{new year's day}

Sabe and I had a hot date on New Year's Eve. Well, not really, but we did drop the kids off at the grandparent's house and we went to dinner. He got sushi, I got salad :)
We also watch "Sherlock Holmes" with popcorn and Junior Mints. I must say, it was all really great. Sabe even held my hand the whole time :)
The next day, the guys played bball at the church and then we packed up for a trip to stay in a hotel for the night as a family. It's a fun little thing we do to get away. Sabe and Jaxon went to see "Avatar" (its movie season, isn't it) and Liv, Izzy, and I did some shopping and ATTEMPTED to ice skate. Not a good idea. First of all, we waited in line for 30 minutes and you know what those places smell like--wet, musty feet. Well, $35 got us one lap around the rink because Isabella was bawling her eyes out. So, while Olivia made a few more laps to get her money's worth, I was able to get some really pics of the spoiled little girls that now hates ice skating.
Later, we went to a really yummy restaurant and then capped the night off with a dip in the pool and cuddling in the hotel beds.
Hello 2010!

{christmas morning}

so here are a bunch of photos of really tired/excited kids. there's nothing better than waking up in your own, comfy home on Christmas morning as a little family. it was white and beautiful outside and our kids were giddy!