Celebrating Christmas with the Hanks!

We celebrated Christmas with Granna, Grandpa and the Bragelmans today! I was so special...we are so happy Granna and Grandpa live here now!

Granna made special "name" cookies!!!!

Granna out did herself yet again! She made each kid their name in cookies! HOW FUN!!!!!

Opening gifts!!!!

Each person got to sit in the special chair and open 2 gifts!

Looking at the pretty Christmas lights!

What a fun night looking at Christmas lights! We found a street that goes NUTS with lights! They really "do it up" and it was fun for us to experience it! Merry Christmas!!!!!

Christmas Celebration with the Webbs!

We celebrated Christmas with the Webb Family today! The boys got everything they asked for! What wonderful gifts! Great Grandpa Pressler is visiting from Tulsa. What a fun celebration!

Luke got special drawing paper!

What is it, Sam????

What did you get, GGP???

WOW - my favorite, a ball!!!!

JUST WHAT I WANTED!!!!! A SKATEBOARD!!!!!!

Christmas Golf Cart Parade at Papa and Grandma's

We always have so much fun at the Golf Cart Parade at Solera!

We rode in the parade, too!
Waiting for the carts to throw us candy!
Look at the cool carts!
WOW!
What a fun night!

Happy 9th Birthday, Annika!

I got her a certificate to get her nails done with Aunt Annie!

Annika Joy turned 9 today! We celebrated her birthday after the Golf Cart Parade at Papa and Grandma's! Here she is celebrating in her "Hannah Montanna" wig! We love you, Annika! Happy Birthday!

Keller's Vow Renewal

Tim SURPRISED Lisa with a 10 year anniversary vow renewal today! It was VERY sweet and fun to watch.....Tim and Lisa are the leaders of our home group at church! What a special day!

Our Super Speller Daniel!

Daniel was chosen from his 4th grade class to be in the schoolwide Spelling Bee! He did such a great job - but, got stumped on the word "wreckage" - we got stumped, too!!!

Waiting his turn...
GO DANIEL!!!!
Taking some time to think....
Our super speller!
We love you, Daniel!!!!!

Santa, this is what I want for Christmas.....

We visited with Santa at the mall today. Santa told the boys they have grown a lot since last year! The boys read them their lists, and he said he would do the best he could to give them what they want!

Aunt Louise and Uncle Mike's visit!

Aunt Louise and Uncle Mike are visiting from Denver! We had such a great visit with them.....they are very special to us!

Lukie loves Great Aunt Louise!
What a fun time!

The whole bunch!

Firefighter Rick Verdugo!

Rick and Laurie














Pastor Neil Pitchell said some really nice words of encouragement to Rick and Laurie

We know a real live FIREFIGHTER!!!! Our dear friend, Rick Verdugo graduated from the academy today and is now a Phoenix Firefighter! We celebrated with friends and family - Congratualtions, Rick!