2012 Highlights

 A few of 2012's Highlights 

- Did InVetro again and was SUCESSFULL

-Mallory had her FIRST Haircut by Grandma Brenda

-I got to be apart of our good friend Christa's wedding

-Mallory turned 2 years old

-Dustin got hired at PG&E as a Gas Mapper in Merced

-Colton David was born

-Brooke had baby Cash..My first & only nephew

We are extremely blessed! We have had a great and wonderful year!

Baby Food!

We gave Colton his first taste of baby food today!!

We gave him baby Carrots!! That was the first thing Mallory tried too besides the rice cereal!

Colton was a little constipated this week and Dr Jones said to go ahead and start baby food!

Colton did great for his first time. He didn't swallow most of it but he didn't cry and that's great!

(Dustin didn't get the best pictures in the world)

Colton really does smile a lot. I'm just not very good at catching it on camera!

Dustin's Birthday!

Today is Dustin's 29th Birthday! Yay!

Dustin's birthday dinner choice was Red Robins!

 

Ryan and Chad

 Dustin and Mallory! (She never holds still!)

 I couldn't get anyone to hold still for pictures!! Ha.

Colton and I were also at the dinner but you would never know because he is always sleeping and I am always holding him and taking the pictures!!

 

Mallory fresh out of the bathtub sitting with Mimi and Papa singing Daddy "Happy Birthday"

 Happy 29th Birthday Dusty!!

 

Christmas at the Dockstaders

After we had breakfast and Christmas with the Tanners, we headed to the Dockstaders!

Mallory was so excited! Especially now that she knows how to open the presents!!

Mals, Colt & Dust playing by the stairs!

Sydne helping Mals open up a puzzle!

 Mallory thinks all the gifts are hers so shes helping Syd unwrap her present!

 Mals had to help KeyKey too!

Mallory got her favorite thing right now...HORSES!!

Mallory got the Tangled Doll and matching Horse! She loved it!

Then Mimi Kim pulled out this BIG horse and Mallory about died! She loves is!!

 

She wanted Colty to ride with her so we put him on there for a sec! She sat on it forever!

So excited to bring it home!

Mimi loved her foot print of Colt to match her hand print of Mals!

 Mom and Colt hanging out!

Mimi Kim holding Colt while Papa catches a smile on camera!

 Syd playing with Colton! He was much more awake than he was at Nonnas house!

David, Dustin and Ryan got matching Military Boots! Dustin needed a new pair bad! He loves to wear them when he works outside in the yard and goes gun shooting!

Dustin also got a lantern, flashlight and sleeping bag!

 I got a pink sweater, blue cardigan, white button-up shirt, pencil skirt and neck less

We had a great Christmas and we are so thankful to have such wonderful families that take such good care of us!!

 

Christmas at the Tanners

Christmas morning we woke the kids up at 7 and headed to Nonna & Papas house!

Mallory was beyond excited!!! Baby Colton was sleeping off and on and poor guy had no idea what was going on or why we woke him to take him out in the cold!

We started with our stockings! Mallory had her own Hello Kitty one and Colton had a snowman one!

Mals got bathtub crayons, barbie toys, pez, little m&ms and a book!

Colty got a sippy up for 4 month old, soft books and a few toys!

Dusty and I got a carmel apple, candy, gum, movie tickets, in and out gift card, Carl's Jr gift card, Starbucks gift card and Asian back massage gift card!

Here is Mallory all ready to go!!

 Mals and Uncle Brent

Sibling Gift Exchange!

We gave Brooke a sign for Cash's room & Shaun a gun magazine. They loved them! Dustin got clothes from Brad & Brooke made me a calendar! So sweet!! Brent got a car wash & food gift card from Shaun & Brad got clothes from Brent!

Colton slept through the whole thing!

 Cash got some books from Nonna!

 Dad got peanut brittle from Sees candy from us and some shirts from Nonna!

Mallory opened all her gifts! She got puzzles, a dog that reads to you with movies and books and books! Colty got a activity center! Can't wait for him to use it!!

Mallory loved opening our gifts too!

This box had a paper in it saying my parents got us a new TV stand!! Yay!!

We needed a new one soo bad!! We love it!!!

We had a great morning opening gifts followed by a fantastic homemade breakfast by my dad!

We are so blessed!

 

Christmas part1

Mallory is so excited for Christmas this year!

We may or may not have been letting her open gifts early!

Its fine! She doesn't need to get like 15 gifts on Christmas day! Plus it really helps me entertain her!

On this day we gave Mallory princess shoes!

We did our own little family Christmas in the afternoon on Christmas Eve. We figured it was our only quiet time before all the craziness started! Mallory almost died waiting for daddy to get home from work to start the presents!

 Mallory LOVES her LeapPad! Yay! Good idea,Mommy!!

I forgot to get a picture of Dustin opening his gift from me! :( I was a little busy holding Colton!

But I got Dustin some headphones for work! Yay! He loved them! Great surprise!

Christmas Sunday

On the Sunday before Christmas, we went to my moms ward! She had a small part in their sacrament program! I got a picture of Colty in his new sweater-vest

but Mallory was running around crazy and would only give me this!

 

I did manage to take these pictures with my phone during church! Oops!

Dockstader Christmas Party

Dustin and I took the kids to the annual Dockstader extended family Christmas party!

It is so nice to be able to live in town and get together with all the family once a year!

Grandpa and Grandma Dock were there with Papa Davids siblings, Patti & Mike.

(Uncle Jeff passed away a couple of years ago!:( )

We took a big group picture and then a great grandkids picture! So fun! There were 24 out of 26 or so great grand kids there! Love this picture!!

Mallory had a blast playing with April (Dana's daughter) and Hannah(Maclynns daughter)! She loves other little kids! Mallory also played with Aunt Ashlie a lot tonight! Making up for lost time!! 

It was a great night filled with lots of loved ones!!

Gill took some better pictures with her nice camera so I'll insert those here when she posts them! 

Dustin's Birthday part 1

We celebrated Dustin and Ashlies birthdays today!

Kim had us over to their house for dinner, cake/ice-cream and gifts!

We ate Yosemite Ranch tri-tip, salad, mash potatoes and green beans

We had a yummy cookies & cream with white cake ice-cream cake from Baskin Robbins

Kim & Dave gave Dustin some gun magazines for his gun, some gloves and some boot covers! Dustin loved his gifts!

Ashlie got a ring from her mom & some foundation MAC make-up from us!

Mallory loved helping Daddy blow out the candles and she LOVED the cake!!

It was great to see Ashlie & Michael! They have been living in Utah for the past 6 months! They met baby Colton for the first time tonight!

 

Dustin and I before we left for his moms house!

A few pictures from my phone of the night!

Papa & Colty, KeyKey, Mals & Sissy playing and Uncle Michael holding Colt for the first time!



Bridal Shower

Lauren Schwendimans bridal shower was today!

Amy and I had it at her moms house! We ate soup and breads! I mad Kims Chicken/Veggie/Rice soup! It was amazing!

Lauren had a lot of nice friends show up and she got a lot of great gifts!

So excited for her and Spencer! 

Cousins

Colton and Cash are soo cute!! My goodness!

They are so fun too!

Brooke and I put the boys next to each other again last night and they are starting to talk to each other now! Smiling back and forth at each other, cooing a little bit.
Brooke got a really cute video. We will have to upload it later!

So happy that my kids will have a cousin the same age!! I loved that growing up!

 

Work Christmas Lunch

My work Christmas party was at Cheesecake Factory this year!

We had a great time visiting and laughing!

Unfortunately, I didn't think to take pictures until we were almost done with dessert!

We were all too busy talking to stop for a picture! Ha!

I'm so thankful that I was able to get a little Christmas bonus cash and a Sees candy gift card!!

(In March I will have been at Dr Bogle's office for 10 years!!! Crazy!!!!)