One of the many reasons why I like Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts are the various opportunities they provide to volunteer as a family.   Last month we volunteered to help with an organization called Feed My Starving Children through k’s Girl Scout troop.  We put labels on the bags of food that will be distributed to children in various countries.  

We had tickets to Knott’s that expired at the end of the year, so we snuck in a trip just in time.  I like going around the holidays because of the decorations/shows, etc., but it is always so crowded, too.  I was also disappointed that there was no Snoopy on Ice show on the day that we went.

We had to postpone our trip to San Diego during Christmas break by one week since D was sick.  We ended up going after church on Sunday and staying one night.  However, by the time we arrived at San Diego Zoo at about 2 p.m. in the afternoon, it was crazy crowded.  We had to circle the parking lot for a really long time and finally lucked out when a bus was leaving, freeing up about four spaces at once!  

For Christmas Eve, we went to a Saddleback service with my sister’s family.  We then all had dinner at my parents’ house.

We had my favorite food tradition–my mom’s log cake!

I like making a big Christmas breakfast at home.  k and n do not wake up any earlier on Christmas, which I find strange!

This Star Wars robe was one of n’s favorite presents!

In early December, we went to Ruby’s Diner to take part in their anniversary special of a burger and fries for $1.99.  We had to wait about 45 minutes since we had to wait for D to come home from work.  We weren’t too impressed with the burgers though.  I actually like In-n-Out’s better!