A Very Busy Christmas – Part 1

It all started Christmas Eve when we went to the Valentin home. Jose and Kristen (with the help of the neighbors stove) made an awesome meal that we enjoyed with the family.
After dinner the children opened gifts while the rest of the family socialized.

It was a nice enjoyable evening.

A Very Busy Christmas – Part 2

Christmas Day was the busiest day of the season for us. It started at 8:00am with us celebrating Christmas at our house. As usual, Baby got to open up his present first.

However, this year it was not a treat because he found it the day before and ate it while we were not home. His present was a new jacket to wear in the cold weather. After he opened the jacket, we did feel bad for him so we gave him a treat anyway.

While Baby was enjoying his treat, we opened up our presents. Jay’s big gift was a Nintendo DS Lite…a 35 year old kid. He is also building a computer with his dad so he did not have anything else on his wish list.

For Amy’s gifts this year, Jay had a 30 Rock themed Christmas.

Jay took clips from the television show 30 Rock and edited them to stop right before a clue that was a present. Amy’s big gift was a necklace that was made from the top of her original engagement ring.

Once we were done, we quickly got ready and headed over to Mike and Missy’s house. Jay’s mom and dad also met us there. We spent the next 2 hours with the family opening presents and having a great time.
We left the Myers’ house around noon, stopped back at our house to pick up Baby and then headed to Griff and Barb’s house. This was where we spent the rest of Christmas Day. After an AWESOME meal, we had dessert and then exchanged our Pollyanna gifts.

Scott was so excited when he got a new kindle from Jesse…

Griff wanted to immediately make a casserole in his new pan…

And Braydon was terrified of his new talking Elmo.

What a wonderful, relaxing, stress free Christmas with our family!

A Very Busy Christmas – Part 3

If Christmas day was the busiest day of the season, then the following Sunday was a close second. After going to church, we went to Scott and Gwen’s house to celebrate Christmas with Trent and Amber. We ate once again a very tasty meal prepared by Scott and Gwen.
After lunch, we ate some yummy desserts and then exchanged gifts.

Scott gave Trent a motorized helicopter that entertained the family (and Rosanna) for quite some time.

We had to cut our visit short because that evening, we were hosting Jay’s Aunt Linda and Uncle Ray along with Jay’s parents for dinner. When we got home, we finished making the rest of the meal before they arrived. After our ham beans and potatoes meal, Amy brought out her new dessert recipe.

Jay then entertained Uncle Ray with his electronic gadget and they finished the night watching the Eagles game in the basement. Amy, Aunt Linda, and Jay’s parents talked in the living room.

It was nice to get to spend time with the aunt and uncle who are responsible for Jay being an Atlanta Braves fan. We were sad to say goodbye and can’t wait to see them again next year!

D'Antoni Visit

On Sunday, Chelle D’Antoni and the kids visited from North Carolina. Upon arriving, Gabe immediately went to the kid’s room and played on the computer, Acacia played outside in the 8 inches of snow that we got the night before, and Jay played Wii with Dano. After a little while, the kids opened up presents that we got them. The rest of the afternoon, Amy and Chelle hung out in the family room and the kids played with their new toys.
It was nice to see the D’Antoni family minus Jonathan. Hopefully next time, he will be able to make the trip.