Christmas 2011

We opened our presents early, since we were going to be in Utah on Christmas day. Gigi loved it, she got to open presents twice!  Gigi is obsessed with Sesame Street and especially Elmo. So we had to get her the new Elmo toy.

 We spent Christmas Eve with Jessica's family. Each year the kids get to act out the birth of our Savior. Gigi was a shepherd this year.

 Then we spent Christmas Day with Adam's family.

 And all the cousins on the Craw side with grandma Jim

Beach and Hollywood

While in Southern California we had to visit the beach! It was also a nice break from Disneyland. We drove down to the Santa Monica pier and had fun playing in the freezing water. Gigi did NOT like the sand!

We had dinner at The Rolling Stone and then walked down the Hollywood Walk of Fame and got some pics in a celebrity's handprint. I of course chose Matt Damon!

Gigi loved putting her hands in the handprints trying to copy everyone.

It was great visiting LA... I miss the sun and the beautiful weather but getting caught in traffic was a reminder of why we wanted to move. It is a great place to visit though.

Disneyland!

In December I took a last minute trip to Disneyland! I went with my sister Tricia and her family and my brother Evan and his family. We had a blast! It was my first time seeing the park all decorated for Christmas. I brought my stroller for Gigi but she did not want to ride in it at all. She wanted to walk everywhere and probably walked 5 miles each day!

Two of the days we had beautiful weather but one day we got rained out (at least the park was empty that day!). And we came prepared with our ponchos! We ate lunch at Ariel's Grotto so the little girls could meet some Disney Princesses.

And Gigi's favorite ride was the new Ariel ride. She kept saying "Ariel ride" so of course we had to go on it a bunch of times. I also got her the baby stuffed Ariel that she sleeps with every night. We can't wait to go back, but next time we'll have to make sure Adam can go with us!

Evan with two tired and cranky kids that he got to sleep... while making a business call!

Family Pics 2011