Christmas in Visalia!!!

I promise this is the last Christmas thing I will blog about for 2008. I have been so busy. Slowly but surely I am getting caught up.

1. Gwen, Jonah, Addyson and Noah performed a little Christmas song for the family.
2. Addyson opening her presents from Ma & Papa. Anything princess she is happy about!
3. Ma and Addyson lookin' cute!
4. Hey- computers!!! Rachel, me and Julie checking out the family pictures we just took. Heidi was there just to chat (not that big into computers).
5. The Chandler Family- so cute! So every family wore a color but with a family this size the colors got taken fast. We have a daughter so we were lucky to wear pink (or as Steve says salmon)!
6. Noah and Addyson
7. Noah and Addyson again but this time striking a pose!
8. Heidi, the boys, Addyson and I went up to El Portal to visit Sunshine and Summer (cousins). This is a picture of all the kids playing on an old train. The town, company, and food was awesome! We had a wonderful time.

Girls Night Out!

Addyson and Gwen had their first real "girls night out" during Christmas break. On the Radmacher side these two girls are surrounded by 11 boys. It was time they had their own girl night.

Ma had so much fun pampering them!

They were so happy to be hanging out together! There will be many more like these.

They made cookies! What girls night out doesn't involve sweets.

I wanted in on the cookie eating but these two girls were pretty tight with their cookies!
They were watching a movie and every 5 minutes they would look over at each other and just start to giggle. It really was the cutest thing ever!

Its finally here...

We are officially approved for adoption!!! It has been a very long, hard wait but very much worth it. Now we WAIT for a baby! We are so excited and feel so blessed. Thank you for all your love and support.

Where dreams come true...

I have the best in-laws ever! Not only because they took the whole family to Disneyland for Christmas but because they are awesome. This is the only picture we have of everyone. It was early in the morning and we all just rolled out of bed, as you can tell. We all had such a fun time. Thank you Curt and Martie for such a magical Christmas!

We were bound and determend to meet all the Princesses! It was a lot of fun and Addyson thought she was the only girl around. We had no problem finding them all except for Princess Aurora. We tried and tried and things were not looking good. So as a wonder mom I went to the "Princess Place" and pleaded with them to let us know where she would be. Next thing I knew we were being escorted backstage to this beautiful room and there waiting for us was Princess Aurora. I think I was more excited than Addyson- it was a little emotional for me!

The Princesses were amazing but they were not the only Characters we saw.

1. Uncle Matt and Addyson- he has 3 young boys and still has time to love on Addy.

2. Steven trying really hard to pull out the sword at "The Sword and the Stone"- No luck

3. Steven and Amy on the Peter Pan ride. They are such dorks.

4. Stirling, Addyson and Kaden waiting in line for Star Tours. Aren't they so dang cute?

5. Addyson and Grandpa on the rockets.

6. Steven and Kaden. Steven can not keep a straight face.

7. Amy, Martie and me. Everyone was giving Martie a hard time for bringing the ponchos- I guess you could say we were all pretty happy she did at the end!

8. Jackson and Matt waiting in line. We wore the kids out!

9. Addyson and Kaden in Minnie Mouses house.


Christmas Eve in Sacramento

1. Kaden, Stirling and Addyson making cookies with Grandma.

2. The table was set beautifully for Christmas Eve dinner by Martie.

3. Steven found all of his baseball cards. He was in heaven!

4. Kids table for dinner.

5. Steven and Curt. Curt had to get in on the baseball card action.

6. It was a crazy night and I failed to take pictures when we were opening presents but I did get one.

We were all having a fabulous night and all of the sudden Curt and Martie get up and go to their room. Next thing we knew they came out in these Santa outfits. Their faces tell a millon words.

We has a wonderful Christmas but the most exciting part was meeting our new beautiful neice/cousin Bree! She is so special and Christie and Steve are doing great as new parents. The Chandlers make some cute kids!!!

Stevens 29th birthday! Its hard to have his birthday so close to Christmas but at least we are always with family. Everyone was there but Scott and Katie who were driving from Utah and got in a few hours later. I guess on Curt's birthday they went to the same place and got that beautiful hat so when we got home Curt put his on and the two BOYS thought they were so cool!

Christmas in Disneyland

Christmas in Disneyland!!!

I know that I have not blogged forever and I am sure some of you are having a really hard time with that! haha We dropped our computer and it broke. So come May when Steve graduates that will be one of the first things we will be getting. As for now I am at one of my friends house on her computer so I only have a min.

We spent Christmas in Disneyland and it was awesome!

Addyson didn't know what to do with herself. She had the time of her life. There will be many more pictures to come with her and all the princesses and all that fun stuff.

Minnie Mouse is a funny little thing! She was so much fun and as you can see we all had fun playing around with her.