The Month of December...busy, busy!

WARNING!!! **LONG POST....BUT TONS OF PICTURES...ENJOY!!**

This is our Christmas tree, we didn't have one and I whined that it didn't feel like Christmas so my awesome in-laws got me one! It was so fun to decorate!!
I needed to pick up a few hours for work so I helped in the floral department with Christmas decorations...we made a gingerbread town...lots of work and alot of fun! I also helped with one of the huge tree's and made centerpieces for a huge convention at Pebble Beach. I give the floral/design dept. props for all they do!
Paul, Ruth, and Dorrine...they were here for Blake's MPC tournament. Before one of the games we spent a fews hours in Monterey, it was loads of fun! I love when they come into town!!
In the MPC tourny they won first consolation, or however you spell it, in this picture I swear the ref. hit Blake's butt!!

We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, it was so much fun, we loved the sea otters, they were so fun and cute, the penguins were a let down though. The aquarium was huge and there were tons of different things to look at and learn!

In part of the aqaurium you can hold/touch different creatures...ha...so of course I'm holding a star fish, there were a bunch of other things I touched but I can't remember the names.

That night Blake had a game, they lost but Blake played well and had like 20 points:). Anyways after the game we celebrated Clint's birthday at Chevy's and had yummy mexican food!!

(Heath, Clint, Ryo)

Dec. 18-20 Blake's team was in the Kris Kringle Tournament in Santa Rosa (about 2 1/2 hours away from our home, so we all stayed in a hotel there). Blake took a snap shot of us driving there, Heath and Bec are in the back seat. The tournament was so much fun!! Blake's team did so well and made it to the championship game, they lost, which was sad. But at the awards ceremony two people from Blake's team got an "All Tournament Award"...can you guess who they were??? Blake!! And Heath!! They played great!! Yes, I am bragging but I am so proud!! I didn't take any pictures because I got so into the games!! Sorry!

While we were in Santa Rosa we had time to kill since the championship game was at 8 p.m. and we had to check out of our hotel at 11 a.m. so Blake, Heath, Bec, Clint, Ryo, and I took a trip to San Francisco (about 45 minutes away) to look at the sites and what not.

If you look close enough you can see the Golden Gate bridge behind us!

The day after the tourny we flew home to be with our families over the holidays! It was so great to see them and our friends!! It was a short trip but I am so glad we were able to go back! This is my niece Charlotte on Christmas Eve, she's a doll!

On Christmas Eve, Blake's Aunt Dorrine has a Christmas party with Santa Claus and everything. It was so much fun! Look at all this sweet shwag we got from the secret santa game!!

This is my nephew Eli, he's so adorable!! I hadn't seen him in 5 months so I held him all night!! He's grown so much, all of the little kids have!

Here I am sitting on Santa's lap! Ha...I felt like a goon!

After being with Blake's family on Christmas Eve we went and stayed at my parents house so we'd be there Christmas morning! My lil brother Hunter woke up at 2 a.m.!! He was so excited for Santa to come! He woke us up at about 6:30 and told us we needed to hurry and get up to open presents, and we were burning daylight! Like Nikki, I am amazed that young kids say phrases like that, even if they have no idea what it means! Ha! For some reason we didn't take pictures, but it was alot of fun to be there with the little kids watching them open presents! Our Christmas holiday in Utah was so fun but we were sad to leave so early! But it's nice to be out of the snow!! It was great to spend my first Christmas with Blake as a married couple and to be with the people we love the most!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!

We look forward to what 2009 will bring us!!