar does to happy Sophia...and Shy Kai

100% PURE Diva!

Mama is 98% Diva....he he he...I now Know where Sophia gets it...and Daddy and Kai just shake thier heads

Loving me a margarita....YUMMY!

Amanda and me...slurping...Girls night out...

Group shot...I didn't last long...went to the club...then home soon after...Kent await'n! ;)

*smooch*

I will blog One camping pic that Jason took...BOYS....they don't take pictures...and girls day and night...and then a wonderful Monday....but won't blog until tomorrow night...*yawn*...

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