On Christmas Eve we drove 2 1/2 hours north to spend Christmas with Jared (#2 son) and his family. The drive up was peaceful and beautiful. The drive through our mission area in Oakland and then through San Francisco and over the Golden Gate Bridge during beautiful blue skied weather was amazing and it felt good to be on the road again, even though we had left our trailer back in San Benito TT. Anyway, it was very pleasant!
Then we spent the evening having a special Pizza Christmas Eve dinner and then spent the evening telling stories and playing, then their family tradition of opening a present each of new Christmas Pajamas.
Here The Hulk is overwhelmed by his.
Oranges gets excited by hers.
Bananas gets carried away by trying them on backwards.
And Superman realizes he still has some growing to do for his. Never fear, at the rate he is growing, it won't take long!
Angi gets excited by her silky PJ's and tried to take pictures at the same time.
And The Hulk gives a standing ovation approval of his dad's new PJ top.
Wayne thinks these 4 grandkids are super special because they all love eggnog, so we all had a cup of it together. Bananas left some on her upper lip for later.
Then before bed, it was time for a little growth comparison. You know, the ol' "I think I am as big as Grandma!" thing.
Here are L-R, Jared and Superman.
L - R Jared and Ann (Mom).
L - R The Hulk and Grandma (Ann).
L-R Superman and Grandma (Ann). I think Grandma is losing her foot hold!!!
Then it was time for the excited young'uns to head to bed so Santa could come.... but first we had to get Santa's cookies and the reindeer's carrots ready. Oops, looks like Santa got one less cookie than planned for!!
After the kids were in bed, we got to help Jared and Angi do what we had done for years while our sons grew up. It was fun to sort of pass the baton on to the next generation!
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