Sunday, December 26, 2010

Christmas Morning: Operation: Presents

After a long night of partying on Christmas Eve, everyone was a little slow getting started...

Whitney in her cute snowflake pj's

Now we're ready to go! Bring on the presents! (check out Cammie's new keyboard and Hayley's 4th gen iPod Touch)

Apparently tights are super cool this year, because all the girls gave each other tights and they were a big hit.

Aldo is Whitney's favorite. I probably could have put Payless shoes in an Aldo box and she would have been mesmerized. I didn't, but I totally could have.

Sexy legs...

A killer North Face jacket! Santa also brought me some new climbing shoes!

Jerry rocking his special golf ball finder glasses. They make the golf balls light up so you can find them more easily when you get in the rough. Just checking to see if any of his gourmet cheese's or sausages will light up also.

Jane's new Brighton wallet and purse. Super cute!

Whitney's thought process
"Wait a sec, didn't I already open a box from Aldo? What's this husband of mine tryin' to pull?"

"There could be shoes made of poop in this box and I will love them!"
"This would be the meanest trick ever if there weren't really shoes in here..."

"AHHHHH! There are real shoes! I love them! And they aren't even made out of poop!"

"Ohhh...my legs are so sexxxxxxy!"

And here is the last present Whitney got. It was about as big as her. It is a new bed set because we've been married for 3 years and never had a matching set. I guess I went a little over our budget, but what can I say? I was feeling really really good after finishing all my finals!

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas Morning: Operation: Play and Eat

After presents we had a Glassman family tradition: chocolate waffles. They went great with all the delicious toppings: whipped cream, fresh strawberries, and fresh raspberries. Yummy! Riley was inundated with deciding which new toys to play with in what order. From his PSP to his Bay Blades to the Lego's he is playing with in this picture while Whit whips up the chocolate waffle batter.

Showing off his new power wing razor

Jerry showing off his moves on the power wing...

Whitney going for the extra point against the table football champion...She missed and Riley is still the champion!

The family gathered to chat with Elder William Draper from the Las Vegas Mission. We also got to chat with James and Kylie who spent Christmas in Utah and later we skyped the Glassman family in California. It was great spending the holiday with family and talking with everyone. Little Colton is great at blowing kisses.

Our green scheme. Whitney is so beautiful.

The girls cozy and cuddling by the fire for a little Christmas day sports action.

The prettiest girls I ever saw.

And we closed out the day with fondu for dinner. We had steak, chicken, and pork with teriyaki, general tso, budweiser buffalo wing, raspberry chipotle, A1, honey mustard, and thai peanut sauces. Scrumdiddlyumptious.

As I took this picture, one of the boiling pots of oil blasted Jerry in the neck.

We also had a dessert pot with chocolate for strawberries, bananas, macaroons, & pretzels.


NC Christmas Eve

We went with the whole family to see Tangled, which was super funny.

Mom and Dad made skewers (aka Ka-bobs) for dinner. They were DELICIOUS!

And Hayley made a scrumptious cake at work that we ate for dessert.

The "Playoff" Beard

My Stud Muffin finished his first semester of law school! Hallelujah!!
He sorta forgot how to shave amidst the stress of studying.
One semester down, five to go... but who's counting, right? First semester stats to come...
Above: Devon sporting three weeks of hair growth. Haha
At least he looks a couple years older than 16.
News: Devon will be abroad in Oxford for an exchange program this summer!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

BJs PIzza

We went to BJs up at Polaris with some of Devon's new friends (and mine now too). They had never been before, so we were happy to introduce them. It's nice to get a taste of California every now and then.
Kyle, Zach, Chris, Me, Devon
Sabrina, Skylar, and Gracie de Jong

Thanksgiving in NC

We got to spend Thanksgiving with the Drapers this year. I haven't celebrated Thanksgiving with them in probably 5 years, so it was quite a treat. Speaking of treats--there were lots. My mom made her famous cinnamon rolls that were delicious as usual. I think I averaged 4/day. My dad also made his delicious ribs. We are definitely missing all the delicious food right now, but Christmas will be here soon enough!
It was great to see everyone on my mom's side of the family (the Brock side), especially my Grandpa who is going through chemotherapy right now. Grandpa was talking about how he is just about bald and we told him he still has my dad beat!
We were able to video chat with the Glassmans and Dicksons in California which was awesome, as expected. We miss them tons and can't wait to see them all this summer! <3

The day after Thanksgiving we went midnight bowling with my sisters and their friends.

The two winners of the first game, Cammie and Sohpia
On Saturday we went to my uncle's property to ride quads and motorcycles, paintball, play football, and just hang out together.
Riley and cousin Emma (below)
Riley and his front teeth growing in
Devon and Riley
Mom teaching Riley how to ride the motorcycle
Cambo showing us her paintball skills
Hayley jumping the bonfire
Devon and Abby
Devon
Devon and Hayley
Friendly family football game
Paintballers