Christmas in California

As most of you know we went to California for Christmas this year. Believe it or not, it was actually our first time going home for Christmas since we got married. It was really nice to be with family, and to share in their testimonies of the Savior. Ezra did well on all the flights and we are really glad that we went. We just wish we could have spent more time with all of the family!

Ezra spent most of the first day exploring Grandma and Grandpa's.

He really enjoyed the balls on the tree, or should I say off the tree!

Modeling Grandma's glasses; not a bad fit.

Hanging with Lily. (He even enjoyed a bath with Lily.)

This is the only picture of the two of us so eat your hearts out!

The first thing Ezra did Christmas morning was brush his teeth.

He just wanted to make his daddy and Grandpa proud.

Santa brought Ezra some cool bouncy balls in his stocking.

He also enjoyed a tangerine from Santa.

Ezra was obsessed with Parker and followed her around like a lost puppy. Even if she made him cry, he still wanted to hang out with her. He and Ava did enjoy a little time together, and they play really well together, but if Parker was around, he was usually more interested in torturing her. Ezra also enjoyed Luca A LOT. He wouldn't even sit down for Christmas dinner with us because he wanted to chase the dog around. The rest of the day was spent with people feeding Luca to try to keep him in one place so that Ezra could have his fun. I don't know where he got such a love for dogs, but I would prefer this over him being terrified of them.

Parker was kind enough to make sure Ezra knew how his toys worked.

He also wanted to know how her toys worked.

Bolt stood by to do any necessary rescuing.

This Princess piano book was one hot comodity, even for the only little boy around.

Enjoying some alone time with Ava! They were so cute together.

By the end of the day they were doing bottle swaps.

I think Ava's milk consumption went down while Ezra's went way up.

We really want to thank Grandma and Grandpa Bowling for letting us share a wonderful Christmas with them.   Thanks to the McDowell's for spoiling us (I love the adjustable waist pants for Ezra) and for not getting sick of playing with us. Thank you Keian for the awesome farm, and Grandma and Grandpa Lundin for spoiling us even though you had to ship it all. Thank you's also go out to Cory and Natalia, GG&GG Denos, and Ron, Brooke, Trey and Tate for the great gifts. This post is getting long so thank you to all the people I am not mentioning. We had a great Christmas, and the best part was we didn't think about Santa much at all!