After such a fun evening we have one final job to do: Set out cookies for Santa.
This is a very important job and Ben was very good to remind me to put out a mug of milk since Santa will be so thirsty from delivering so many presents.
They are soooo excited and so cute about Christmas.
We headed out for more Christmas Shopping around Huntington Beach. 
When we got home we received a package in the mail from Mormor in Pa from Sweden. 
The kids were so excited to get this fun, pretty Christmas candy. It was hard to get them to both look at me so I took a couple of pictures.
On a rainy day in December we decided to head over to South Coast Plaza and enjoy the beautiful christmas decorations......sure beats staying at home and going stir crazy.
We had a great time looking at the beautiful decorations. I love South Coast Plaza this time of year (well, really any time of year but especially in December).
Summer and Ben loved looking at all the trains and other decorations.
Awww, sooo cute. They can be best buddies and then fight like little bear cubs.
Having fun at Crystal Court on the little train.
I went to Ben's Kindergarten Christmas Party. They had fun playing pin the nose on the snowman.
Go Ben!!
The played Christmas Bingo.
And of course decorated Christmas Cookies.
Here's the whole class. Bne loves his teacher - Mrs. Snow and is having a great time in her class.
Ann, Jesse & Family came out to the O.C. to spend time with us over Thanksgiving. We had such a great time!! Ann and I made a big dinner with all of the fixings. We had Jesse's grandma over to join in the festivities. I'm pretty sure we kept her entertained.
Ben pulling a "mema" with the turkey leg. He was so excited and couldn't wait to get a hold of that turkey leg.
Aww, cute little Clara enjoying her meal. 
We had tons of a good food and great company. It was such a great time.
Summer and Clara had a blast together and were always in cahoots with each other.
Who even knows what they are up to in this picture.
They had fun wearing their twinner PJ's, playing with toys, playing at the park, doing artwork, etc.
Oli was so chill and just hung out and watched the bigger kids play.
Summer thought it was so cool to hold Oli...he's almost as big as she is! 
We had one of those warm days in November when it's just too impossible not to go play in the waves.
The kids played until the sun set and had so much fun.
Another gorgeous sunset in Huntington Beach - off Magnolia street.
Ben had his fill of the water so was busying digging in the sand.
Summer stayed in the waves until it was almost dark. She was having so much fun!