Hawkins Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve at the Hawkins Farm.

A lot of the families have moved out of state, so the numbers were low. Hunter was lonely, because she was the oldest grandchild with a bunch of little ones. Hunter loves all of her cousins but she missed the older ones.

Halle and Brynn dancing to La Bomba! Halle loves the little ones. She loves to boss the kids around and make up games and dances. She will make a great mom and camp director one day.

LA LA LA LA LA Bomba! Our annual Christmas Eve party song.

Grandpa Hawkins on an iPad reading Luke 2. It seems so funny to see him reading off an iPad.

The Grand Kids.

Grandma and Grandpa Hawkins

Robison Family Christmas Party

The Robison Family party was again at Thanksgiving Point. We road the trolley around and looked at lights. It was a fun and warm activity for the families.

This is a sweet picture of Halle and Fisher. NICE!

Grandma Nan and the Grand kids.

Bryan- Brandi- Nanners- Kelli- Lanny

After the Trolley ride we went to Grandma Nanners for dinner. This is the mature table, THE GIRLS.
Grandma Nanners made 2 hams, she never want to run out of food. She is like a Scout, "always prepared"!
We played a lot of fun "minute to win it" games. It was a fun night for everyone. Thanks Nanners for planning a fun Christmas Party!

Christmas 2011

For the sake of documentation- This is a little late but I didn't want to skip over Christmas!

Note- I bought myself a new camera for our Disneyland trip and it was fine, all 300 pictures. When I downloaded my pictures for Christmas, there was a slight problem, only 25 pictures were showing up. More than half of my Christmas pictures didn't work. I need a new SD card. Seriously Christmas pictures gone. So, this is what I have to work with!

The girls ready for 9:00am church. I thought it was great to go to church on Christmas, isn't that what it is all about!
Halle got Bop-it for Christmas. FYI-don't get it for your kids. Some how we can't find Bop-it, hmmm. I hope we find soon. JK
We usually have a healthy breakfast of crepes, vanilla syrup, hash browns, orange juice and sausage. Yes, we both have a New Years resolution to get healthy.
Because I don't have pictures I will document what Hunter received for Christmas; clothes, red jacket, lip gloss, and her Kindle. She drove us bonkers begging for the Kindle. I did have a cute picture of her face when she opened up her gift, but I guess we will never see it!
Halle made the cute gift for Jason and I this year at school. We didn't get each other gifts this year because Jason got a gun safe that he wanted, and I received a new computer that I had been begging for all year. I still can't figure it out. I have to call my neighbor Jodi to help me log on!
Halle received clothes, Bop-it, and a video camera. She makes up dances and I record her sweet moves.
This is Hunter hoping that her Kindle is in the big box, nope. I think it was purple sheets.
This is a picture of us putting up the tree, just pretend it is us taking down the decorations on Dec. 26th. We usually have the decorations down within 24 hours of Christmas. What is my problem? I have Valentines decorations up, and loving it

Papa Kent

My dad passed away 8 years ago today. It seems like forever, and it also seem like he could walk in the door right now with a Coke in his hand.

This is one of my favorite pictures of Hunter and my dad. I have this picture framed in Hunters room. This is a picture of us riding four wheelers up to the cabin. My dad loved the cabin.

This is the last picture I have of my dad before he passed away. It was Christmas morning and my mom received a VCR? for Christmas. I wish I had taken more pictures of him with my kids!!! AARRRH!
This is the Deer Hunt (I think). I am holding Halle and Hunter has on the red jacket and hat. We are up at the cabin with Lanny and Melinda, before they had kids.
This is at Halle's Blessing. My dad died when Halle was 6 months old. I am glad I have this picture if them together. I have this picture framed in Halle's room.
Guess where? The cabin. My dad loved the cabin, if he wasn't working at the A.C. he was at the cabin doing projects.

My dads favorite topics: His kids, his grandkids, the Arctic Circle, the 49ers, the broncos, the cougars, and his kids.

We miss you papa Kent!

Thanksgiving 2011

Halle is helping make mini apple pies for Thanksgiving. I saw the pies on Pinterest. They were super cute. That darn Pinterest. I just can't stop pinning.

Just a dab of butter on top . . . or a cube! WOW!



The Katoa's, Joe's family, Grandpa and Grandma Hawkins were together at the farm.

Halle and Hema

We want food!

Hunter really looks like the Hawkins side of the family. She gets her pleasant personality from her mother. JK

I kind of begged for this pumpkin pie with the cute stars around it. I thought I didn't like any other kind of pie besides pumpkin pie, until I tried Becky's coconut cream pie. Oh my, it was the best thing ever! I can't stop thinking about it.

It's not dinner time without a spill from Hunter. Even though she spills every time we eat we are still very thankful for her and her sweet sister Halle.

Disneyland part2

Hawkins

This was the day it poured and poured and poured. I had to borrow clothes from the kids. I wore shorts and a t-shirt. I though it would be warm rain, we are in Disneyland, and it is magical. I froze my . . . bottom off! I think Shirlene had on flip flops. We would have grounded our kids if they wore shorts and flip flops in the rain. DUH!


Laura braved the rain storm and brought Brynn to hang out with us. What a good mom!

Brynn was super energetic and a lot of fun. The girls thought she was the best! Thanks for braving the rain and hanging out with us!

Check out the rain. Hate it! We ate lunch in the locker . . . GROSE!

Yum.

A little Toy Story will cheer up any freezing mom and dad.

If Toy Story can't warm you up then how about a $8.00 turkey leg. Check out Jason's pocket. He had more than a turkey leg. I think he kept buying Dr. Pepper's and hoarding them in his side pocket. No wonder he was in such a good mood!

Zane choked on his turkey and leg and ended up have the Heimlich done buy Margot.

Another $8.00 well spent.

There goes Hunter's Christmas funds, she spend her money on those stupid turkey legs. I guess we spent all of out hotel money on turkey legs. No wonder our hotel was practically on the freeway. We got a great deal though! If you don't mind hearing cars zoom past your room all night long.

Magical

The Haunted Mansion with Maddie, Isaac and Hunter. A few of our friends showed up at the same time so we hung out with everyone. The kids took turns going on rides with their friends. They all get along with eachother. Disneyland is magical!!
We found Sam (neighbor boy) at Disneyland too.

A guy that works at Disneyland came up to us and asked if there was anything that we needed. We told him we needed fast passes to Toy Story, but they don't give out fast passes. He took us to the front of the line and we went on Toy Story without a 45 minute wait. Once again . . . Magical.

Wearing 2 sunglasses is totally in style.

Margot is an attorney, she is smart. She knows to TAKE OFF the glasses before a photo is taken.

Isaac and Hunter

Margot's brother Max and his wife Julianna and Ava.

Kids in a toy box and can't get out. . . . Dreamy!