Condo Time with the Croxen Clan

We went to Jen's dad's condo with her entire family for the weekend. It was so nice to get away, relax, watch movies, update the blog, play with pictures, hang out with family and just have a good time together. We also had a nice dinner all together on Saturday night - which is where most of the pictures are from.

Christmas Day!

Christmas Morning at home with Storm.

Christmas afternoon we went to Scott's parents and spent time with them and Crystal & Tim. Tim was able to take a holiday leave from Camp Pendleton and spend time with us - it was great!

In the evening we went to hang out with Scott's moms side of the family. It was a wonderful Christmas.

Christmas Eve with the Croxen's

Christmas celebration with Jen's side of the family!

Hafdell Kuhlman Family Christmas

Our annual Chrimstas party with the Kuhlman's & Hafdell's, Scott's dads side of the family. It is like an annual family reunion, and it is always great to see the family and catch up with everyone!

Ocotillo Wells Camping

We finally went camping with a "toy", our new blue Minx VW Buggy. We went to Ocotillo Wells desert with our friends Jen & Mike Ramirez with their 3 girls. It was so much fun riding in the buggy with the kids and the family. It was a bit windy, so we hung out in the campers when we were not out on the buggies. Jen & I watched movies and worked on our Christmas cards. The kids had a blast just playing together. It was a really fun trip - can't wait for the next one!

Jen Goes to Connecticut

I went out to Connecticut for work for 3 days, taking the red eye out. I got sick on the plane, had a 3 hour time difference and little sleep, so it was a rough Monday morning for me. The trip was very good, just too bad I got sick (ended up not getting better for about 2 weeks, and a lingering cough that does not fully go away). It was cold with small patches of snow, but not as cold as I was expecting. The weather started in the 20's on day 1, and up in the higher 50's with rain by day 3. The kids had a hard time with mom being away, but they managed just fine with dad.

Jingle Jam

Kylee was in our church Children's Musical called Jingle Jam. She was able to be the co-host of the musical. She learned all of her lines, was a little nervous, but did very well the night of the show. It was a very fun musical for the kids. Kylee's cousins Mattie & Emily were in the musical too.

Kylee's Winter Concert

Kylee has taken up cello. The music program is offered through the school, which is great to have during school hours and she is able to learn the instrument and how to read music. She is really enjoying it. She had her first concert for Christmas. It was a very cool experience for her and for us to watch!

Knott's Berry Farm

We went to Knott's on the kids Student Free Day from school. This time of year, they have Firefighter/Police days. It was a perfect day without a lot of people at the park. We had so much fun riding lots of fun and crazy rides. Kylee really enjoys the big, fast rides. Shane does too, and he is finally tall enough to ride some more. But, he is not quite as daring as Kylee. It was a really fun day!