Christmas Eve was a majestic day in Carlsbad, CA. The weather was clear with a high of 68 degrees. The kids woke up and watched a little "White Christmas" after breakfast. We also played outside quite a bit and rode bikes and scooters out front. The kids were having a blast!
That night, we headed down to pick up Nana and went on over to her cousin Jim's house in Grossmont. Every Christmas Eve we go to Jim's historical house and listen to the recording of Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink's "Silent Night" at 4:00 pm. This historical house, having been Madame Schumann-Heink's home at one time, is a magical place to celebrate Christmas Eve. Adele was so happy to be back as she had missed last year's event due to being hospitalized for infection. Unfortunately, Ralph had to miss it this year as he was in the hospital recovering from surgery. We missed you, Ralph!
After our Christmas Eve visit with that side of the family, we headed to the Roblee House in Pacific Beach to open Nana, Granddad, and Uncle Mark's gifts. The kids were excited, but were extremely exhausted. I think you can tell in the pictures!
It was time to head home and get Santa's cookies and milk ready, so we did just that. The kids were all nestled warm in their beds, while Mike and I had more wrapping to do and martinis to drink:) We had a nice time just chatting and watching "A Christmas Story" together. Some peace before the storm, I think!
Christmas morning was a whirlwind. Dane woke up early, of course, so we let him open presents first. He went so fast that he barely saw what he got! He was more thrilled to be OPENING presents than to see what was inside them. It was hilarious. Once Ryan woke up, he was so out of it that we got a kick out of watching him walk around confused. It was like he couldn't believe he was actually allowed to open the presents under the tree - the same ones that he hadn't been allowed to touch for a month! Mike made us some wonderful breakfast burritos and then we headed off to the Nocita house in Sierra Madre for the Christmas day fun. Stay tuned for that blog...coming right up!
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| They're dreaming of a...sunny Christmas? |
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| A little "mote" control car fun on Margaret Way. |
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| And the Lord looked upon his hair and said, "YES, my son. You are my chosen one." |
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| The view from the Grossmont House. |
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| This is only two of the eight dogs that were in attendance. |
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| About to "hand" out presents:) Hee hee... |
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| The Brothers Roblee! |
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| "Here ith a prethent for mom!" |
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| Look! More cars! Can't get enough of those... |
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| Ryan will drive his truck on any terrain. |
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| Oopsie, gotta poopsie! |
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| A marble track from Nana and Granddad! |
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| "Let's see here...was I naughty or nice?!" |
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| And it's....A NEW CAAAR! |
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| He's checkin' out that undercarriage. |
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| Oooooh yeaaaahhhh... |
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| A little tired. |
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| But still kickin'! |
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| Look at that cool BBQ from Uncle Mark! Ryan definitely wanted to eat that burger... |
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| Tired boys. |
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| Think he's excited? |
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| Santa, leave the martinis for mom and dad, please. |
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| The setup. |
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| Let the mayhem begin! And don't let devil dog bite you! |
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| "Dad, I don't want to slow down!" |
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| Merry Christmas, from our little Snow Cone:) |
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| "Lemme fire up the grill!" |
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| "What in the HECK just happened?" |
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| Merry Christmas to all and to all a good MORN! |
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OFF TO THE NOCITA HOUSE....
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