Christmas

A little late, but here's a run down of Christmas.
First of all, it was a BROWN Christmas - no snow!! So, it didn't quite feel like Christmas. And I saw none of my side of the family on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day due to rampant stomach bug plaguing their house (which of course we ended up catching anyway, a few days later!) so it was definitely a different Christmas than normal.
I was able to see my cutesy poo 1st cousin-once-removed (my cousin's daughter) who is a mere 10 days older than ButterBean! She's the sweetest, most talkative girl! I wish I could see her more often, but San Diego is not a close commute. 

Second cousins in their matching Vikings gear

Christmas morning we opened presents together. ButterBean's first Christmas! He was a great present unwrapper!

his new music maker

Then we went to visit Gatsby's family. We had a delicious brunch and the cousins had fun playing together

happy boy

this about sums up trying to get them all to sit together for a picture

We basically lounged around our house the rest of the day watching "The Yule Log" channel on TV. The day after Christmas we went to see my side of the family for more Christmas fun. 

Merry Christmas!