The last of December!

Cousins and ice cream, doesn't get much better!

The best we could get, Torsten was not feeling the group picture love.

I didn't take too many of the opening present ceremonies this year...tried to just sit back and enjoy a little more!

Yay for Zoe's First Christmas!

And this is SOOO not the Christmas scene we're used to, the BEACH!

It was definitely just as much fun as snow....:)

First trip to the Oakland Zoo for Zoe

And Petra!

The 5 cousins!

In the midst of all the visitors and Christmas activity this little one turned 1 month old!!

It was a great time with family! The older "kids" got to go bowling while Grandma and Grandpa watched the little ones. We also got out to many of the parks with the kids and just spent some time hanging out at home with eachother! 

New Year's Eve was spent fireside with popcorn and a movie with these precious ones and was just the right way to ring in 2015! Hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!

Christmas and grandma/grandpa time

Well, I'm tired. So I'm just gonna slap some pictures up! We decorated for Christmas without taking too many pictures....and Grandma Rachel and Grandpa Fred were here visiting. The kids had so much fun making cookies, stollen, playing, reading and doing our every day things. Thanks so much for the visit!!

Stockings hung by the chimney with care.

Stolen moments...

The sign from Maggie's school.

Already feels like a hollywood star...I don't even use flash! 

And then I went and did this....matching CHRISTMAS pj's. I mean, seriously, it's cuteness on crack!

The 4 kid pile up!

The girls also got to go shopping with Grandma and Grandpa for these fancy dresses, shoes, and outfits for Torsten and Zoe too. We'll definitely haves some more pictures of these ensembles soon!