Our first Christmas Tree

I know that this is probably completely boring to you, the reader, but this is something I am very proud of! I love our first Christmas Tree. We bought it 2 weeks early because I was so desperate to get it up and in our window.

It was great to decorate it and have it up for everyone to see!

My first Thanksgiving

Well, my first proper Thanksgiving was certainly not the 'normal' thing I thought it would be... from sushi, to beach outings to chilling in the sun!

A normal thanksgiving involves a lot of cooked food, turkey, veggies, potatoes, desserts... we decided to have sushi because neither Jason's mum nor I wanted to slave for hours cooking a great big Christmas-like-dinner!

Then once we were done with our food we met up with Jesi and
Ryan at the beach! How spends Thanksgiving on the beach...
only in Southern California! We hung out at the beach for a
while with Ryan's dad and sisters, ate some good snacks and
played 'football'. It was fun.

A trip to the snow

Last weekend Jason and I went to a big ski resort called Mammouth with some of our church group. We were lucky enough to stay at a friends family lodge while we were there. we arrived late Friday night and enjoyed a weekend which included a walk in the snow, lots of games, and good food and company.

Stanley at his grandad's house

Stanley gets to play with his Grandad!

I love seeing Stanley!

Mum says he loved playing with the reindeer!

Halloween Party

On Saturday 28th October Jason and I had a gathering of fellow
fancy dress lovers to celebrate Halloween. We weren't really
celebrating halloween, it was just an excuse to get all dressed up for fun!

We ate good BBQ and cup cakes and chatted all night long... or until about 10.00pm when we all started getting tired!

Jason and I were dressed as Coffee
and a donut! I made the outfits we were
dressed in and everyone loved them.

Everyone had fun and even little Jonah and Annie
were dressed up!

Stanley continues to grow

Here are some new photos of Stanley... he is getting big now but is still gorgeous!

Another Fellow Brit arrives for some fun in the sun!

I am over the moon because my cousin Sarah has been to see me! This is the second time she has been to see me, but last time Jason and I were staying with his parents up north so her trip was a snowy one, this time it is a sunny one!


We had a great time visiting all the fun bits and pieces around here. we went to Laguna Beach and tried a number of times to take our own photo!


I took her to San Diego to see the sights. I have never walked
so much! The best bit was walking around the San Diego harbor and then getting lost trying to get back to the car park by taking a 'short cut' through the convention centre!


We also headed to La Jolla to see the waves... and the sights... and to see the seals. We walked out in the jetty by where the seals
live and the waves soaked us... it was hilarious!


Jason and I also took Sarah into nice and sunny Hollywood to see the freaks at the Chinese theatre!