Christmas Eve Fun.

Christmas Eve started for us at 8:30 in the morning when we left for Santa Cruz. After making a pitt stop to pick-up our nephews (Keith, Joseph and Tyler) in boulder creek and drop off a present at our friends house out there, we headed to Dan & Michelle's. We arrived at 11AM to a warm house with a beautiful tree. We played with our neice and nephews for a couple of hours and ate around 1:30. We started opening presents about 2pm. This continued the yearly tradition in which Grandma plays Santa and reads the names while the little kids deliver the presents. Once everyone has their "Pile" of presents we open them. One person at a time, youngest to oldest. Paige was blessed with a few great outfits. I scored with some vanilla scented stuff and a beautiful picture of Paige and Alyssa from Dan & Michelles wedding reception (And yes that made me cry). Justin took home some good smelling cologne and we both also received a digital crock pot.

All of the kids made out this year with digital cameras and video cameras from us. It was so exciting to be able to give them something they have been asking for over the years. Overall it was a fun day.

Grandma, Chrissy and Paige

Princess Alyssa

Paige had fun with the presents and her cup.

All of the neices and nephews together.

Another shot of the neices and nephews

After leaving Santa Cruz, we headed to my parents house where we video conferenced in with my family back east for a gift exchange. That was really fun. Justin and I ended up with a Patriots jacket. I can't wait to have it in my hands. We then settled in for a fun dinner with many types of pasta and sauces. After that, we headed home where we assembled the slide from Santa and the ballpit from Santa.