Christmas DAY!!!!

 

Christmas Eve under the tree.

We still do SANTA gifts for our kids and we LOVE LOVE LOVE that

they continue to come and spend the night at our home on

Christmas Eve!!! I absolutely LOVE that tradition best!

These masks were found in the guys stockings and I think they 

kind of liked them!!!

 A few Santa Gifts that the girls got:

Cambria got a gardening cart with gardening tools,

Cam & Cec both got Breakfast in Bed sets for their spouses.

Sydnee got a guitar & a disc phone charger.

 I made this frame for Cecilee and Angel, it's a gift that I have made

a tradition for my kids that get married. 

So it's a heart shaped couple collage with their pictures, that I made & framed.

Cecilee also got a makeup train case.

Christmas Eve Shananigans

Grandma and Grandpa Horlacher called and asked our family to 

do a secret santa for a family that they were very close to before

they left. The family was Angel and her twins. Angel's husband

had died a few months ago unexpectedly in surgery. 

So Cambria shopped for them and she and I wrapped everything.

Then we all met at Cambria's and delivered the goods.

After we made the delivery of the Secret Santa we came home for our

Christmas Eve dinner: Salmon and Shrimp

Then we decided to start a new tradition since our kids are adults.

So Bryan turned on the heat for the hot tub and we sat in there

and visited and Bryan and Angel started a fire in the pit. 

That is going to be a fun family christmas eve tradition.

 Then we did our traditional Christmas Eve Pajamas.

The girls wanted to try night shirts and the guys still wanted sports shorts & Tshirts

 

  This was right before we all went to bed to wait for Santa.

Merry Christmas ya'll, we are excited to talk to Trevor tomorrow.

Mistletoe

I love this man more than anyone will ever know!!!!

He brings out the best in me and supports me in EVERYTHING that I 

involve myself in, and sometimes THATS A LOT!!!

He makes me feel beautiful ALL THE TIME!!

I love you Bryan!

Aunty Marion has Cancer

Our family has been blessed and has't ever had to deal with the C***** Word.

But we received some news a few months ago that our Aunty Marion had Cancer.

We were devastated as a family, but we started to add our prayers to the many

family members and uniting our faith in her behalf.

Well Tia went to go visit her and this was the picture that she sent us.

Our poor Aunty Marion who we love so much and I have had many, many wonderful

memories with her as I was growing up with my Grandma.

One of them was when I was 19 I had a job at David & Margaret Home for girls

and I had my own car but I lived at home. But every weekend I would

leave work on Friday and travel to Torrance to spend the weekend with my 

grandma and Aunty Marion.

Every Friday night consisted of Pepperidge Farm Coconut Cake watching

Lawrence Welk and doing exercises with Grandma on the bed.

Then Saturday's we would travel to the graveside of where my grandfather was buried

and spend time there and go visit some of my many Auntys: Laida, Alice, Eleanor, etc.

I loved those times spent with them. 

Aunty Marion always gave me such great advice especially when I was going through

my ordeal with my engagement and my mom.

She always told me to love and respect my mom even though I didn't agree

with what she would say. 

I love her so much!!

Our Missionary in Mexico at Christmas Time

 Elder Horlacher and Elder Yoo at their zone Christmas Party.

Elder Horlacher's Christmas tree and treats from a member in their ward.

He and Elder Juarez enjoyed their Christmas tree.

More of Cecilee's Incredible Work at Hair School

Christmas Housemanager SELFIE

2015 Ornament Tradition

 We have another Christmas tradition in our family.

We do Christmas ornaments that represent something about our year.

Bryan's was a whistle for coaching

Cambria's was a chandelier to represent her talent in decorating

Jeff's was a guitar to represent his love of playing the guitar

Cecilee's was hairstyling tools to represent hair school

Angel's was a soccer ball to represent his love for soccer

Sydnee's was a license to represent her getting her license this year.

Then Cam and Cec had an ornament made for me of a missionary mom!!!

 I absolutely LOVE this tradition that Bryan and I started with our kids.

It's so fun to see all of the different memories on the Christmas tree.

 We have sent Trevor an ornament every year he's been gone, so hopefully

he has them to add to his box of ornaments when he gets home

from his mission.

 After our tradition of ornaments our youth in our ward

came around caroling so we all sat outside waiting for them.

It's such a fun tradition as a ward.

Family Pictures

We decided to capture this moment in our family with 

Trevor on his mission. Next year we will have Trevor with us!!!!

We can't wait!!!

Lauren Brown is leaving on her mission

 Our cute neighbor Lauren Brown received her mission call

to Salta, Argentina.  She came over to say goodbye to our family

and to get her last hug from Sydnee.

Lauren has always been such a good friend to Sydnee and has been such

a great example to her as well.

She is going to be fabulous!!!