Ivy's 1st Birthday!

Ivy the Birthday Girl! Loved the tissue paper and just a glimpse of her pink Tom's!

Ivy and Amber after her cake!

What is that?

I think I like this!

Our little Birthday Girl! Cannot believe she is already a year old!

Love Maui!

Melyssa and Jake at the Ritz pool--loving life!

Holly Dave and Melyssa with Jake--love our sweet Maui friends!

At the Ritz on our last day in Maui!

Tradition breakfast at Moose's

View from upstairs!

I know, I know, I was just in Maui with the family minus Dana in July--you can just never get enough Maui or at least I can't....if we could all be there together I would never come home--that is how much I love it there. Dana, myself and Jake made a quick 10 day trip to Maui after Christmas, it was vacation time for Dana and his 1st choice for vacation time is always Maui. Dana enjoys being there for the 1st golf tournament of the season and I just enjoy being there for any reason. We made friends with Holly, Dave and Melyssa on our summer visit there and Jake had such a great time with Melyssa we decided to take him with us. We had a really great time relaxing and ringing in the New Year in Maui. Needless to say I can't wait to go back, I miss the pristine beauty of Maui and the wonderful friends we have there...Aloha!

Maui!

Melyssa and Jake at Teddy's Bigger Burgers..Fun place to eat!

Boogie boarding at Napili Bay!

New Year's Eve Dinner--we played SkipBo after dinner and none of us made it to midnight!!

On the seawall in Lahaina!

Jake and Papa--Lahaina

Christmas Afternoon!

Ivy and Addie playing!

Ella and Amber

Jake

My three girlies! Oh and Toby!

Ready and Waiting for the kids!

Christmas Morning!

Looks like Santa found Addie's house!

Papa and Addie

Addie playing with some of her Christmas booty!

In years past our tradition for Christmas morning was always to go to Amber for gifts and breakfast. This year the girls decided to each have Chistmas morning in their own homes and then come to our house for Christmas afternoon and Christmas dinner--and it worked out well.

Christmas Eve!

Sage Addie and Jer

Dana Addie Me

We always have Christmas Eve at Sage's. Jer's parents, grandparents and aunt always join us--it's pretty laid back and an early evening for all!

Santa Visit!!!!

Happy Ivy!

Get me off this guys lap! Like NOW!!

Addie liked him!

My sweet girls!

We sort of have this little tradition of meeting up at the Mission Viejo Mall for the kids to visit Santa! This year both Jake and Ella were still in school so we just took the two little ones. Ivy was not liking the guy in the Red Suit one bit and little Addie thought he was great! After Santa visit we were able to get a little shopping in and had a great lunch with my girls at Nordy's Cafe. I love when I can be with my girls!