Christmas 2011-- Tommy's Family

Tommy and I were not able to spend Christmas with each other, so we did the next best thing and did it on an earlier date :)  We even had photos made with the kids!

The kids had a REALLY big Christmas this year. This is not something we plan on doing every year, but unfortunately their mother has kept all of their toys and clothes at her place, so we had to get them toys and clothes for our place!

Above: What Santa brought...

The aftermath!

Christmas 2011-- Elizabeth's family...

I was able to get off Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and drove up to TN on Thursday (22) to surprise my entire family (except my mother!).  My mother was too nosy and found out ahead of time...  It was a great surprise for the entire family.  Especially my Grandparents and father!  I wish I would have caught their reactions on camera!

Islands of Adventure 12/10/12

On Saturday, Tommy and I decided to take the kids to Universal's Islands of Adventure for the day.  We both have season passes, Jacob is still free, so all we had to buy was Aubrey's ticket.  We also packed snacks and sandwiches so we wouldn't have to spend money on the expensive theme park food.  We had a BLAST!  Especially Aubrey and I... Aubrey could ride a majority of the big rides, and loved every minute of it!  I cannot wait for her to be able to do the Hulk, Harry Potter, Dueling Dragons etc.  I just don't want to rush her growing up, but she is welcome to grow tall ;-)

The kids seemed to really enjoy the day.  The weather was great too.  I can't wait for Jacob to be able to ride more rides so that the 4 of us can do them together.

Although, on the entrance/exit, they have "moving sidewalks" and that seems to be Jacob's favorite part!

It was December so IOA has Grinchmas, but we did not see this Grinch this year.

Jacob and Aubrey really enjoyed the carousel... especially Jacob!  This isn't your typical carousel though...

It has Dr. Seuss characters!

We also did One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish...

It was a great day all around, and I can't wait to do it again :)