Xmas Eve Day. Not on the yacht!

Very First Xmas for me not on the boat for about 12 years! Seems weird...You have to do all this present, and visiting and a billion trips back and forth to the airport. Mostly what i have here is family pictures, since it is Xmas!
The first trip out to the airport was to pick up my two oldest sons, Chris and Chad...Mom was very glad to see them!



Then the grandparents were glad to see them as well..





My oldest may be 30, but he is still as goofy as can be with his Xmas sweater with lights on it...

It was a family dinner with Shephard's pie (a family favorite)

And I just thought the cookies were pretty!

Then mother took us all with her to the nativity play in the park. It was a nice night out. No rain. The animals were nice and it was only 18 minutes. Moving along...

We are not a late night family in this house, or at least the older generation. The boys wanted to go to the casino so off the grandparents went with them "for a bit" at 6 PM. At quarter to 11 I am starting to pace as I have to leave for the airport in 45 minutes to pick up my sister who my parents do not know is coming, and they certainly know that i am not going out for a drink at midnight! Apparently the grandsons were good luck and my mother won a nice large jackpot! SHe was thrilled!!

They got home in time for me to sneak out to get my sister...

My mother had fallen asleep on the couch so at 1 AM we walked in and turned on the lights. This is what a mother looks like who realizes her youngest daughter has just shown up!!!!

It was perfect and she did not suspect a thing!

Then of course we had to do the same to my father, but he just wanted to go back to sleep!

It was a late night. My oldest looks right at home in his grandfathers chair..

And yesterday was ALL enjoyed our putaha...

Sat around and visited. We did not get dressed up for a family picture. Seemed like too much work!

My boys were like tweedle dee and tweedle dumb. I am not sure who plays off the other...

Various naps were taken during the day, just nodding off in the middle of the conversations.

Our pointsetta tree found some more presents, and we are having our Xmas dinner on Xmas eve night, so I have just got that in the oven so that is enough blogging for now. My sister flew back to San Francisco this afternoon and my boys leave tomorrow afternoon, and then my youngest son and girlfriend arrive tomorrow night from Toronto, so we will get them all in yet and then I will have had enough of family (and vice versa) for awhile!

I hope everyone enjoys their visiting that has family around....