Friday, December 31, 2010

Christmas Eve Stop #2 (Elias Family)

Merry Christmas.



This was the only decent picture I got of Alex and Monique together all dressed up.







Mike and Dan holding their tired little girls and beers!











This is the video of us singing Happy Birthday to Jesus. Thanks for the video Tia Veronica!






The boys eating cup cakes after opening present. Cousins...Evan, Adrian, Wyatt & Alex







Present time! Alex was a trooper. We didn't open our gifts until after midnight and he was still going strong.

Alex cooking for us.

Christmas Eve Stop #1 (Seckler Family)

Alex and Monique with Grandpa Seckler with all his sisters.





Monique looks like a little doll in this dress.





Present time!




Monique helping Grandpa open his presents.




Uncle Robert can we help you now?





Monique, Mike & his Aunt Linda.



Alex play La Bamba for everyone. What a surprise he has his guitar and stage!

Christmas Is Almost Here

Alex and Monique went shopping with the Coronado's (my tia, tio and cousin Debbie). We won't talk about their shopping trip to Kohl's, but when they got home they even wrapped the presents for Mike and I! It looks like they had lots of fun.






They even signed it!

I think they liked playing with the tape just as much as wrapping.




Taking the present to the tree. (This is my favorite picture!)




Alex helped me a lot this year with baking. We both had tons of fun along with help from family and friends.


We made cup cakes.




We made sugar cookies with the help from Heather.

"Mommy I like decorating"

Heather was being so careful. They all came out great!

Heather trying to tell Alex he doesn't need so many sprinkles.

Yes, there is a cookie under the pile of brown sprinkles!




We made rice crispy treat trains with lots of help from Tia Chanin.







It's Christmas, Baby Jesus is born! Christmas picture will be up soon.

Rocking Out

Rocking out with Tio David!



Singing with Tia Chanin!



Monique with her Nina.



Alex with Tio David.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Tamale Making

Mom and dad getting things started.


Monique's enjoying her first time making tamales.


Wyatt even helped out as the "olive guy!" (Thanks Tia Julie for the pictures :)

Very Bad Bedhead

This just cracks me up!

Horsing Around

Adrian & Wyatt gave Monique their rocking horse that they out grew the other day, and she hasn't gotten off it since.

She loves the new horse. Thanks Adrian and Wyatt!


Crazy Alex. This skinny boy still fits in the bumbo!


Alex helping Monique to get on the couch.

She made it!

Getting Ready for Christmas

Helping Tata set up the manger

Baby Jesus or the Virgina Marry? :)



My dad had the manger all set up and when he wasn't looking Alex put them where he thought they belonged!


My little drummer boy!


Decorating the tree or Alex taking the trucks off the tree.


Our Christmas tree!


Ho! Ho! Ho!


Mommy and Monique with matching hair.


Decorating the Christmas gifts.


Alex concentrating very hard on his decorating.