Santa Visited 2 very good kids

This Christmas was really fun because the kids are old enough to get excited about Santa. It was so fun to watch them check out all the presents. Santa brought them a Gator just like the one Daddy and Aunt Mari drive around the farm.                                    

 Watching them drive it is so much fun, they love cruising around the farm together.

 Alessandra puts her arm around Joal while driving. It is so adorable.

 Joal thinks his dump truck is for riding on not pushing around. He is the funniest kid!

Christmas time

Started the holiday season off with a trip to see Santa. I knew this year both kids would freak out because they are at the ages of being afraid of people in costumes. As I predicted they both started crying as soon as they saw him. Every family needs a picture of crying on Santas lap.

 Christmas Eve festivities with the family. We opened some presents, enjoyed a beautiful prime rib dinner and did the annual tradition of breaking the pinata.

 Alessandra wanted to eat a rib, it was as big as her head.

 Donatello the pinata

 I out did myself on his strength, it took the BIG kids to finally break him open. It was so funny watching everyone try to break him

Christmas lights at the train park

We got all bundled up and went to ride the little train thru the Christmas lights.

Big ol Turkey Day

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, this year we had the wonderful opportunity of having the whole family on my Mom's side here. This was the first time in along time we have been together.

 Grandpa with his best helper cooking the turkey in the inferred cooker.

 Alessandra met my cousins daughter Julia for the 1st time, they hit it off.

 4 generations on the Hinman side

 Working off some calories hitting the pinata.

 Joal wanted to do it all by himself this year

 Trying to get all 8 kids to sit still and look at the camera  IMPOSSIBLE!

 Alessandras first Smore, she loved it!

 Nate and Alessandra are best buds