Day 360

Jenniffer came into town for Christmas and we threw together a very impromptu breakfast at Richies. Good food, Great friends!! (again a blurry picture because I had to go and exchange the camera Jim got me for a slightly different one later that day!)

*Only 5 more days till project 365 2009 is complete..and yes, I'm going to do it again in 2010!!

Day 359 {Merry Christmas}

A blurry picture, yes..but it was the best I could do with my broken camera (thanks ryder) {of which is no longer because Jim got me a new one that actually focuses for Christmas!} and a tripod and 4 boys who hate having pictures taken.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Day 358 {Christmas Eve}

The annual WATKINS Christmas eve party at Brian & Cindi's. (sadly minus my brother Rob & family who are in Korea, and Mike & Stephanie)

Day 357

We got a knock on our door and opened to find 3 large containers shipped to us from one of Jim's co-workers (who totally spoils us like this every year). When we went inside and opened them up we found A LOT of swine: 6 pork sausage ropes (mild & hot), 3 lbs. Canadian bacon, and 2 slabs (9.84 lbs.) of bacon! This was a meat lovers paradise, a vegetarians nightmare...or is all this SWINE a secret ploy to infect Jim with swine fever aka: H1N1?

Day 356

I joined Jim at the temple for our wards' youth baptisms. It was a small group, but a beautiful experience!

Day 355

Movie night with my peeps! {we saw "Did You Hear About the Morgan's?}

Day 354

Jim's Southern Region Administrators' Family Christmas Party. (Patricia and her husband snuck out before the camera appeared). This is an amazing group of people who we consider to be like family!

FYI: tonight was the first time I ever tried PRIME RIB, and it was delicious, and probably my last time eating ham...there were still little pig hairs attached to the area in which something was sawed off! NASTY!!

Day 353

I'm asking myself...Why can't all PANDA's be drive-thru? Not only was it convenient, but it was FAST!

Day 352

We were going to have a very last minute party at our house but as Friday rolled around, we realized that it was going to be too crazy of a night. Another friend was having her birthday party, there was another little gathering in our ward..so we decided to just go out to eat with whom ever could make it! (which was so much nicer than worrying about party planning) Sue, the birthday girl, had to leave a little early for her own b-day party so we had Kristen play the roll of Sue for the singing and free dessert. We hammed it up with loud singing and photos..who wouldn't believe it wasn't her birthday.

Day 351

Kinda weird, but the boys last day of school was today, THURSDAY! It was chalk full of singing and parties and of course the traditional teacher's gifts. I figured 2 new teachers..there was no need for me to create another gift. I would do the same thing I did last year. "If it aint broke, don't fix it!" It's original and I figured they most likely would not be getting 2 of them.

Day 350

As a culminating activity for our Science activity badge, I took our Webelos to the Temecula Children's Museum. Believe it or not, in the 6 years we've lived in Temecula I have never been there! It was so incredibly clever inside..I think I liked it just as much as the boys!

Day 349 {Happy Birthday Dad!}

I was rummaging through my jewelry drawer and came across this necklace...this was the necklace I wore on my very first date with Jim (to the BYU-H winter ball) over 13 years ago. Good times!

Day 348

For family night we had a couple families over to build and decorate gingerbread houses. It was pure chaos..but it was fun!

Day 347

Having terrible photo block..nothing terribly picture worthy today so you get our front door. We can play a guessing game: guess how many colors this "G" has been!