Our tradition of opening up "Grandma and Grandpa Kolman's " gift on Christmas eve !! The kids look forward to it all day ! Mckenna got some Hollister perfume, Cason got some Bionicles and Brevin got a Star wars Lego's...However, The moment the boys opened their gift they immediately traded with each other. Life could not get any better for them !! :)Scotty reads " The night before Christmas " to the kids before we send them to bed. My dad did that with me and my siblings and that is one tradition that I really love ! The only difference is that scott reads it as it's written and my dad made up funny things as he read it . (ie...instead of reading "stuck a finger aside of his nose" my dad would add lib and say "stuck his finger inside of his nose" I remember as a kid just laughing my way through the whole book !! But I love that my kids have that memory with Daddy!

We really had a great time with all the neighbor friends who joined us on Christmas eve !! Thanks everyone for making it such a fun evening !!

This is the circle for our white elephant game !! We found out that a handful of our neighbors stay home on Christmas eve so we decided to have them over for some yummy food and games !! The party started at 6 and everyone was gone by 9 . It was a very fun evening and a future tradition !!

After the "Kolman" family party the kids were excited to get home and open their traditional Christmas eve gift... pajamas !!!

Christmas eve we went to jump on it in the morning and then back to Tim and Amber Mclain's house. We are not technically related but we are so close that we consider them family !! They spend every Christmas eve with the "Kolman" family !!

We had a Mexican fiesta theme and it turned out wonderful ! definitely a must for next year as well ! The party ended about 3 and we all headed our own directions for the remainder of Christmas eve. !! me, mom, Julie and Jen !

Sweet little Kennedy !! She finally gave up !! :)

Here are all the boy cousins playing x-box !!

Christmas eve we all went to jump on it ! The kids had a great time and loved hanging out with their cousins !!

What a GREAt way to start off the Holidays !! Our trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico December 7-14th, 2008 !!!!

All the kids !! On our vacation's with the Rhodes family, it's a tradition for us to take a picture of the kids together oldest to youngest ! I love that we have (between us that is) ages : 11,10,9,8,7,5 and 2 !! So from oldest to youngest it goes... Mckenna, Kiana, Cason, Mila, Brevin, K.j. and Sela !!!

I LOVE the sun and being in the warmth !!! What a great trip !
Kenna and me in our coordinating suits !! (not planned but cute) :)

I had to tackle Cason down to take a picture this was our last day in Cabo and he was definitely pictured out !

Here is my other BESTEST friend in the whole wide world !!! We are sharing the greatest tamales ever !!! We bought them from a vendor on the beach !!! I often wonder how we don't get sick !! I LOVE MEXICAN FOOD !!! (let me say Mexican food that is authentic) Kenna, Cason and Brevin sharing a brief moment of getting along and playing in the Sea of Cortez ! Lovers beach is in the background !
We were told to eat at the "Original"trailer park restaurant and we did. It was great food and my Mole was the best mole...except for the mole that we get from Rudy's mother when we go to Mazatlan!! Still looking for good mole in Utah ?!

Need I say more !!!! I just love Janie to pieces !!!

Thanks Janie for being such a GREAT friend and "sister" to me !!! We have had some AMAZING trips together and unforgettable memories and I know there are MANY more to come ! I am looking forward to it !!! LOVES !!!

How cute is jane's suit !!! Love it !
Yes this took us a few tries !! Hay what can we say... we are a little rusty, well ok so I TOTALLY speak for myself ! I'm jumping with a used to be dancer !! :)