California Pre-Christmas cont.

After we got the great surprises out of the way (I LOVE surprises!!!), we went to lunch, and then Amberly with her kids came over! Amberly, my oldest sister, is in the process of adopting three kids (all siblings, and 2 and under!!) Yeah, she's a saint. They are beautiful kids and while we were there, they were able to move one step closer to adoption (the parental rights of the parents were terminated, so their adoption date is November 2012). Since we can't show their faces until they are officially adopted, you'll just have to believe me when I tell you how adorable they are.

We went to a magical Christmas forest.

We spent lots of time with their new cousins....

One of the little boys is just Hudson's age. They loved playing together and getting into mischief. We may or may not have found them hitting my grandma's car with PVC pipe. If G-Mil is reading this, it's a may not.

We also got to celebrate pre-Christmas with Grandma Cyndi and Papa!!
Olivia...so many choices!!!
Hudson opening his present on "Pre-Christmas" morning.



And so maybe we like to dress alike. Nearly 8 years apart and we can still be best friends. (We missed you Katelyn!!)

The kids did great on the plane. They spent lots of time talking with the flight attendants. Hudson knows the drill. When he sees one walk by, he holds up his sippy cup and says, "apple juice". Olivia even earned her wings, which she insists on keeping on her pajamas.