Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

Since we were flying out to San Diego on Christmas Eve morning, we got to spend Christmas Eve-Eve with the Hardcastles. 

Owen checking out his loot!  Look at those cute Christmas jammies from Grammy & Papa.  Also, if you look closely you can see a shiner starting to form on his right eye.  We were at Brad's aunt & uncles that night for our annual family Christmas party, and Owen tripped and fell on a toy truck.  It immediately started turning black & blue.  Poor guy! 

 Owen wasn't too sure about his horsey that night, but he has since warmed up to it.  He loves riding "Rocky" and also loves giving him hugs & kisses.

 Our little bookworm got lots of books for Christmas.  He loves 'em!

 And you can all be jealous of my blank check for a Silhouette machine from Brad.  Woohoo!

(The routing numbers are our anniversary and Owen's birthday... that's my man!)

 On Christmas Day (in San Diego now) we went to church then came home and opened our gifts.  The Christmas program my parent's ward presented was absolutely beautiful.  I kind of wish we could go to church every Christmas morning!  It just sets the right tone for the day.

Look how handsome my little man looked in his church outfit!

 Our family on Christmas morning.  (Why do I look so tired??)

 We opened most of our presents early in Utah, but Owen still had a few things waiting for him on Christmas.   He loves to watch Sesame Street, so this was the perfect book!

 Christmas dinner at my grandparent's house and some sparklers rounded out the day.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Visit to Santa

I was nervous that this year's Santa experience would be very different from last year's, since Owen was older and probably wouldn't love the whole Santa thing.  But, my people-loving-never-met-a-stranger-he-didn't-like baby proved me wrong!  Such a cutie!

Lights at Temple Square

Last weekend we ventured up town to visit the lights at Temple Square.  We went last year but of course Owen was too young to know what was going on.  In fact, I think he slept the whole time.   So I was excited to see his reaction to all the bright lights and colors this year.  Plus, it is absolutely beautiful and an excuse to get all bundled up and enjoy some family time.  Brad was a little less than thrilled to be headed outside in 20 degree weather, but after some bribing with some hot chocolate he was in. 

Owen's newest discovery... lovely.

With all his layers on, Owen barely fit in the stroller.  He was definitely a little unsure about what we were getting him into, but once we were outside and walking around, he was mesmerized with the lights & the people.

It was pretty cold, but with a little hot chocolate and some timely visits to the Visitor's Center we stayed warm enough. 

I hope this can be a yearly tradition for our family!