My USB drive on my computer is broken. It really stinks because not only can I NOT download pictures, but I can't charge my I-Pod either. Go ahead and feel sorry for me. I deserve it. Anyone know anyone who fixes USB drives?
My mom brought her laptop down on Sunday so I was able to transfer my pictures to a disc and charge my I-Pod. Woohoo!
Now you have to endure an extra long post from me. Here's what's been happening in December at the Trezise House:
The first weekend in December we started decorating. The boys and I took a break and went and saw Tangled (AWESOME) while Ian put the tree up. We came home and decorated.
Later that evening we met my family at Serranos for our second annual December Serranos dinner. We are all about tradition. Chips and salsa....mmmmm....
Afterward we chit chatted in front of the restaurant while these three amigos hugged each other.
They love each other so much :)The next day we did our gingerbread houses at mom and dads. Kim's is always the best. Except that one year when Ian did our house as our gingerbread house. That year we rocked it.
He also played football with Ruby. He loves Ruby and Molly.
Molly was adorable as usual. I fed her m&ms the whole night. Don't tell.
Our finished house (mostly thanks to Ian):
Here's who came: (you'll notice my mom is missing - I'm still bitter she didn't come. Just kidding mom!)
The next week was Ben's birthday. Here he is on his brand-new bicycle:
He loves it.Christian came over and spent the night. They had pizza from Florindinos, played rockband and football. And I even got a picture!
Liam came over for a little while, then Max ended up spending the night over there. He had so much fun (btw, Tiffany - Max wants a real pistol like Elliott has? I keep forgetting to ask about that :) )
On a side note...I love these two boys. They never cease to crack me up.Later on Saturday I took pictures of the boys for a Christmas project.
Then we headed to Organ Stop Pizza for Michael's birthday party. He has it there every year. My boys look forward to it. This year even Ian got to go! I love it when Ian gets to come!
The organist is awesome. And knows every song ever written. The theme to Indiana Jones was my favorite of the night.
Michael had doughnuts for his birthday. I swear our family is keeping Bosa in business.
After Michael's party everyone headed to my mom's to play White Elephant. Ian and I didn't go. Ian had to write a talk (he spoke in church on Sunday) and I was exhausted. Literally. I fell asleep at 8:30.December has flown by and now it's 3 days before Christmas and I'm feeling a little (maybe a lot) overwhelmed.
Evan's favorite was the star over the manger. At one point he stood up in his stroller and walked through numerous people to the fence so he could have a better view. Quite a few people were annoyed by his behavior but I just looked the other way and pretended he wasn't mine.
Saturday was the annual cookie exchange. In years past Cathi & Laura have hosted it, but this year Tiffany and I took it over. We had a lot of fun. 
Ummm...I really can't handle this baby's cuteness (neither can Michael). She is adorable in every way.
Rowan was cracking us up - he'd pick up the candy with the tweezers and eat it. How's that for eye-hand coordination?
I love just being with my family and hanging out. They are my favorite people in the world. The best part was that because we did it on Sunday, Ian could come. This year Ian and I worked on the house together - which was an improvement from prior years when Ian's perfectionism got the better of him.
This is my dad holding Ruby before the "incident" in which my dad snuck Ruby candy. When Darrel and Trina found out it wasn't pretty although grandpa is now Ruby's favorite.
The finished houses! You gotta love our ghost/snowman. And Kim's white trash front yard (it kind of looks like my front yard).
Max did the bloody gingerbread man. We were very proud of our house and are already thinking of ideas for next year. 
Desperate times folks, desperate times!
