A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH FAMILY

We had such a wonderful Christmas. It started with a beautiful mass at the St. Barbara Mission on Christmas Eve, then followed by a dinner made by Kevin at our house (Ashlin made her first complete roll over as entertainment during dinner) and a late night viewing of the Christmas Story. Christmas morning was filled with more eating (Kevin cooked again) preparing breakfast for us along with my sister Megan, my parents, and my grandmother along with 4 of her friends that were thankful for a place to spend Christmas. Lots of present opening was next. After presents we drove to Kevin's parents house in Los Osos. We always have so much fun at the farm, this time wasn't any different. We opened more presents and ate a fabulous dinner made by Mary Lou (Kevin's mother). It was so much fun. Ashlin riding her pony!

Nana Lou and Baby Ashlin!
Uncle Corey playing with Ashlin!

FUN IN THE SNOW

This was the view from our Bass Lake condo, so beautiful. Everyone had fun in the snow - including Louie.

A white Christmas at Bass Lake

We had so much fun playing in the snow at Bass Lake. It was so beautiful. We rented a little place for the week - it had a full kitchen and a great fireplace. We dined out at Ducey's and Tenaya Lodge and ate some spectacular food and dessert. We enjoyed our time together as a family - including our little wiener dog Louie!

Our XMas Celebration in SB

Merry Christmas!

Make a Smilebox greeting

Ashlin Meets Santa Clause

8th Annual Goodwin Holiday Party

Growing Up! 13 Lbs. 11 Ounces

Santa's Cutest Helper!

Blast from the Past!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Giddy Up!

On Saturday Kevin, my sister Aimee and myself competed on horse back in a poker card race meet. Basically we galloped across the countryside and over logs to 5 checkpoints where we rested, drank champagne and collected a card. The team with the best poker hand at the end of the race won. It was really fun.

Look who is Looking Around!!

Ashlin is so much fun! She is such an easy baby - very happy all the time. She just learned to roll over - twice. Auntie Donna saw her for the first time. She is laughing a lot and thinks the weiner dogs are sooooo funny. She is just such a blessing!

Nana Lou is here for a visit!!

What a fabulous day at the beach. The weather was perfect, the tide was low and all the kids were happy. We even saw dolphins.

Mark & Lora's Wedding

We traveled to Carmel to be guests of Uncle Mark and

Auntie Lora's wedding. The wedding was wonderful.
Lora was so beautiful and Mark very handsome. It did

rain a little - but that didn't ruin the fun. It was a great

weekend!

Trip to Hope Ranch Beach

Another beautiful day in Santa Barbara at Hope Ranch Beach - all the kids love the beach. The sunsets are fabulous!!

Happy Halloween!

Ashlin's 1st Halloween Party

Daddy took Ashlin to her 1st Halloween Party where they met up with "Uncle Sam," uhhhhh...actually I mean "Uncle John," posing as Uncle Sam. It was a fun night with music and food. Thatcher also joined in on the festivities.