Our Blue House: The happenings at the Blue House

So it's been a while since any posting.....we've been running around crazy the last few months or so doing family events, birthdays, work, and anything else that seems to keep our weekends packed. So here is a short recap of some the things we've been up to to round up 2012.

We had a visit from one of my good friends from college. She and her husband had moved to Utah a while back and so we don't see them too often anymore. So visits whenever they return to California are awesome. Miles and Leta had not seen each other in over a year.

We also went to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sacramento. We had a blast running through the hay maze, climbing the hay pyramid, watching the pig races, playing in the corn box, going on hay rides, riding the ponies, and of course picking our pumpkins.

Sitting among the pumpkins

Miles & Lincoln riding the ponies

This year was also Caleb's very first year trick-or-treating (not that Miles has all that much more experience). We had some company this year as our friends Susan and Vang and their daughter Sheng Yang came along.

We also had several family birthdays and our annual Moua Family Thanksgiving event. I forgot to take the camera this year though so no pictures from the event but we enjoyed spending time with family, and those memories don't need pictures. Although, there was a family slide show there, so I will have to ask my cousin if I could get a copy and maybe will post.

Miles turned 3 at the end of November and since his cousins had birthdays all within two weeks of each other, we threw one big skating party for all four. (Miles - 3, Lily - 4, Kailey - 2, Simon - 11) We all had a blast and everyone enjoyed some fun and laughs roller skating.

Miles & Lily with their dads getting ready to skate

Kailey and her dad making their way around the rink

Miles and Syr - skating buddies

Miles & Daddy

Lily and her mom

Happy Birthday!!!

And they each also got a their own little

cupcake with candle to blow out

Miles also had his first dental visit with our family dentist. Our dentist had recommended a pediatric dentist a while back but I couldn't wait until Miles could see our family dentist. Not that there was anything wrong with any other dentist, I just liked the way our family dentist is and he didn't start seeing children until they were a little older. He did really good with his first set of dental x-rays and enjoyed the visit oh so much.

Sitting in the dentist chair

Miles and Caleb brushing their teeth. It may be a mundane every day
thing but my boys love brushing their teeth. Let's hope this continues
so I don't have to worry about any dental issues.

We unfortunately could not do our usual tour of lights this year as the weekend that we had planned to go the boys were sick and it was pouring down like cats and dogs. Hopefully we'll be able to catch it next year. Here's a clip from 2011 from one of the houses that did penguin land.

This year we actually got pictures of them visiting Santa Claus. We had taken Miles before but he was too scared so we never got any pictures. This year we thought we'd try for a picture and oh what a picture....it's almost the classic crying on Santa's lap. Maybe next year will be better......

We of course enjoyed opening presents on Christmas morning with the boys. Caleb learned quick how to tear away at the gift wrapping after watching Miles do it a few times. Here is one shot of them after they had opened their guitars. They've been enjoying being "rock stars" with The Fresh Beat band and Miles had been asking for a guitar.