Holiday Highlights, Part II

After a morning of visiting with family and playing at the park, Christmas Eve officially began with the donning of festive holiday attire. Lucie is not used to having someone to match with, and was so excited that her doll had an identical dress (thanks Gigi).

We enjoyed an delicious cioppino dinner, our traditional reading of "The Polar Express", and a pile of gifts for the kids.



The next morning Lucie and Ryan were delighted by a note from Santa letting them know he'd left gifts for them in their living room at home. That Santa Claus really is a considerate guy, and made our packing on the way home a lot easier. We headed off to Grandma and Grandpa's house for several more days of celebrations, including a delicious turkey dinner, complete with sweet potato fries for Lucie and Ryan, and a visit to Christmas in the Park.



Over the next few days, Ryan enjoyed testing out his new sports equipment with Daddy, Grandpa and Uncle Greg, and his space puzzle with Jessica (soon to be Aunt Jessica -- hooray!). Lucie was in pony heaven caring for several new little friends, and put on a fashion show for Grandma with jewelry from her new jewelry box.



Many thanks to our families for such a special and memorable holiday. We're looking forward to many more wonderful times together in 2010.