Christmas!!

Christmas morning was a little hectic. We all got ready for church and the kids really wanted to open their presents, but we told them, "no, after church we can go home and open up all the gifts together." Church was only for an hour and Eligh sang Christmas songs with his primary classes. He did a great job. So, my camera is broken... on Christmas, I know, really sucks! My sister said she will order me a new one since she was the last to borrow it. Any way, I took some pictures on my camera phone, thank goodness!

Eligh was super excited. All he wanted for Christmas was transformers. He also, got a Movie Cars scooter for Christmas.

Ayden was excited, too. I think he enjoyed ripping up the wrapping papers more than the presents. lol Each time he would open something up he stares at for a second and throws it to the side then open up another present, it was hilarious! Cyrus got to sit and watch while his brothers went crazy opening up gifts.

So, the best part of Christmas day, I have to say was being with families. After church we went home opened up presents, napped for few hours and we went to my in laws. We had a wonderful time even though we couldn't stay the whole night because we had another get together with my side of the family(The Phetsavong). My sister who lives in Georgia is now living in Cali. YAYYY!!!!!! She is living with her in laws in Sanger while her hubby finds job in Arizona. Here I am with my sister, Annee. This is the first time in over a year that I get to see her. She took the rest of the pictures on her camera phone and sent me via text.

Some of Eligh's cousins, my cute nieces and nephew(Annabell, Arionna and Andrew).

The Boys(my hubby, brother Ricky, brother in law Javier and Israel).

A quick pic of the get together. My parents were party poopers they left too early because they were tired. lol We had a blast! I did not get any pictures from the other get together from my in laws but thankfully Domenic was able to take pictures so we are still waiting to see them! lol.

Hope you all had a great Christmas! We love you!!:)

Anonymous

To whoever you are out there. We want to THANK YOU SO SO VERY MUCH for this beautiful card and the message inside of it. This is truly a feeling of Christmas.

Last night our neighbor came up to me and ask if I was Mrs. Tringali. I looked at him for a second and was a little apprehensive because I had just buckled the kids in the car all by myself to go to my parents house and then this big figure in the dark came up to me. My first reaction was to ignore him then get in the car as fast as you can and lock it. Just because the area we live in can be a little rough sometimes. Lol. He came close to me and handed me this card in the dark while his friends stood on the other side of the street chattering. He said that this was in his mailbox and thought it belonged to us. It had the Tringali Family on the front envelope with no postage stamps and inside the letter said, "...they hope Christmas will be even better for us and just know that you and your family is loved!" I literally, cried. It was so touching and I felt the spirit so strong. There was no name of the giver on the inside or outside of the card, but just an xoxo with a gift. Our hearts are filled with gratitude and love on this special time of the year. We love you!

Hope all is feeling the Joy and Love of Christmas!

Our family pictures!

My sister took these pictures for us in my old beat up canon camera. Lol. We are too cheap to get it "professionally" done. I think it turned out great! It was hard to get the kids together when they just cannot stay still for a picture. We really tried so hope you guys enjoy our pictures that we will be sending out to family and friends for the holidays! :)

Happy Holidays!!!

Cyrus

Cyrus turned 6 months old and is big as ever! You know it when they are getting older when they can roll off the couch. j/k lol He is such a sweetie pie. We are very blessed to have him in our lives. Cyrus first word was, "dah dah" and now he just mumble different words. He is a good baby(only when mommy is around). His brothers love to play with him and they always give him big hugs and kisses. Sometimes I will catch Ayden sitting on top of Cyrus on the swing. Lol. Eligh love to make Cyrus laugh and he is so adorable when he would carry Cyrus around the house. Cyrus would jump and giggle everytime his brothers get too silly. Bryan love to make him cry and said, "...because he is too cute, that's why!" haha I love that he can sleep from 7:30pm to 7:30am. He is slowing transitioning into solid food and loves it. He can hold his head up when he is on his tummy and he will lift his head up when he is on his back, pretty impressive, huh? We love Cyrus so very much he is our little Angel.

Cindy Lane in Clovis

We went to Cindy Lane to see Christmas lights in those really nice area in Clovis. It was BEAUTIFUL. we will probably go to the Christmas Tree Lane next Monday for FHE.

Here Eligh is all happy and excited with bright eyes looking at all the wonderful bright lights.

Ayden really knows how to "live it up"...we had the moon roof open and he stuck his head out most of the drive around the blocks at under 5 mph. I jumped out really quick for this photo.

Look at him, he LOVED it!!!

There was so many nativity scenes that I just have to take a picture. We are reminded on this special time of the year about the miracle of his birth, Our Savior Jesus Christ!

I love this sign.

Bryan yelled out, "HO, HO, HO!!" the whole time while driving and people kept looking at us smiling. We had so much fun and the kids love it, that we will go back for more. :) Also, we ended the night with some Candy Cane Hot Coco, scriptures and prayer then Eligh sang us Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer(his favorite Christmas songs) and Silent Night.:)

Grad Party

A good friend of mine just graduated from the RN Program. I am super excited for her she worked so hard and finally accomplished something BIG. We celebrated this last Friday with friends and all her family. I had a great time. The house was loaded with KIDS. Too bad I brought myself. It felt nice to go out again and the food was all HOMEMADE and DELICIOUS!!! My friend makes the best egg rolls, fried rice and chow mein, ever!!

Jennifer, Me and Channa.
Good times.:)

Christmas Program

Eligh's school had a Christmas Program for the Kindergarteners and they have worked so hard practicing for this event that they all did such a fabulous job. Eligh was TOO cute! We got there in time for the performance, I felt a little bad because Bryan had just got off from work and we rushed to the school. Lately, I've just been emotional and I got a little teary eyes when they sang, Silent Night, it was wonderful!

We took pictures of the kids before their performance. As you can see there was a lot of parents and everyone wanted to be in the front.

Ha. Here is Eligh. I zoomed in and got him to look at me! yay!! haha

Also, we went to our church Christmas concert last Saturday and the spirit was felt. My good friend Channa was in the choir and they did an amazing job even though she said they messed up. Lol.

Wayside Noodle

We had another "girls nite out" last Tuesday and this time we went out to Wayside Noodle, a Vietnamese restaurant on Herndon and 99. My friend was so sweet that she treated me to dinner that night, WOW. The food was great. I had Mango beef and Honeydew Boba shake and the plate was huge!! My sister in law Amber came along with us and hung out with a few of my friends. Last time we had a "girls nite out" she jokingly said, "where was my invite?" Lol. So, I just had to invite her because of that comment and she is fun to be around. Haha We had a good time!

Channa on the right, graduates from the RN program this Thursday and I can't wait to celebrate with her again this coming Friday, yay!!! And my friend Saroy, in the middle, will be finish with school and submits her application for the LVN to RN program next month, I am so proud of them!!

It felt really nice to get out of the house away from things and just enjoying the night with great friends and good food. What more can you ask for? Bryan was funny, he text me before I left the house and was like, "did you leave already?" I felt a little guilty for leaving him with the babies, but then again not so much and thought to myself, "He'll be fine!" Haha He told me the kids were good and that Cyrus cried for only a few minutes and that he had put all the boys to sleep an hour right after I left at 7:30-ish and played Xbox games the entire night. I was very proud of Bryan because he had just got back home from a long day at work, then had to watch the boys, feed them while I had my "time out" and got the kids all ready for bed. What a Sweetheart!! I love him!!:)

SUPER EXCITED!!!

First of all, let me tell you about these two boys. This is Eligh's best friend, Talon. They went to Preschool together last year and have become very close. When we moved, Eligh was transferred to a different school and the last time we saw them together was over 6 months ago and I have been in contact with his mom via Facebook ever since, but we never really did play dates together. Anyway, how ironic that Bryan's last job, which by the way he got accepted another job offer, THANK HEAVENLY FATHER, Bryan use to work with Talon's dad doing insulation work. It took awhile until they finally found out that their kids are actually "besties". Bryan told me the whole story about how it started off with Talon's dad talking about his 5 year old son and how his son has a friend who he talks about all the time and then Bryan started talking about Eligh and how he has a friend who he couldn't stop talking about either and then long story short...everything just all clicked together...Bryan was like..."wait a minute...what's your son's name and what school did he go to?" He said, "Talon- Sierra Vista" and Bryan looked at him for a second and said, "my son name is Eligh he went to Sierra Vista, too!". And they looked at each other and both saying, "your son is Eligh, your son is Talon...oh my gosh, they're friends!! haha Isn't that crazy!??? He told Bryan that Eligh is a household name and that Talon's been talking about him way too much. Oh and get this, his dad actually lives down the street from us...lol but we found out that Talon lives with his mom and his dad takes him every Wednesday and Friday. Anyway, you could imagine how excited these two boys were after seeing each other. SUPER EXCITED!!!!

Here they are at Talon's 6th Bday.

Boys are fun and crazy, running around all over this fort shooting each other and throwing rocks, I got scared. Lol.

Balloon pooping.. a new version for pinatas, super cool they had candies and toys in them.

Here they are singing Happy Birthday to Talon when they really should've been singing, reunited and it feels so goood... haha We all had fun and will definitely make sure they have their play dates at least once every two weeks or so.:)

YLP

We went up to YLP(Yosemite Lake Park) to my in law's David and Amber's house for Thanksgiving this year. It was so much fun and the drive up to the mountains was so beautiful! Too bad most of our extended family were not able to come celebrate with us, it was just our family, Bryan's dad, David and Amber and their two girls. We wish all could have join us, but maybe next year. Anyway, we were in charge of bringing ham and I had only 2-3 hours to cook that morning because we had an early Thanksgiving feast with my side of the family(The Phetsavong) before heading up to YLP. The ham turned out great, although nothing compared to Amber's "organic turkey" that she had basted for about 4 hours in the oven, oh my word so juicy and DELICIOUS!!! I had about 3-4 plates that night I kept going back for more. Lol. Oh well... Also, the Boys went fishing after dinner, unfortunately, they did not catch any fish. Haha

The turkey we ate was huge and so JUICY!!

Eligh's school had a big Thanksgiving Feast and I was unable to go due to crying babies, plus, no car. He told us he ate a lot and had pumpkin pie, turkey, mashed potato, popcorn and a lot of yummy food. We were very happy to hear and to feel his excitement. I hope you guys all had plenty to eat and plenty leftovers to enjoy for later, because we sure did and we are very GRATEFUL for all that Heavenly Father has provided us with and for FAMILY. Happy Thanksgiving!:)