Sunday, February 1, 2009

BOO!!!









Halloween!!! Its finally time for the scariest fattening holiday of all!!!! Halloween!!! Its Kayley's first actual Halloween and Elvis's too. He had fun and probably got A LOT of attention with all the people around. He liked to wait patiently by the door like a little adult. Kayley really enjoyed herself too. Although I wasn't with her I passed by her and she looked SOOOO happy. I was a devil witch for Halloween. Many people asked me what that is but I have no idea whatsoever!!! Kayley was originally a snow white princess but the weather was not too hot so she ended up being a cute little baby zebra. Ella was also supposed to be a princess but the weather changed it so she became a cute little mouse (not those horrible, nasty kind you find in your house!!!). Micheal J was a punk rocker drummer sort of thing. You can't really name it exactly but you can see his pics and you can name him yourself. And of course we had to have someone at home handing out all the treats because last Halloween we left it out and when we came back it was all gone. We put a lot of candy in it and we usually don't have a lot of people who come trick or treating at our house. So we think that someone came and took all our candies. We dared not do that again so my dad stayed home and handed out the candy.

This year was different from all of the other years of trick or treating. The whole family didn't go together. I went with my friends, Micheal J went with his friend, and my mom went with my aunts, Kayley, Ella, and Elvis. I know that Kayley and Elvis sure had a fun time. As you can see in the pictures shown, Elvis is waiting in front of a door patiently. Isn't that cute!? Originally, Kayley was supposed to be Snow White but, like usual Halloween was cold so we had to change her costume quick. Luckily, we had a big selection of dress-up clothes. I got the warmest costume I could see and gave it to her. I think it was cuter than her Snow White costume. ~~Lela

Thanksgiving Break at Newport Beach

The kids have a whole week off from school at our San Ramon Unified School district so we took advantage of that and went down to Newport Beach for some R & R and sunshine! We literally just chilled out at the beautiful Marriot Resort. A very fun part of the trip was being able to visit with Tui's old missionary companion Matt Wood and his lovely little family. Of course no southern California trip is complete without eating at Roscoes Chicken and Waffle!!!!

Tui thought it would be funny to have me pose in front of this cute boutique with my namesake:)


I was enjoying so much relaxing I had the kids do the dishes after dinner... My Ompa Lompa Lela worked her magic with the machine!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

How Kayley Feels About Christmas....


Our sassy baby Kayley is two and 3 months at Christmas this year. She is starting to understand the meaning of Christmas....presents, lots of presents, Santa and "thrismas tree." Amazingly, she never once tried to open any presents underneath the tree!!! She waited patiently for her turn to open up her gifts, but she opened her gifts with such enthusiasm and sheer delight.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Daddy's 37th Birthday!



Happy Birthday Daddy! You are officially 37 years old! For the dinner feast we had Italian food my dad's favorite. Too bad he couldn't cook because he makes awesome spaghetti. Everything else was excellent. I knew my dad really enjoyed this Italian feast. It was the bomb!
Present time! It's probably the best part of your Birthday. Daddy didn't get a lot of things but he got pretty good things like coupons,pens,a watch,his favorite kind of soap,C.D,gift card,root beer,etc. After some television we had cake. The actual cake was great but I wasn't a big fan of the frosting. The only person who really liked the frosting was my little sis Kayley.
Overall the Birthday was great and everyone enjoyed it. I'm especially glad my awesome dad enjoyed it! Happy Birthday daddy and you are totally the bomb!!!!!

Elvis, Birthday boy, and I and sleepy...

'08 CHRISTMAS!

The past couple of years we have been away during this time of the year so it was really nice and relaxing to be home for Christmas this year. This is our fourth Christmas without my parents. Each year gets a little bit less sad without them home for the holidays... With all my family there I felt Mom and Dad's love and presence everywhere in our home. In the smile and laughter of each of my siblings I see and feel my parents. I hold close these treasured moments to have my family all together. Mom and dad's most prized gift was to have all of us in front of the mounds of gifts which is nothing without the love we have for one another.










My brother and his girlfriend Phab adores Kayley... wish Talay was here with us too:)










This is what Mom and Dad would see as they are looking down at us.... I hope we make you happy and proud!










Uncle Sak and his nieces and nephew and of course Elvis, the newest addition to the Reagan family!