Busy Times

Well I have all our Christmas shopping done except for two things I still need to buy. I mailed several packages at the Post Office yesterday. So the gifts should arrive in plenty of time for Christmas. We went to the Harvey's baby shower on the 4th, then the Hornet Christmas party was in Santa Monica on Thursday, the 8th. Andrew got home early and we dropped the girls off at Jenn's house. It was the first time we left Lily with someone other than grandparents. Jenn is awesome though and we knew both girls would have a ton of fun. It was also the first time Andrew and I really have gone out together since we've had Lily. It was a fun evening with really good food, drinks and gambling. They had casino tables set up for black jack and roulette. The room was pretty swanky too, like one of those VIP rooms you hear about with celebrities. There were couches and lounge chairs as well as big comfy booths. (There are pictures in the December Hornet album on our pictures site)

We spent the weekend trying to get caught up on stuff around the house. We never seem to get ahead with the house these days. Last night we drove around Glendale and Burbank looking at Christmas lights. Both girls were great in the car and Ella really seemed to enjoy herself. She would point at the houses that were really lit up. She is starting to recognize who Santa is and she would point out all the inflatable Santas she could find. The left picture above is the best house in Glendale and the right is the best house (or two houses) in Burbank. :-)

Have you ever noticed how every year there seems to be a new trend in Christmas decorations? Several years ago when we were living in Lubbock it was the icicle lights, then a year or two ago, the inflatable decorations popped up. It seems this year's newest fangled must-have item is the inflatable snowglobe with fake snow floating around on the inside. At least, out here in California that's the trend. Maybe because the fake snow is the closest thing we get to snow/winter around here. I wonder if this is the trend all over.

Today is Andrew's birthday, so he got breakfast in bed with the girls (just Pilsbury cinnamon rolls from the can, but still yummy). And then he opened his gifts from us. He's spent the morning watching football and keeping an eye on his fantasy league. He doesn't have to worry about his team this week because he's seeded #2 in the Playoffs and has a bye into the second round this week. Anyone else out there excited that the fantasy football season is almost over?!

This afternoon we are going to a birthday party. Not for Andrew, but he will get cake on his birthday! The party is for Ella's little friend, Xander who is turning three.

This next week should be a little quieter and more relaxing for us and we're looking forward to celebrating our Christmas with the girls next Saturday! Santa's even going to make an early delivery for us since we'll be in the Midwest for the actual day.