Fight Night

Mark and Peyton share a love for the sport of Boxing. They watch all the major fights together and since Peyton was 5 they have been going to live matches around the valley. So for Christmas I bought tickets to a fight that was being held at Fantasy Springs Casino. The one thing I didn't do was check Mark's work schedule to make sure he's be free. Stupid mistake. We're in high season here and he was busy with a banquet. So, off to the casino I went with Peyton for a date night. I felt like a fish out of water. We had corner seats right where the boxers entered the arena. Thankfully Mark was able met us there after the second match and the hightlight of the night. Out of the curtains came Oscar De La Hoya. As we're standing there face to face, eye to eye, I smile and he smiles back. I ask, will you take a pic with my son. He nods and Peyton wimps out. He got too shy so I was only left with a picture of him alone as he walked away to take pictures with the thousands of other people excited to see him. Maybe next time.

New Years Eve

New Years Eve started out with the thought of just staying home with the kids since Mark was working. Then my girlfriend Valerie and I made plans for her to come over with her daughter since her husband was working as well. Then there was another friend who's husband was working and another. So....the actual night began with wives and kids while the husbands trickled in. The night turned out to be a very, very fun New Years Eve. Peyton started to get sleepy at 11:30 but was determined to stay up and Drew made it till midnight and happily went to bed at 12:10. They toasted each other with apple cider in plastic champagne glasses. Sharing the night with them was my favorite part of all. We've always left them at home before but seeing how excited they were watching the ball drop on TV, throwing streamers at midnight, making appetizers and wearing their party favors makes me so excited to host New Years again next year.

Christmas

Our first Christmas in our new home. It was little weird in the beginning when we were trying to decorate. Peyton wasn't happy but Drew and Mark were determined to make it great. I was on the fence missing our old home but knew we had to be happy in our new. But all of those feeling were thrown out the window when Santa came. It was a perfect Christmas and throughout the day the kids kept telling us it was their best one ever. Peyton gave Drew a pink lava lamp and she picked a flannel for him. The rest of the family came over for brunch and even more presents. My camera died but not before I could get a shot of Randy with his nerf gang.