Christmas 2012

Christmas officially began at the Seare house one saturday when we set up our tree and hung our very first set of christmas lights. Unfortunately (for my loving, obliging husband) turns out the new LED lights are really bright, like so bright they look blue. If you know anything about me, know that I HATE blue christmas lights. There's nothing christmas about blue. I'm a hater so what? It took us about 2 hours to hang them and about 2 secs for me to be utterly and ridiculously disappointed. I may or may not have thrown a hissy fit! So..... we made another trip back to Lowes and a day later we had gorgeous yellow/white and classy christmas lights :) thanks to my love!

Before

After

The rest of December we celebrated the season by seeing a Live Nativity (not really we actually missed it but whatever, we tried), going to the Magical Forest and seeing the lights, many trips to 7-11 for their amazing hot chocolate, doing/giving service, baking goodies, listening to christmas music around the clock and shopping til we dropped.  On Friday 21 after work we hopped in our car and drove to Utah to spend Christmas with our families. 

Dinner @ Gallagher's Dec. 23

Sleepover at Ryan and Jill's in Midway Dec. 23

We forgot to pack Scout's food like good parents would so he had goldfish crackers and bacon for breakfast, courtesy of the kids and a 'snow'-cone drink on the way home to quench his thirst

 Christmas Eve Feast @ Grandma and Papa Seare's Dec. 24

The Annual Gingerbread House competition. Girls V. Boys

Cal's faces are priceless!

Chloe

 Dec. 25 Merry Christmas morning

Dinner @ Grandma Archer's Dec. 25

Jeff got in 2 'Epic' days of skiing 

Ben and Jeff, PA school classmates/Roommates reunited

stopped in PG on our way out of UT to say goodbye to these sweet faces

silly girl!

this is how Scout rides in the car now

 highest point possible

Thanksgiving Part 2

Just pictures really, to finish summarizing our awesome first (hosted) Thanksgiving at the Seare LV Home. More for my record than anything else.

Sweet Lollie

technology fanatics

Carving my first ever roast beast

Dad's usual celebratory face. Geez, have another one! haha JK

the 'Music' park

GQ man and my beautiful sister

The Magical Forest

Friday we went to The Magical Forest with some friends of ours that Jeff works with and had a blast. I love Christmas and we all know how much I love the Carnival and this was the best of both worlds. A Christmas Carnival if you will. There was lights, hot chocolate, rides, and awkward performances including a belly dancer and a group of grandmas in blue velvet swimming suits and fur. What more could you ask for?

Thanksgiving Vegas Style

Jeff and I proposed hosting Thanksgiving at our house this year and lucky for us our families jumped at the idea. Most of our family hadn't seen our house yet and it was the perfect way to celebrate our new home and the friends and family who helped us get where we are and of course Thanksgiving and stuffing our faces with turkey and other delicious holiday favorites. I cooked my first turkey, with the help of a little homework, a few phone calls to my grandma and the internet of course. It turned out pretty darn good if I don't say so myself but I have to admit, 'cleaning' it out, preparing and cooking it kinda, well pretty much ruined it for me. Yeah sad story. Oh well, the candied yams are always the star of my holiday anyway. The kiddies were adorable, Scout was in heaven and got his exercise being chased by Warner and Lollie and the rest of us were just happy to be together and enjoying the gorgeous weather! 

can you find Scout?

 Jeff was pretty excited when Red Bull came out with their new flavors. Early Christmas?

my Turkey, it's not burned its just toasted butter people

The COOL table. Ahh Yeah!

 the spent Thanksgiving afternoon/evening playing off our dinner at the 'music' park. (it plays music while you play on it, sweeeet)

How cute are these two??

 the next day we made our way back to music park, it's THAT awesome

 that night we went to the Ethel M. Chocolate factory for the tour and to see the lights

 she could be ours

Jeff went the morning after turkey day and rode around Lake Mead with some friends

 Scout was exhausted when everybody left and slept for about 24 hrs. must be rough!

Hopefully one of these days Ab will send me the pics she took and I can update the post :) haha Ab love you