Fil-Am Christmas party

Last Saturday we enjoyed dinner and dancing at the Filipino-American Christmas party. Harrison lead his mom in a waltz. He's learned a lot from his ballroom dancing class. The kids joined in a few games. See how large Hayden and Mackenzie's paper is? Both partners had to have their feet on the paper in the beginning and by the end of the game there was just enough space for one partner's feet. See how small Harrison and Mallory's paper is? They won! Lolo leads the men in a "Stayin' Alive" routine. May, Hallie, Mallory and Ashley join in the electric slide. It was a fun night!

Cute cousins...

The Downings came up for a visit Dec 26-29th. Billy, Rob, Harrison and Mackenzie went duck hunting a couple mornings. Hayden and Mallory joined them when they shot clays while May and I went shopping. Lolo and Lola enjoyed playing with Hallie. She's such a cutie!! We had fun shooting fire works too. Next time we get together it will be for our trip to Disney World...just 3 more weeks!!

Christmas day

We had lunch with Lolo and Lola on Christmas day. Afterward, we went to see Marley and Me. It was a good movie...not exactly what we expected though. Very few dry eyes by the end of the movie!!

Playdoh display

Mackenzie and Mallory had fun making their playdoh desserts for their "bake off". They made chocolate chip cookies, apple streudel, cookie cake, and different shaped cookies. The playdoh was a gift Mallory wanted for Christmas and got from Uncle Brody, Auntie Lorrie and Mikaela.

Merry Christmas!

The girls woke us up about 6am. They were excited to see what Santa brought them...Mallory got a scooter, new Bully, a dress, basketball and an I touch...Mackenzie got a basketball goal, basketball and an I touch. They opened presents from Mommy and Daddy too. Our family present is a trip to Disney World January 19-26th! We're so excited!!

Getting ready for Santa

Mallory sprinkled her reindeer food in the front yard so Santa's reindeer could find us in our new house. The girls baked chocolate chip cookies and left a cup of milk for Santa.

The Howells and Perrys

Everyone is all smiles for the camera :~)

Christmas in Carthage

We enjoyed visiting with family in Carthage on Christmas Eve. The kids (big and small) had fun on the scooters. Brody and Billy raced and Mac showed off her jumps. Everyone had fun opening gifts, the girls baked cookies for Santa and we enjoyed a delicious meal.

Toy Bowl champs!

Last weekend we went to Mobile to see Harrison's football team (St. Luke's Wildcats 6th grade) in the 61st annual Toy Bowl. They defeated the All Star team 16-0. St. Luke's went undefeated for the season! Way to go Harrison #97!

Season's Greetings!

Our tradition continues...this is the 36th edition of the Santiago family Christmas picture! We hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Happy fall :~)

We hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! Here are a few pictures of the kids. Mac and Mal started raking leaves a couple weeks ago...pile still there! On Thanksgiving night we put up our Christmas decorations. They had fun dressing up afterward and rockin' with Billy while playing Rock Band. Harrison, Hayden and Hallie say Roll Tide! They had fun in Tuscaloosa cheering on Alabama as they beat Auburn!

Happy Anniversary to us...today!

Billy and I celebrated our 12th anniversary yesterday! We had a nice dinner at Saki Sushi. Billy's a pro with the stix and sushi selection. The sushi and habatchi dinner were delicious! This year we weren't able to take a trip because I'm on call this week and Billy left at 6am for LABSCO meetings in Jacksonville, FL. His territory has grown from Louisiana, Miss, Alabama and now Florida panhandle to Ft. Walton Beach. He'll be back Wed. night. Maybe next year we'll have a weekend getaway for our anniversary!

2008 Coaches Cup CHAMPIONS!

Mackenzie's team had a great weekend in Tupelo at the 2008 Coaches Cup tournament. They were 5-0 for the tournament. The semi final and final on Sunday were tough games against teams from Starkville. The final ended in a tie 3-3 to send it into overtime. After two 5 min quarters it was still tied 4-4. Our girls WON on PKs (penalty kicks) 3-2. Mackenzie was put in the goal for the PKs. She had some great saves!! She also scored a PK to help her team win. It was one of the most (if not the most) exciting finishes ever! Congrats to Coach Billy, Mac and the Lightning!

Good call ref!

Billy's first experience as a referee was at the Coaches Cup tournament. They get exercise too running up and down the sidelines!

2008 Coaches Cup

Mallory's team played awesome at the Coaches Cup tournament in Tupelo last weekend. Their team won all 3 of their games. The girls had a fun time on and off the field! Way to go Mystics!

Guitar Hero cake

Mackenzie's cake turned out really cute. See her on the right side playing with the band. She had a fun time with her friends.

Mackenzie's birthday party

Mackenzie had her 10th birthday party at The Park. The kids played Guitar Hero and other video/fun games too. The guitars were made by Peavey's...much different from the guitars for the Xbox game. Everyone had a good time!

Happy Halloween

We stopped by to see Anna Kate and Parker before we went trick or treating at Lolo and Lola's neighborhood. There were hundreds of people walking the streets! The girls picked "skele-rockers" for their costumes. Eddie's in town visiting too. He and Billy will probably have an "all nighter" playing Halo3 on the Xbox!