Jay almost ruined Christmas :)
Me and the kids picked out a tree that was too tall, the saw Jay had wasn't big enough to cut the bottom so I thought we agreed he would go buy a bigger saw at Target, but instead he went with his first idea of cutting off the top...I was so upset, pouting, saying we had a Half tree...he said he would buy me a new one, but I think we made it work...hee! It served it's purpose :)
so cool instagram photos can send like normal photos, I am new to iphone and instagram...haha! We did our Christmas early before leaving for San Jose...had boiling crab for dinner followed by presents
Jaylin was so happy she actually wanted to cry...dramatic...she got her girltech, diary that only opens to her voice...
Jaylin got Jayme duck tape, I guess it's the trend :) duck tape wallets?
bey blades and ninjago's for Jayson...I don't know what it was, maybe cause it was just a simple Christmas with just us, we just felt so blessed, really one of the best Christmases ever! Plus Jay and the kids got me clothes and my first pair of Uggs and Fryes :)
We debated going to church in Vegas or San Jose, but we decided Vegas, Caron and her little ones came with us, then we met Michelle for coffee at the new coffee shop nearby, Tipsy...cute place with yummy chai...plus the three of us wanted to get together before our week long vacation apart, we really are sister wives...hee!
Christmas Eve with the deguzman side...got to see cousin Abigail, haven't seen her in over a year, such a cutie pie
fun little thing we've done the past few years, Auntie Kat gets the kids McDonald's gift cards and we all go before we part ways...the kids love it, paying for their own, but always sad when they say goodbye to each other
Christmas Day with the Robinos side
was so nice to have mom's cooking all day...teaching Jaylin how to roll lumpia
so random, so when Dee asked me and Melissa what we wanted for Christmas we both told her, whatever...clothes, accessories, something you would wear, so she got us both the same top she had along with similar but different jewelry AND my mom got the boys manny pacquiao jackets from the Philippines, so we had to take a picture :)
how cute is this money tree Melissa made us, gotta love pinterest!
got to meet cousin Desmond for the first time and hang out with Alex, love them!
group shot...open mouth smile is about as silly as I can get :)
went to visit grandma the following day, Still strong at over 90!
Ruby was so nice and got a group of us together last minute the day of for a family pizza night, was so nice to hang out and actually have time for the kids to play together
future scu gang or U.C. Irvine, Jayme loves it in Irvine, we told her she could go to school there :)
jayson and mateo became good friends, played bey blades, wrestled, won bingo together
our last day there, we had a little food tour of our own in San Jose, wanted to go to a few places I kept hearing about over facebook...first stop was Grub Shack in downtown San Jose, so good...I usually don't care for teryaki chicken, but I tasted the kids and it was so tasty, they loved it! I only got a few bites :)
known for their Kahlua sliders which were bomb.com...haha!
Jay loved the Thai Basic Chicken!
Lourie met us for lunch and the guys let me go back in the kitchen for a picture...from house parties to all of us being all grown up...hee! We all used to hang out back in the day and it has been forever since we've seen each other, but I will be coming here more often...had no idea these guys could cook so good, they will have lucky wives one day :)
next Philz coffee for their famous Mint Mojito Iced Coffee, it's different, refreshing! I am a fan!
Melissa watched the kids and we went for double date night at Alexander's Steakhouse
cleansing/preparing our palet was quite delicious
known for their Himachi shots, now I know why :) yummy!
filet was good, mashed potatoes were very good, so creamy and had potato chips in them
grand marnier souffle...I enjoyed the passion fruit macaron in the back, the filling tasted like ice-cream
we got this pretty dessert too, a little too chocolaty for me, but the hazelnut ball with the cookie crumbs was good
and such a nice touch that everyone gets cotton candy at the end, not just regular cotton candy but flavored, I think it was watermelon and then they sent us home with a sour apple one
then next morning we had a goodbye breakfast at Bills Cafe...mimosa bowl...bloody mary was good, spicy and good :)
as usual the kids hate leaving, asking why we can't live in CA or why we can't live with Auntie Melissa
we'll be back though, in a few weeks :)
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas too! Can't wait for 2013, actually looking forward to eating good again...hee! Happy New Year!
