Christmas is ALMOST HERE =D

The past few weeks have been eventfull... first...We went over to Nanas to make tamales... I was glad I FINALLY got to help for a bit this year! Kar was glad Auntie Kellie was there with her phone so she could get down :)Then... we had Todds 30th Birthday party on a yacht that cruised Newport Harbor! (Karly and Grandma... all Bundled)Mom, Amy and SarahMy cheesy husband and baby girl! B.F.F.A.E.A.E :) We had a lot of fun... thanks so much Amy Nermn for the invite... Wish I could have got a picture of Todd that night, but I think that he was Rodd from the second he stepped onto the boat (that is what Amy calls Todd when he is drunk :) Let's just say... I think he enjoyed his birthday weekend ;)Then, we had Kellie's Birthday... Karly was doing the one leg bounce sitting on Auntie Kellies lap... she just has to move when she hears music (definately gets this from her MOM, Ricky is NOT a dancing fool =)Grandma Kathie got some cuddle time in!
Kissing cousins.... AWWWWW!We also went to a Christmas breakfast Dr. Borovac held for our office! Kar was ALL SMILES! I really work for the sweetest doctor ever!!! And with the most awesome staff! Dr. Borovac and his wife got this sweet little christmas doll for Karly and a first christmas ornament for our tree too.... THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
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The following pictures are extras (of course) from the weeks that I just loved...My baby girl KNOWS THE CAMERA! Cheese ball !!!!Haha... love her!!!!With Amy, Becca, and Ricky (its like I have three teenagers living with me :/)"Can't wait til I can use one of these!!!"Auntie Amy and KarlyALWAYS LISTENING TO MUSIC.... thats the way we do it :)She can't get enough of Dad when he gets home from work!

And my favorite... she loves to grab her blanket off the couch and lay down on it... SWEET BABY!!!

... and here are two hilarious videos we got of Kar (MAKE SURE YOU TURN MY MUSIC ON THE TOP RIGHT ON PAUSE SO YOU CAN HEAR THEM)

Our Little Dancing Machine!!!

Naked Butt!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTER!!!

We had a couple of birthdays to celebrate to start out December... Amy and Danny have the same birthday (actually Ricky's family and ours have a lot of birthdays that fall on the same exact day-really weird :) December started out with the norm of life...playing video games with dad :)...Helping Uncle David with his work :)...And lunch at PF changs with Grandma, Aunt Kate and Mom while out Christmas shopping!

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Then it was time to head out to San Diego for Amy's Birthday celebration! Amy got the day off of school and her, David and Kate went out early to get a firepit for us on the beach...Mom, Kar, and I waited for Amy's friends (Andrea and Becca) to get out of school to ride out! First stop was Mama Testas mexican food resteraunt for dinner!The restraunt was featured on Food Network for a throw down with Bobby Flay... they have DELICIOUS fish tacos!
It was a really cute place! Katie of course got her hands on Karly as soon as she could...Becca and AndreaAmy and DavidAnd... the owner was there... Amy had to get a picture! SAY... "Fish Tacos!!!" :DDavid and KarAmy has such great friends! The whole gang (except for David- he is taking the picture, and Ricky- I told him to go ahead and stay home... three hour drive and he did not get off til 5:00 :/) Then it was Beach Bum time... mom and Kar hanging out by the fire pit :)Friends! Sisters!

Mom and her "Baby" They are such a good team! Mom loves her baby girl !!!And I love mine :)Amy and BeccaKar... giving me the "I know I am about to do something I am not suppose to, wonder if they will catch me?" look :/I don't mind if she plays with the sand..It's just when she tries to eat it that I have to go in for the monkey grab!!!! Our beautiful mom just laxin with her whiskey and coke... an Armstead tradition :) yummy!!!!And for dessert... SMORES... YUMMY YUMMY!!! We all had such a good time! The weather was beautiful, the sound of the waves were so relaxing, the food was DIVINE (that word was for you Amy), the fire was warm and toasty, and the company could not get any better! Happy Birthday Amy!!! Love you so much!!!

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Tracy, Jenna and Owen came up to my moms on Saturday to get videos of all of us for Auntie Sue and Uncle Bobs 45th wedding anniversary gift (Happy Anniversary guys..we love u both!)... I am hoping Tracy will post some of the videos on her blog so we can all see them (hint, hint ;) ... while they were up we got a couple of adorable shots..Owie watchin football with David...and Jenna girl (growing up so fast, and such a Beauty:)

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Then on Sunday we got to celebrate Danny's birthday (our nephew) at John's Incredible Pizza...Karly got some food in her tummy and was ready to go! First was a car game with Dad...Then time to win some tickets...Goooo Karly!!!She was cracking us up on all of the rides... such a straight face :/Bella, on the other hand was all smile :)"Umm, why is everyone staring at me?"The whole time she was trying to book it out the door for some fresh air :) Our nature lovin child :) No but really she did have a good time... she liked all the lights and music, and of course the family time! Her favorite though was Danny... appropriate since it was his birthday :)She could not stop giving him kisses! Danny is such a sweet guy... he ended up using all his tickets to buy all his little cousins gifts! Dan- HappyBirthday... We Love You!!!

Lots of Family time to start off our December and we are excited for Christmas! Karly loves the Christmas tree, and all of the lights! And she has already spotted all the gifts under the tree! It's so much fun to see her smile and her eyes light up! LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!