Leaves, Leaves and MORE Leaves!!

These girls LOVE playing in the leaves!!

   

Jinx staying clear of the ground

And some play time with Ciena and Nolan (the kids that I watch after school)

 

LPA Holiday Parties….

Our LPA Chapter’s holiday party is one of our biggest events each year – it’s always a fabulous time with friends.

We’re ready to go

 

Getting some help from Flat Stanley

Hai and Jude posing

Hanna working on a snowman

 

Caty and Mary

Santa came!!

Bradley getting his present

 

Caty getting hers

 

Hanna telling Santa that she wants a scooter for Christmas

 

Caty, Hanna and Josie

Caty and Aidan

My friend Rachel (of Rachel Cameron Photography) came to the event was available to take family pictures…turned out that it was a great idea to have her there – she got some great pictures!

Now if you noticed from my title, I said PARTIES….

The Bay Area LPA Chapter was having their Holiday Party on Sunday December 11th and it just so happened that my cousin’s holiday party was on the 10th so Caty and I spent the night at my aunts house.  Growing up in the Bay Area and now living only about an hour and half from parts of the Bay Area, allows up to visit (although since my parents moved, we have only been back a couple of times). 

We had a quick get together in the morning with a childhood friend of mine, Juan, and his wife Elaine.  Then headed to Moraga were the LPA Party was taking place.  It took quite a bit longer to get there than my phone told me it would – took over 45 minutes, not the 30 that it said, Oh well….we were fashionably late.  Caty was excited to see her friends Jos and Airah.

Santa showed up on a firetruck

 

Waiting patiently

Getting her present from Santa

 

Patiently waiting AGAIN

Jos got her present

 

As did Airah

 

The girls

 

Tearing into their gifts

Caty got a water bottle that she could color herself – great gift Santa!!

This was the first time that we had ever attending an event hosted by the Bay Area chapter (except for a regional) however we know several of the families.  And our District Director was in attendance and came up to me and asked “are you THE Jaime Murphy?”  I guess I should feel privileged he knew me and that I’m that well known.  We had a great time and hope to join in again soon. 

So very Thankful!

Looking back into the month of November and FINALLY getting around to blogging again…been a busy Christmas break with not much time to do much.

The two things I am most thankful for!!!

 

Scott’s dad came down from Reno and met us at my parents for Thanksgiving. 

The girls and Grandpa

Hanna helping Papa roll the crescent rolls

Family picture time

The girls and my parents

The day after Thanksgiving we hopped in the car and headed to Chico for lunch at our favorite sandwich place (Kona’s) and a quick visit to the Chico State sign.  Scott and I were both attending Chico and met in the Spring of 1998.

From Chico we headed out to Orland where Scott’s aunt, uncle, grandma and cousins live.  We weren’t the only visitors that day…in all there were about 30 family members there for dinner!!

Grandpa and his girls

All the cousins and a few adults to make the picture happen

Tutu (Scott’s mom) and her girls

What a busy two days we had…but so thankful for family!

Catching up….

I am SO far behind on my blogging!!! 

I haven’t even posted a blog about Thanksgiving…geez!! 

Now that Caty is back at school I’m hoping to get caught up.

So stay tuned….