The Ruiz Family: Finishing 2010

As always, I seem to get too far behind and fail to keep up to date on our family blog. Of course, I don't want to add new stuff until the older stuff gets posted, and then I just get farther and farther behind. Sigh...Well, here is a brief recap of the 2010 holiday season for the Ruiz Family.

Christmas

The holiday season approached much too fast, as typical, but we managed to slow things down and enjoy time together as a family. The house was decorated nicely this year and we enjoyed many Christmas movies together, although no snow this Christmas (thankfully). The girls received some baking stuff from a coworker and enjoyed making Christmas goodies.

Maggie and Lanna showing off the goods.

Christmas morning, the girls woke us up every half hour between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00, when we finally gave in and sleep walked down stairs to open gifts (and drink much needed coffee). I think they were worse this year than when they were 5 & 6 years old!

Still looking bright eyed and bushy tailed at 5:06 a.m.

Maggie got clothes...just what a (teen) girl wants!

Lanna was very excited for her new camera.

New Years at Sunriver!

After a nice Christmas at home, we packed our bags and headed to Sunriver, OR for a week in Central Oregon and the snow. It was a great time, relaxing with friends, enjoying the snow, and playing the Micheal Jackson Experience on the Wii. It should be noted that Lanna is the master of this game, consistently beating us all.

We tried our hand at snow shoeing (okay, but not a fun as skiing), headed up to Mt. Bachelor where the girls got a chance to ski for the first time, and headed into Bend a time or two.