Christmas Day 2010

Santa came and boy oh boy do we have some happy kiddos around here!!!
The loot before.......... I thought for sure the boys would have us up at the crack of dawn they were excited. But they slept until 7!!! Which put me a little behind schedule for our 8 am family breakfast and it also explains why we have hardly any pictures :(


Noah was so excited when he opened his gift from Santa the at at walker from Star Wars. The thing is HUGE over 2ft tall. He was in heaven. And so was Daddy!!!

Santa always brings a little before breakfast treat of chocolate doughnuts.....Sawyer and Ryder were not about to open anything until the doughnuts were devoured!!

Jeff got me a cute necklace I had hinted at earlier in the week. I was shocked when I opened because I had only told him about it on Monday so I was not expecting it! It is a hand stamped necklace that says I love you more.....when I saw it I had to have it. Jeff and I have always said that to each other since we started dating over 10 years ago :)

Another BIG hit around here were the pillow pets. I spent a lot of time trying to talk the boys out of them because I thought they were silly. But they have LOVED them. Whoever came up with them and the infomercials are geniuses. Sawyer every time he wants it to go from a pillow to a pet says I want a cuddly animal now......yeah right out of the commercial!

After we opened our Santa gifts we had to scramble to get ready we had the Heaton/Trapp clan for Breakfast and celebrations. Breakfast I thought was SO yummy and I am still craving it. We had this yummy egg casserole my friend Kelly gave me the recipe for. French Toast with coconut syrup eggs and bacon. MMMMM!!! I got zero pictures I was too busy running around. I will have to steal some from Jeff's mom!!!

Noah showing off his new legos......

After we finished up with Jeff's family we headed out to Temecula to be with my family. My poor mom had to work until 12 so we got there just in time to have Christmas with them. The boys were in heaven playing dress up with the huge bin of costumes they got......sadly I was FAR to exhausted from days with zero sleep. I know why my mom always got strep throat right after Christmas it is a lot of work.....worth it. But I have never been so tired in all my life.

After gifts with them we went to Cari and Sam's so we could hang with the cousins and see the rest of my family. It was a nice day. We are so lucky to live so close to all of our families so we could see everyone. But it does make for an exhausting day. Luckily we had all day Sunday to rest and relax!!!

I asked the boys what there favorite gifts were of course they loved everything......

Noah: ATAT Walker and Tron Guy

Sawyer: Stinky, Fire truck

Ryder: Buzz toys and Car

Jeff: new razor.....although I know he is lying bc really who wants that for a gift :) I will say he LOVES his new Roku box! Gift cards!!

Abby......sunglasses and my new little green machine and my necklace

the boys have been so good the last few days playing so well together and loving all there new toys.

It was so cute today in the car Noah said he wanted to send Santa a thank you note because he was so happy it was so sweet so we will get to work on Thank you notes!!!

We are so blessed and have had another wonderful christmas!!!

Because we can....

Last Thursday we took another trip to Disneyland. Grammy and Uncle Aaron were going to go with us the week before but they ended up with colds so they couldn't make it. We decided to try again the next week. I was surprised how much more crowded it was in a week. We had fun checking all the holiday stuff and stayed until it closed.

Our family waiting for It's a Small World......

The boys loved riding on Uncle Aaron's shoulders..........

Aaron was a good sport and took Noah on his favorites Indiana Jones and Space Mountain. I especially enjoyed sitting on a bench with hot chocolate chatting with my mom and people watching. People watching is one of my favorite things to do at Disneyland.

Thanks Grammy and Aaron for a fun evening!!!

Fathers Weekend

We had a great weekend honoring all the Dad's in our lives. It was busy just the way the boys like it.

Noah started the weekend off by spending the night at Papa Pauls. He was so excited I even got him to take a nap on Friday.....score for me. Papa Paul picked him up on his way home from work. They had a great night grilling hamburgers, going to yogurt land and walking the dogs. The next morning Noah was up bright and early 6am lucky for us with out him here we all slept until 8. They headed to Target and for a doughnut run. Noah had a great time and wants to wear his Super Mario Bros. shirt everyday. Thanks Papa Paul for a fun sleepover Noah had a blast.

After Jeff picked up Noah Saturday morning we headed over to Grandma Jody's and Papa Rich's to celebrate Fathers day with them. They boys had a blast playing with Uncle Rob and Aunt Shannon in the pool. Which was great for us Ryder napped the whole time, Jeff has a double ear infection so it was nice to have some entertainment. And bonus for me I got to hold baby Kaitlyn for a quick nap!

Uncle Rob was helping the boys surf in the pool! We are looking forward to many many more BBQ's by the pool this summer. Thanks Grandma Jody and Grandpa Rich!

Saturday night we went out to dinner with Jeff's Dad and family. How did I not get any pictures?? Lets just say chasing three kids at dinner with two parents at less than 100% is a challenge.

Sunday the boys and I let Jeff sleep in and we made yummy cinnamon french toast and let Jeff open presents. In the afternoon we headed down to Temecula to spend time with them and see Aaron since he was home for a SHORT weekend.

All the Shaw's.......the last time we were all together was Christmas.......

Shaw kids.....

Happy Fathers day!

The boys and i are so lucky to have Jeff. He is an amazing Dad. He is such an awesome examples to our boys. We are so blessed! Hope all you fathers had a great day!!!

Hot Dog Graduates

I wasn't sure if I was going to make it down to Temecula for Michael's High School graduation. But even though I felt like death I wanted to go. He is the last Shaw to graduate from TV. Leslie goes to Chapparral. It was so crazy to be on the same field I graduated on 10 years ago. I am feeling OLD!!

The Graduate....... Michael with Leslie and Briar.

The original Shaw family. Minus Aaron who is in China. We missed you Aaron!!

Grandma Dayle came, poor Grandpa couldn't make it since he is still recovering from heart surgery. Though he did make it for dinner afterwards. LOVE you Grandpa!

With his sisters.........

Me and Michael......I can't believe how grown up he looks.

Chloe wanted to try on Michael's cap for next year....Michael being a goof as always!

I don't think there were two happier parents!! Way to go Mom and Dad!!

The Holdaways and The Shaw's. I just can't get over the two of them being adults. Chris was the first baby I ever babysat at 11. Seriously I don't think I would leave my kids with an 11 year old. So crazy to me.

Leslie is going to be a JUNIOR......so crazy. My parents are almost empty nesters!

It was a great fun day! Thanks Aunt Cari for watching the boys so I could go.

My parents kept the boys that night so I could go home and get a good nights rest. I really appreciate all my parents do for me and the boys. It was a HORRIBLE week! But I am so glad I went to see Michael graduate!