Christmas this year started a few days early for us...first year we weren't going to be with the Pena's so we celebrated at our house early, the Thursday before...kiddos with their fun hats and our very own Santa!
food, presents and Just Dance!
rematch to come with Uncle Marv!
girls attempting to make a gingerbread house
this one just ate graham crackers and frosting
could not get the roof up right so we settled for a flat house :)
Friday was our family day...went to church, which was an awesome service, always amazing music
this year, 3D glasses for part of it. After, we let the kids exchange the gifts they got each other. Christmas eve morning did our stockings before hitting the road to San Jose...excited for these car slippers he had been wanting :)
Christmas eve at Melissa's...just in time, arrived at about 7-8pm
anxious!
with Auntie Tania and Uncle Mark
Christmas Day with my dad's side of the family...Great grandma with all the kids
lovely cousins
spent the rest of Christmas Day with Jay's family...the day after had a field trip to McDonald's...they all got gift cards from Auntie Kat & Uncle Perry, so wanted to let them all go together before cousins had to leave...they went to town with those cards, excited to pay themselves...meals, cookies, apple pies, mcflurrys
spent the rest of the week hanging out, sleeping in, no big plans, which is what Jay wanted...He said we always have an agenda :) so this time we really didn't do much...eat, sleep and hung out at home
the kids got to play with cousins & close family friends they haven't seen in forever
we did some shopping, got a couple's massage, ate lots...
Love Honey Berry...tried an ice-cream waffle sandwich which was good, but still like their Roti Buns better!
what is a Roti Bun? :) my weakness, anything pastry related!
got to celebrate Tyler's 4th birthday at Bounce-O-Rama...Jayson favorite part of the trip, this and going to Starbucks with daddy :)
had dinner with Rosalynn's family...my godson Christian does not like me, would not even say hi to me, even spit out a piece of gum when he found out it was from me :( was so funny, but sad...hee! I have to come around more often!
Melissa's was our home for over a week so had to open up some presents...was supposed to help daddy build it, but daddy pretty much did all the work :)
Ruby was able to get the gang together for a last minute brunch the day before leaving...
What a Welcome! Thanks Nora! Was so nice to get a cheers for coming :)
finally saw some of the new babies...Mari!
Chase wouldn't go to me, but liked Jay
finally saw the Abar girls...big fan of Miss Eden's hair, finally saw it in person :)
New Year's eve I was a happy camper, all I wanted was to be with my husband eating crab...and that's exactly what we did, he picked up boiling crab to go...is it scary I almost ate this whole thing alone :)
Ended our trip with a Crab Feast on New Year's day, a new tradition Uncle Son started...back to back crab days...I was happy!
played with some of them first
the amazing stew it cooked in
ready to eat...I was the last one at our table :)
kids even enjoyed it...well Jaylin and Jayson anyway. Jayme not into seafood, but loves her bread & butter and corn
Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year!!! Many of you have seen this, was trying to be funny with the Spirit Hoods :)
Thanks to everyone who donated to charity water for the kids...they were so excited every time they got a donation :) They raised $615. They are so lucky to still have gotten presents! We are blessed by all of you! 2012 is going to be great!