Tuesday, January 6, 2009

HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!!

NEW YEAR'S IN CALIFORNIA
We stayed in Newport Beach and had a blast.




Lot's of the highlights of the trip were all the places we ate!

Here we are at an unusually good breakfast place that Ben and Stephanie introduced us to.

MMMmmm...


This is at Balboa Island. It was fun little place with the best hole in the wall Mexican joint and lots of fun shops.






This is the beach at Corona Del Mar. This place had to be my favorite area in California.

Here we are at Sprinkles - getting some much talked about cupcakes. We also went to PinkBerry. I'm not sure what all the talk is about with these places to tell you the truth.

At out Hotel room later, singing to Brynn for her Birthday that was the next day.

The next morning, the Birthday Girl opening a present!
LAS VEGAS
On our drive home we stopped in Las Vegas for a while and took the kids to the arcade at New York New York for Brynn to celebrate her Birthday a bit!


TALIE AND RYAN WEDDING
We went to my cousins wedding when we were in California. She got married in the Newport Beach Temple.

My cousin Corbin and his wife Chelsea sang that new song by Jason Maraz and Colbie Calait. It was so amazing. I could listen to them all day.
Aunt Jane and Uncle Mark came from Texas.
Cousin Spencer was the awesome accompaniment.Really cool cake!
It was a beautiful wedding and reception.
CRAIG AND ROSIE WEDDING

Our friends, Craig and Rosie got married in the Salt Lake Temple the day before we left to California.They looked so happy and you could feel the love they have for each other!
Rosie was a friend from High School, so it was like a mini reunion at her wedding with lots of old friends!


I don't know why I didn't take any pictures later, but there reception was at the Grand America and it was so amazing and gorgeous. We were happy to be there.
HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS CHRISTMAS GET TOGETHER
This group of girl friends has been friends since Jr. High and once or twice a year when everyone is in town we will plan a little something to see each other.
This year Natalie had us over to her place in Hobble Creek for a fancy, Delicious dinner.
It is always good to see this group and get caught up with one another!
We missed you Jamie, Laura, Erin and Megan!
CHRISTMAS DAY



After we opened presents, Sean took the kids sledding in the front yard!



Opening stockings!
Later, the whole fam went to my parents house for our big, yummy, traditional brunch.









More presents from Grammy and Grandpa and cousins!



CHRISTMAS EVE
We went to my sister's house for a major, gourmet mexican meal.



The men starting the fire!




Poping our crackers!

Of course, it is traditon to play out the nativity scene every Christmas Eve.





We put on the Christmas jammies when it was time to head home and go to bed!




WARNER FAMILY ADULT CHRISTMAS PARTY
Each Christmas we go out to dinner (usually to MiRanchito!) with just the adults and then go back to someones house to play the white elephant game! It is so nice to hang out with out the nearly 30 kids running around!


At Shannon's house after dinner the family was gathered around the computer sharing funny emails with each other. I didn't know people actaully watched those forwarded things!





As you can see, we had some pretty quality white elephant gifts!


CHRISTMAS SUNDAY
We had a special little lesson with breakfast for all the young women.




GIRLZ CHRISTMAS PARTY
This is another group of good friends that we get together with twice a year when everyone is in town!

Erin came well prepared to entertain the little ones!
SUM'S 30TH BIRTHDAY
I went to lunch with a few good friends. We had a great time!

It was as good as it looks!


FRIEND CHRISTMAS PARTY AND SEAN'S 30TH BRITHDAY PARTY








We had a big appetizer pot luck with all the good stuff!
Including meatballs!


We played the white elephant game at this party too! Soooo funny!



We sang and had cake and ice cream for Sean's Birthday too!

GIRLFRIENDS CHRISTMAS PARTY
We had another party with another group of good friends another night. Heather hooked it up with Santa to stop by and surprise the kids!


We had a little impromptu talent show after we at a delicious soup and salad buffet.
NANA VISIT

Joan came to visit for a week just before Chirstmas. We went to Salt Lake and saw the lights and watched the Joseph Smith movie and at at Red Iquana.


Brynn showed Nana how Grammy has been teaching her to play piano.

This is Tiger just chillin in one of his favorite places this season. We gave Tiger to the shelter before we left for California - just in case you our in the market to adopt a cat!

Giving haircuts!

Making cookies galore!

We put together a gingerbread house.


We had a mock Christmas with gifts from Nana.



I ran out in my robe one morning to try and talk Sean out of driving his rear wheel car to the airport!

We played in the snow lots.




WARD PARTY







SCHOOL PROGRAM AND CLASS PARTY






FAMILY PICTURES
Sean and my brother were actually out of town when we took our family pictures!





12 comments:

Karissa and Mik said...

fun christmas! looks like you were busy! the picture of you with the kids at the end is so cute!

lramey said...

holy balls- just what i've been waiting for!!!

ummm...can i bust into your layout and fix it, cuz it's killing me....

the most fun....

the beach- awesome- we should go to chicks soon...please????

such fun for christmas! love you!
your family pictures that aren't of your whole family are awesome! the ones of you and the kids are DARLING!!! and you're sooo beautiful my friend!

hknight said...

Wow what a wonderful Christmas time you had! Thanks a TON for the nice meatball picture! What can I say I'm oh so hot! I love the picture of you and your kiddos at the end! SO CUTE! Also the one where Sean has hat pom pom eyeballs! Such a cute and fun family, Love you guys!

jayne wells said...

Summer! You have such darling kids. I haven't seen you forever--darn winter! Glad to see you're well!

bryn said...
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bryn said...

hi summer, thank you so much you are sweet! your blog is fun to look at i feel like i know half your family....:) but i'd love to make you a headband! they are $15 and you if you're interested you can do any color combination. the cream band and gold flower is really cute so if that's the one you want let me know!!

Ange said...

Nice post girl!! Happy 30th birthday! You and your kids look so cute in your family pictures! I love all of your christmas pictures, it looks like you guys had fun!

Kristen said...

i want to comment on every picture but i won't! what a fun post!
love you!

Katherine said...

Great pictures!! Congrats on being pregnant!! My husband would like your husband- (who by the way looks familiar?). He loves to watch UFC. That's cool you were able to be in SO Cal for New Year's. Sounds like a great trip!

Shannon said...

What a fun and busy holidays. Hope you had a great Christmas!

Anonymous said...

Wow, that was fabulous! Summer I swear you are the most photogenic person, simple gorgeous!

(Tamra)

bryn said...

yeah for sure just let me know! picking colors is hard but they pretty much all turn out cute. hope all is well!
bryn bateman