Merry Christmas!!

This Christmas was so much fun!! For Ricky it started on Christmas Eve when we went to church and learned about Jesus and why we celebrate Christmas. Then after we got home Rick made a cake for desert on Christmas day. Well I decided that since it was Christmas that I would let Ricky have some of the frosting. He really liked it. I will say that I was surprised though that he went to bed so easily so soon after eating.

Then after the kids went to bed it was off to work for Rick and I getting everything ready for when the kids got up the next morning. Here's our accomplishments.







So now we are official parents of Christmas doing what a lot of parents do on Christmas eve after the kids go to bed!!! I'm very excited about that and had a lot of fun doing it. Now I see why parents can go overboard at Christmas time, it was so much fun for us.
I have a video of Ricky seeing the presents for the first time but it is really dark and didn't turn out well, so I'll spare you. But it was an awesome sight for us.




I borrowed an idea from one of my friends at work, (thanks Donna) to get the kids special Christmas pajama's, so I finally found a set that was available in both of the kids' sizes. It was very adorable. (Until we forgot to change Ricky's diaper and he pee'd out of it. oops!)


Here are the little munchkins have a great time in Ricky's new jeep. The bummer part is that we've gotten so much rain here in the last couple of weeks that we haven't been able to take it outside yet, but the kids are having a lot of fun riding it in the house. So we have decided that Cynthia is crazy, she'll climb up on things, is not afraid of getting off the couch on her own, plus she'll stand on the jeep and hold on to the roll bar while Ricky is driving, BUT she won't WALK!!!
Silly girl!!!



Anyways here they are opening more presents.




Here's my crazy girl!



Now Grandma and Grandpa are here for lunch and here's Cynthia with her doll that Great Grandma Salinas got her.

After we had lunch at home we drove up to my brother and sister-in-laws place to have dinner and open more presents with their kids, and my parents and two uncles. We had a fun, interesting and loud time with all 5 kids there. It will be even more fun next year when my sister-in-law has her 4th baby and that will make 6!! It is sure to get more loud and more fun with each and every year.

We hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas as well.

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Seeing Santa with Grandma and Grandpa

We went to see Santa with mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa today. We had fun in line watching the trains and playing with the other kids in line. We also tried to escape a couple of times but mom and dad seemed to find us before we could get loose. Then we went to eat and got to spend more time with grandma and grandpa!! We had fun. Here are some pictures from our time we spent together. Merry Christmas!!!

Love,

Ricky and Cynthia

This is when I first saw the train. I love trains!!

Grandma and I are so excited to see the trains together.

I just wanted to be held up high so that I could see. Thanks for carrying me grandpa!!

Here we are with grandma and grandpa.

Then we decided we should take a picture with mommy and daddy too.


Last but not least we finally got to see santa. We weren't too sure about this guy but by the time we were finished we were buddies. See you soon santa, don't forget the presents and our stockings!! ( I promise I'll be good. Ricky)

NFC West Champions Arizona Cardinals!!!

I went to the Cardinals-Rams game with a few friends from work yesterday and we had an absolute BLAST!!! Shannon, Sherryl, Tashina and I had a great time tailgating before the game and just hanging out watching the Cards kick some Ram butt!! Here are a few of the highlights from our day!!

This is when Sherryl had to stand up because it let her eat more. So we decided to play 'Get to know all about Sherryl'

Shannon, Sherryl, Tashina, and Jen.

The sun finally came out, just like Sherryl said it would. We were happy to warm up a little.

Shannon was very intent on the Cardinals game and scoreboard watching to see how her Patriots were doing as well. Here she was nice and paused for a photo with me. :) Thanks for the great time Shannon!!!

This was the best part of all. The Cardinals winning and getting to be the NFC West Champions!!!

Sherryl says that tailgating here is nothing like it is back home in Iowa but I had a great time and hope to do it again.

(Sherryl, I'm leaving out the part where the day was all about you and not taking your picture and you deleting MY pictures from MY camera, and us having to wait for you, and follow you. I hope you're happy. :) ha ha ha)