Christmas Day!

Happy Birthday Jesus!  We've been waiting and waiting for this special day to arrive.  I love when the kids wake me up early to discover their Santa gifts and want to get going on the present opening.  Over coffee and cinnamon rolls we opened every last present.  The big one was out front from Santa... a tether ball court.  The house was a mess with gifts everywhere and smiles from ear to ear. 

As always, we had a great time at Grandma and Bruce's!  This year there must have been 40+ family and friends eating, visiting, playing and laughing.  We stayed late and enjoyed every second with the fam!  Thank you Mom for a beautiful day and many generous gifts!  Love you all!

Claire, Raquel, Travis and Kristin (Tin Tin)

Josh, Jacob and Caleb

Joseph, James and JohnPaul

 Kristin, Carrie, Krista, Grams, Constance and Claire

Cousins galore!

 Michael and Cathy

My sweet sibs!

What a treat to spend time with Mom and Aunt Virgie!

Christmas Eve

Truly one of my favorite nights of the year and tonight was no exception.  We started the night with Christmas Eve Mass where the girls sang in choir.  Josette sang the Psalm and the girls sang Silent Night.  They all did a great job!  Our 7th family member, Bailey, joined us to support the girls.  It was great to see many friends at Church then we had dinner at Avenue Italy.  It's one of our favorite restaurants!  After dinner, we joined Robyn, Ted and Alec for dessert and presents.  It was fun filled and jam packed.  Wouldn't have it any other way!

Great food + great family time

Sweet and beautiful Robyn

Van and Chasey

My Little Reindeer

Christmas With Grandpa Lang and Ozell

Lots of wonderful family celebrations!  We all met at Aunt Cathy's for Christmas with Grandpa Lang and Ozell.  Uncle Joe and Aunt Sylvie joined too.  The kids loved being together and riding this year's hottest toy... the power board.  Everyone took turns riding until the end of the night when Gigi face planted and cut her chin.  An hour later we were 5 stitches in at the urgent care.  We were just 1 of the many casualties this season.  Minus the injury... we had a great time always!!!

Love you Dad and thank you for all the wonderful gifts!

James and Joseph

Josette and Raquel

Van and Gianna

Jonah, Jessie and Gianna

Can't get enough of the power board!

Dad and Joe

Dad and Cathy

Dad and Ozell

Gigi's war wound

Berlin

We've been lucky to have many nights out lately.  Tonight we had dinner in Manhattan Beach then Berlin at The Saban Theater.  I've been dying to see them and although they were pretty good... she sang more new songs than old.  I came for Metro, Masquerade and No More Words... she sang Christmas songs and post 2000's.  When I see an 80's band, I want to hear 80's music!

We still had a great time!

Annual Ave C Holiday Party

Thank you Patrice and George for hosting a fun night out for drinks and apps with our sweet neighbors.

Geralyn, Patti and Donna

Santa On Ave C

Oh Santa, you never disappoint!  We love our up close and personal visits on Avenue C.  Thank you for remembering us every year!