Christmas Pictures

I forgot to post the pics from Christmas in my previous blog. We didn't have a ton, mostly because we always forget to take pictures. There are pictures of our house decorations, including a sweet wreath that Wendy Scozzafava made, some Santa Fe snow, and presents being opened by Courtney and Ikey. One of these days we'll learn to take pictures!

~Kristi

Another Month Gone By...

So another month went by without a Lopez update.... sad. A lot happened in December, so here is a recap of everything that went down.



First, we had Caleb's birthday. He turned 8 years old on the 9th and we celebrated by going to Itz, a Chuck-E-Cheese type place with better food and games. Caleb got some new clothes from Uncle Jim and Aunt Jan and Nana Sue and Papa Gus, money for Itz games from Grammy and Papa Ed, a skateboard and helmet from Grandma Connie and Richard, and Mario Galaxy for the Wii from Mom and Dad. We had a really great time. Below are some pictures of that happy event!





After Caleb's birthday, Christmas came pretty quickly. We had such a blessed Christmas this year! We started out by going to the Christmas Eve service at Calvary Santa Fe for some amazing worship and the gospel message. Afterwards, we went to The Lopez House and ate some tamales, pasole, queso dip, and lots of sweet goodies! We opened presents and had a fun time hanging out.
Next we went to The Rivera House and spent the night. We woke up on Christmas Day to more fun of opening presents! I was so excited to spend time with Gram and Pap (my grandparents)! It had been such a long time since we last saw them. Christmas Day was really relaxing, we spent the whole day in pajamas, resting and playing with a new toy here and there. My mom and Gram made a delicious dinner of ham, mashed potatoes, veggies, applesause, and salad. It was really good.
We finally came home to see more gifts outside our door!! Grandma Connie and Richard left the kids gifts of toys and clothes! It was awesome!!
Thank you to everyone who blessed us with so many gifts! The kids loved everything and Issac and I were able to get snowboards this year with the money we got!! Woo hoo!!
For New Years Eve we went to my parents house to see Gram one last time before she went back to Texas. We played a little Dance Dance Revolution on the Wii (yes, we own this game and it's amazing!), ate some Dion's pizza, and then headed out to the Scozz House to bring in the New Year.
Overall, we had an amazing holiday season! I am so thankful that Jesus was born to die for my sins so that I can be reconciled to God. Without a Savior, I'd be apart from God and on my way to hell. God is so Awesome to send His Son for us! My prayer is that all of our family would have a personal relationship with God and trust in Jesus as their Savior. Love you guys!
~Kristi

Thanksgiving and Christmas Tree Decorating

This year we spent Thanksgiving with the Lopez family. We had an amazing meal which included turkey (of course), corn, veggies, mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, bread, cranberry relish, and red chili. Issac LOVES red chili on his Thanksgiving dinner. I prefer traditional gravy, which was also provided... and was amazing! Dessert was pumpkin pie with whip cream... also amazing! We had a really fun time hanging out with everyone, telling jokes, and watching Andy wrestle all the kids until they almost pee-ed their pants.. haha!

On our way back to Santa Fe, we stopped by the Rivera house and had a little more pumpkin pie and set up dominoes and pushed them over a few times. It was awesome to spend time with both families.

We also set up our Christmas Tree during the Thanksgiving holiday. We like to have it up as long as we can. It's pretty and brings a lot of color to the house, plus it's just another reminder that Christmas is coming soon! The kids did most of the decorating. I put on the lights with help from Courtney and Savannah. Issac put the tree topper on and explained to the boys how that's their job when they get older - only the man of the house puts the topper on, not the wife... haha! He also told the girls that they should never try to put a topper on, that's their husband's job! We had a good time decorating the tree and enjoyed the fire in our fireplace.

~Kristi

It's About Time....

After a month or so, I FINALLY have some time to blog! So much has happened in the last month, I don't even know where to start. Sports are over now and Issac and Courtney had a great time playing. Issac's team did pretty well overall. They won most of their games, but I wasn't allowed to keep score or anything. Here are some pictures of one of his last games: (you can click on the picture to make it bigger)

Courtney's team ended up being the elementary school champs for her age group. They're going to have a pizza party soon. When they do, we'll post the pics.

Issac and I just got back from another fun and amazing trip to Disneyland! We went without the kids, which was sad at first, but it ended up being a great time for us to hang out. Some of our friends (Eli and RoseAnn) went with us, without their 4 kids too, and we had a blast. We spent most of our time in Pooh's Corner where they make the most amazing desserts ever!! We also rode Splash Mountain multiple times, ate way too much food, shopped at Sephora (RoseAnn), and experienced Disneyland during the Christmas season (a first for us). Here are just some of those pictures:

Well, I hope that satisfies your blogging taste buds for now. I will continue to post more pics of Disneyland, Christmas decorating, and other random things recently taken. P.S. Hope you like the new look ;-).

~Kristi =)