December Festivities

We took our annual stroll along Candy Cane Lane to see the spectacular houses full of lights

There was a special visit from Santa after the Hilltop Preschool Christmas Concert

Here is Ashlyn and her class performing several holiday favorites

Here is Kailey in her debut preschool performance, singing and dancing to jingle bells

Highlights from Hawaii

Kailey and cousin Katie

Taking a ride from cousin Joey

Loving our Hawaiian Coconuts

The Grandma Choo-Choo Train

Joey & Ashlyn wearing there newly created silk flower leis

Thanksgiving Crafts with Gramie

Thanksgiving Puppet Show

Ice Skating Adventure

Less than 5 minutes from our home is The Toyota Center, the ice rink that the LA KINGS practice at. They have "open skate" a few times a week, so Phil took Ashlyn and Kailey out for their first time on the ice. Everyone had a super fun time.

Even Jace got to skate around the rink in Daddy's arms!

Here's Emily and her friend Corrita celebrating their birthdays (only 2 days apart from each other) with a joint party. It was a "Cupcakes & Cocktails" party for the girls and their friends.

Happy Halloween

On Halloween day we painted pumpkins...

decorated and ate cupcakes...

and made spooky cupcakes for our neighbors.

Halloween night we went to a neighborhood party in downtown El Segundo and enjoyed some trick or treating afterwards. Ashlyn was Alice in Wonderland, Kailey was Tinkerbell and Jace was a lion (a very elaborate costume...he was such a sport keeping it on all night)

The El Segundo Fire Department was giving out glow sticks to all the kids

and the police dog was giving out treats.

This was Kailey's first trick or treating experience as a big girl. She loved it and wanted to eat the candy the moment it was given to her:) Ashlyn had the energy to stay out all night and would have knocked on every door in the neighborhood if we'd let her!