Christmas

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Santa came to the Williams home and brought Taelor a tricycle bike and Ethan a Tonka truck and a lot of other fun toys (cars, a princess castle, books and even Santa's elves left us all Christmas pj's on Christmas Eve). Taelor was so amazed and she said "santa bike", she was so excited and rode her bike the whole morning (well she can't really ride it quite yet so she scooted it with her feet). She also got a princess helmet that she wore the entire morning, she refused to take it off. Christmas day was another relaxing day, we hung out at home until mid afternoon and we headed to Grandma Sandie's house where we ate lots of yummy food and dessert. Taelor thought it was so funny when Sandie lit the Christmas pudding on fire, she loved it (of course we gave her a piece without brandy on it). Ethan was still feeling a little off but was still in good spirits. He was so exhausted by the end of the day as we all were. We are so thankful for all the wonderful gifts we received and for what the kids received, thank you! I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and will have a safe and Happy New Year!

Christmas Eve

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Christmas was so GREAT this year. We spent Christmas Eve at my parents house, we ate yummy tamales (my mom makes chile and cheese ones also, so I am not left out). We hung out until the wee hours of the night opening presents and talking and enjoying the kids and their excitement. Seeing Christmas through a child's eyes this year was such an amazing time. Taelor and Ethan really enjoyed Christmas,Taelor was really getting into Christmas. We sang Christmas carols every day, I talked to her about the true meaning of Christmas, Jesus' Birthday, we took them around town to see all the Christmas lights on the houses (she calls them Santa lights). Ethan is a bit too young so maybe next year he will understand it more. The week of Christmas did not start off to well. Ethan started running a fever on Monday, Tuesday morning Taelor was throwing up, Ethan's fever was getting higher and by night time it was up to 104, then he started throwing up and as I was holding him, he began shaking, he did this 4 times and we began to worry, I knew sometimes they can get seizures from the high temp, so at 11 pm we took him to the emergency room (thank you to my friend Vanessa for coming over and sleeping on the couch while we went). This was our first trip to the emergency room and I am sure it won't be our last. Poor little Ethan got poked and at, he threw up in the room, all over himself and me. He ended up being just fine, he just had a stomach bug. They gave him something for his tummy and some Tylenol up his buns (he did not like that), and Motrin to get his fever down. Needless to say, I was glad we went in to know that he was OK. Taelor was sick for the day and Ethan finally was feeling better on Friday. You can tell by his pictures that he wasn't at his best. But that did not ruin our Christmas, we loved and enjoyed every moment. I am sad that it is over but I am looking forward to a New Year with new beginnings and new chapters in our lives to begin.

Fashion Island Christmas Tree

Cheers Daddy (Saul taught her that)

This past weekend we went to see the Christmas Tree at Fashion Island. This is a tradition Saul and I have been doing ever since we have been together. They have an amazing HUGE tree and it is so beautiful. We bundled up the kids, we grabbed a Starbucks hot chocolate and enjoyed Christmas all around us. Taelor and Ethan loved sitting on top of the big presents and enjoyed all the lights on the tree. If you have time this weekend you should take a drive down there to see it. Merry Christmas!

Cookie Time

Taelor and Ethan's friends Brody and Piper had a cookie decorating party. They had so much fun (or at least Taelor did) decorating thier cookies. Thank you Brody and Piper for inviting us, we can't wait to do it again next year.

Christmas Time

For the past few weeks I have been getting so excited about Christmas. Even though thier are many people who are going through some tough times (and we are one of them), I feel that I have the most spirit this year and there are so many things that have made me feel that way. Last week we had our Women's Tea at church and it was about remembering what Christmas is all about. I know sometimes we all get so caught up in the wrapping of presents, the gift giving, the baking, the parties and the chaos of Christmas that we forget to stop and enjoy Christmas for what it really means. We celebrate Jesus' birthday! Well this week I remembered I had a book called

Our tree is finally up!

Ethan just wants to pull everything off the tree and eat the bulbs!!

Taelor had so much fun decorating the tree

So normally I put up our Christmas decorations the weekend of Thanksgiving but this year was a bit hectic and so we finally got it up last night! I love this time of year Christmas is my favorite time of year, especially now that we have kids. Taelor loves looking at the Christmas lights on all the houses and Ethan just coos at them. Taelor had so much fun decorating the tree, she put 3 ornaments on the same branch and I just didn't have the heart to rearrange them. I am looking forward to this wonderful season! We wish everyone a wonderful Merry Christmas!!

Thanksgiving

So it has been a while since I have blogged, once again I have been really busy. Thanksgiving has come and gone and the holiday season is here....YEAH!!! We had a great Thanksgiving with our family and were thankful for the great company. In these hard economic times the one thing that always makes me happy, that doesn't matter how much money you have is family and friends. I believe that sometimes going through tough times brings people together more. I love my family and I am so thankful to have such a loving family who love us! Thanksgiving this year was a time for me to reflect on all the things I am thankful for. Here are a few:

1. 
   
   
   My loving husband Saul, my two wonderful kids Taelor and Ethan



2. 
   
   
   My family and friends who I love so much



3. 
   
   
   My job (even though I wish I was a stay at home mommy, many people right now are out of a job)



4. 
   
   
   For my faith and prayer- I know God answers all prayers and has a plan for everyone



5. 
   
   
   Being a mommy, what a blessing this has been



6. 
   
   
   Quiet times when I can get them



7. 
   
   
   I am thankful for all the wonderful people that have touched my life in one way or the other!

Remember to always think about what you are thankful for not just on Thanksgiving but through out the whole year. Enjoy the holiday season, do something good for someone else and make them thankful for you!