Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Quick Christmas Catch Up

I know that Christmas was so long ago but I wanted to put some of my favorite pictures of our holiday season on here.  I kind of didn't feel the need to blog about it because my mom and sisters both did.  So if you would like to see more pictures and highlights from our California Christmas you can look here (mom's blog), here (julia's blog), and here (mariah's blog).  Here are just a few extra pictures I don't think they had:

the sunset here in utah a few days before we left!  it's been beautiful non-wintery weather this whole season...we love it!

temple square lights with our friends the Mills who are having a little boy soon!

audrey and addy at Fort Point downtown SF

Cali baby

audrey's passion factor...




she looks so good with hair!  can't wait till it's her own!

at the crazy hat store on fisherman's wharf with the family 




christmas morning awe

holding up her elsa doll in excitement

bringing her princesses over to show uncle luke


snow globe from her birth year!

she was determined to carry it around with her

cuddling with elsa and a movie while mommy and daddy tried to clean and pack 

princess chair she got for christmas

We came back to Utah in time for New Years with the Dobbins side!  We didn't get very many pictures, but Audrey hit it off with her two Dobbins cousins Lynny and Hazel.  She picked up both their names really well and she loved playing with them.  We're pretty lucky that we've been able to see both sides of our families for the holidays most years so Audrey can know all her family.


running around kohls with lynny once we were back in utah
lynny aways explaining things to audrey

two oldest dobbins cousins


amazing castle tent audrey got from my hanaike family for christmas!  daddy didn't fit all the way in...
this is one of audrey's faces when we say "smile!"

little mini bike from my doll playing days. we brought it back with us because she liked it so much.  as you can see she tries very hard to ride it 

cuddling with the bear i made in 2nd grade!

okay, not a very good picture, but i had to post it because i think it's just so hilarious and cute.  this is a snow suit hand-me-down from friends, but the weather hasn't given us a need for it yet.  i put it on her anyway one day and just sat on the floor and cracked up as she walked around like a big purple marshmallow.  she didn't seem to mind it at all...she was just confused why i was laughing so much.  she's just so cute!!!!

andrew took this picture of a typical mother-daughter moment of late


a daddy favorite

"smile audrey!"  ...and this is what we get!
We love Christmastime and we love our family!

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