Christmas 2008

Once again we did  our annual Christmas with both families.  We were in Chicago until early Christmas morning and then we flew to Orlando to be with my family for Christmas day on.

First stop, Brady's Baptism.  Mike and Elysse are the God parents.

Dave, Becky, Brady, Mike, and Elysse

The Schultz family, Dave, Leo, Hannah, Becky and Brady

Tom's small Christmas gift!

It was time for our annual trip to the German restaurant.   Derek and John are ready for their photo opp!

Ed is just excited to eat the German food.

But maybe not as excited as Tom and Allison.

But wait Derek looks like he all ready has his sausages!

Pieper and Pete didn't care about the food - they just wanted the Bears to win!

Pete and John

Despina and Pieper

Courtney, Brad, and Dan

Situ!

Brad, Derek, and Pete

The guys!

Late night we decided to have fun with costumes and wigs!  Allison is the first to try them out.

Then Dan...

Doesn't Brad look pretty

Brad again...

Lauren wanted to get in on the action...

isn't this a better look for Lauren!  :o)

This year I got to see a white Christmas - the weather was REALLY cold and snowy while we were in Chicago.

Our annual trip to the Walnut Room on Christmas Eve

Hannah and Leo are ready to eat

The Schultz family

Leo was egged on by Pete and Mike to make a concoction

While Luke and I were busy posing for the photo Olivia was trying to get busy opening her present.

Hannah and Leo excited for Christmas to come...

so was Tyler...

Christmas HAS arrived!

Hannah was excited about her gifts!

Pete and Grandma were having fun watching!

So were Mike and Becky!

A new tradition has been born!!  Flippy cup!

Even the parents were getting in on the action!

It was getting crazy!

Now on to Orlando!  The ladies posing for their photo - Nancy, Ginger, and Dot

The Cooley family minus a few!

The Cooley ladies!

Dad in his Sooner hat!

Miss Lea practicing for her beauty pageant!

Mom is excited about her gift.

Me modeling my new wordrob.

Lea trying on the Sooner hat.

ELMO!!!

Giving Elmo a hug!

How does he move his mouth?

Matt and Christina

Lea trying to help Matt open his presents.

Lea just loved her shoes and crown.

Lisa, Leo, and Elmo

me and Pete

Christina and her new outfit!

Matt and his favorite gift!  :o)

Tim and Lisa

And the cuttest kid out there that likes to suck on her toes!!

Miscellaneous Lea

I'm trying to get my back log of pictures up to date so I can post my Easter pictures.  Lea is getting so darn cute I can't take it.  Here are some pictures I never posted from the end of 2008.  Lisa's best friend Amy came to town and we took all the kids to the Children's museum. 

Lea trying to figure something out.

Lea and Megan trying to drive the tractor.

Lea ready to go home.

Megan too.

And don't forget John!!

Amy and Lisa

Look at this kid - isn't she toooooooooo cute!!  All she needs is a little more hair so she isn't mistaken for a boy!!  :o)  Sorry Lisa!

And she has the cutest laugh!  You can hear it below in the video.

SEC Championship

My friend Dave gave us two tickets to the SEC Championship and given that my husband is such a wonderful man he was kind enough to give his ticket up so Lisa and I could go to the game together.  We had a lot of fun cheering the Gators to victory!!

Lisa and I

Tim Tebow - he is the man!

Thanksgiving 2008

Pete has always wanted to see Notre Dame play USC in LA so we made the trip out west for Thanksgiving this year.  It was a fun trip.  Almost like a second honeymoon!

Santa Monica Beach on Thanksgiving Day

Santa Monica Pier

Me getting some exercise at my favorite game before we ate a big dinner.

We decided to eat at the hotel buffet - it was really good!  I don't think I've ever eaten so much for Thanksgiving!

Hewitt - Newport Beach - we wanted to check it out just incase we decided to move out west!

Of course we had to eat at In-n-Out Burger.

Hermosa Beach Pier on Friday.  We drove along Pacific Coast highway from Newport Beach to Hermosa Beach - it was a nice drive.

Manhattan Beach Pier

Manhattan Beach Pier

Manhattan Beach

We got tickets to a Lakers game while we in town.

Magic Johnson signing books.

Kobe shooting a free throw.

I thought if I took a picture of everyone sitting in the front row I was bound to get someone famous.  I could never tell if I actually got someone famous or not!  What do you think?  Do you recognize anyone?

Then for the real reason for the trip.  We lucked out and got a prime parking spot in the front of the coliseum.

Charlie Weis getting in his golf cart.

Jimmy Clausen doing the upside down Victory sign.  He should have been concentrating more on the game.  The didn't do so well :o( that night!

The Trojan horse

Pete and I.  It was a beautiful day but as the sun started to go down it got really cold in the stadium.

We missed our family for Thanksgiving but we made memories as a married couple in LA!!