Class of 85

January 9, 2013
So way back on December 1, 2012, Brophy held its annual Parent/Faculty Christmas Dance.  Parents (and faculty I assume) get all dressed up and go to in a fancy car to high school Brophy for a dinner/dance.  It's basically reliving your youth because it's actually at the high school and you feel like a teenager again when the dinner is over and everyone is getting crazy on the dance floor.  Except now you can actually walk in the high heels and they serve alcohol!
We went with one of the MOST fun couples we know.  Tom actually went to high school with Grant & Jennifer.  No dance photos because (sorry to sound like a broken record here) my iPhone stinks with a flash.
Here we are before the dance.  Jennifer's teenage daughter posed us in the "prom pose" for the first one.

 Tommy took some of us before we left in the fancy car.  Funny story about that: when the car pulled up, I wasn't quite ready, so the driver was waiting patiently outside.  Our other crazy friends/next door neighbors snuck into the car (with the driver's blessing) and scared the pants off us when we opened the door.  It was hilarious.

 This is my favorite picture of the whole night...maybe the whole holiday season (except for my Christmas card photo).

 

Christmas Parties

January 2, 2013

December was a whirl wind of parties.  So here's a quick recap.

Mini high school reunion when Ronnie came back to town from Japan.   Some of the AHS alumni (plus Devney & Brenda) met up.  Anyone look familiar? 

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 Two nights and 3 parties later, Tom & I showed up at the Massimis Annual Christmas Party. Always fun, and always a ping pong game going on.

 The next weekend, I hit the Gingerbread Brunch party with Grace, Emmie & Aunt Fisa.  Although we made the best of it, it was a TOTAL bust.  Not a gingerbread man in sight, much less a house in need of decorating.  All they had were sugar cookies with frosting & sprinkles.  Big bummer.

Later that day, (see I told you it was a whirlwind) we went to Kathy's Christmas Eve Eve fiesta.

Mel & Ashleigh

Cooper Cutie

Allie, Emmie & Kate

Grace & Kackery

Tom & Michael & Ashleigh

Me, Grace, Emmie & Kathy

Christmas Eve

December 24, 2012

So, yes, I know I am posted backwards.  Bear with me; I am way behind in my posting, so I figured it was easiest to start with the most recent and work my way back.  '

Christmas eve is usually spent at Kathy's house.  Usually, she hosts a big fiesta on Christmas Eve.  This year the fiesta was on the 23rd.  This meant Christmas Eve was a quiet family night.  The four of us went to church (and I got no pictures). Then we went to Kathy's for a small dinner with the Halters.  The kids continued the Halter tradition of opening one gift which somehow is ALWAYS new pajamas.  Given their ages, its hard to find matching jammies that a 9, 12, and 15 year old would be seen in.  So Emmie & Grace match, Tommy not so much.  

At our house we read The Night Before Christmas, like we always do.

Christmas Day

December 25, 2012

We had a very nice Christmas here at the Halterhome.  We saw the Halter side of the family and Grandma Joyce & Poppy Don, then we saw long-time friends the Binsfelds to end the evening.  We wish could see ALL our family on Christmas, but we send our love to the Elliotts and Hinses, Hynes family, Tadlocks, Hartmans & and Gonzalezes and everyone else!

Here are our highlights from Christmas day.

Tommy's favorite gift- a foam ball from the Dollar store.  I swear he's played with it nonstop. 

Snow globe tradition continues...with  a Disneyland 2012 snow globe

Grace looking for gifts in the waaay back.

Tommy modeling his new sweater.  

Tommy photo bombing 

Kathy & Emmie at the Binsfelds Christmas night.

Grace & Poppy (Dave Binsfeld in the background)

Poppy with his local grand kids

Tommy & Grandma Mary - aren't they festive in the green & red?!

Grace & Grandma Mary 

Mac with his indestructible toy that he has since destroyed

What? A photo of me?

Grace in her dance studio gear.

Grace's sign from mom 

Grace listening to music on her new mini speaker

One of my favorite gifts... a balancing Santa .  Now I can stop drooling over Poppy's,  I have my own to enjoy! Thanks Kathy & Emmie.