December Part II

December really has to be the busiest and fullest month for us.  I have to break it up into 3 posts.  If you are wondering how I have so much time on this beautiful Saturday afternoon.  It is because we are on vacation!  Yes the Dan and Thuan gang had the itch for more traveling since we got back from our New York Pennsylvania Niagra Falls trip.  We are in California right now with our not even 3 months old...although most everyone thinks he's 4-5 months old.  We are taking the kiddos to Legoland and dipping our toes in the warm California sand, visiting friends and families.  I do miss my nice warm bed already but for this Valentine's weekend and the kids mid winter break this whole week, we just had to do it.  But that is February, let's get back to December

More snuggles with baby Darion

 Thuyen and Josh made their appearance in our house after their week long vacation in San Diego.  Talking about traveling!  These two have us beaten on traveling.  They are every where!!  They are our Mr and Mrs Clause.

 But we love them so much we treated them, Thao, my other sister, and Reena and Debrie to the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.  They haven't seen this clasic and this musical is also one of my favorites

Dan's parents made their appearance 2 days after Thuyen and Josh and they got to snuggle with baby Darion.

Then my dad arrived Christmas Eve.  We wanted him to be a part of the Nativity as well as Mike (who is on a mission) so we broke tradition and did the Nativity Christmas morning.

I gathered fabrics, costumes, and props for everyone to pick out what they wanted to be.  It was so fun and the best part was that my brother got to see it!!!

Our dinner was good.  The ham my sister bought was a bit of a disappointment but that is no one's fault except the maker (Kirkland brand). Everyone helped make the food.  It was yum!

We attempted to open presents every hour and one present per person so we have time to truly enjoy each present, but that didn't go too well.  The kids begged for just a few more so we did 2-3 presents every few hours.  That kept the mess down and gave us more time to appreciate each gift 

We did a lot of cooking, shopping, and eating.  Then Saturday my mom volunteered to watch Debrie, Ronin and Darion and we treated everyone to see the Sound of Music at the 5th Ave Theater, one of my favorites in downtown Seattle.  We already treated my mom, the girls, ny sister and her husband already when they were here for Thanksgiving.  We had pretty decent seats and it was a wonderful experience having the whole family, minus a few members  We went over to Zillow after the show for some treats and games

See you on the next post!!