Christmas 2010

What a whirlwind Christmas we had. With it being Kellen's first, there was plenty of family & friends who wanted to make sure they were able to spend some time with him. So, here's what we did: On the 23rd, we had the Fowle family over for dinner plus Kacie's sister Nicole. It was nice because not only did we get to see Kacie's family, but Kacie & her sister were able to spend some holiday cheer with one another as Kacie was making a pit stop on her way to Petaluma (where her husband's family lives), and Nicole was leaving for Santa Barbara the next morning (where Kacie's family lives). On the 24th, we left for my Aunt Martha's house about 12:30. Not only were we able to see the Falore family, but my sister's family was there as well so we were able to exchange gifts with one another. Grant was off golfing with my Uncle Dave & Jake pretty much played video games the whole time, but it was nice for my sister, my Aunt Martha, and cousin Julianne to see little Kellen, of course. Then, about 3:30, we drove for Jeremy's parents house where we stayed put for the rest of the evening. Jeremy's brother Matt, and his fiance Katy were up from LA, and we had a great time! Kellen was absolutely showered with gifts!! It turned into a late night for Kellen, but he was a trooper & enjoyed all of the attention. Finally, on Christmas day, after opening gifts from Santa at our house, we drove up to my parent's house where again Kellen was showered with gifts from not only his grandparents but by his Uncle Jimmy & Aunt Aimee! We then left for my Aunt Nanette's house about 4:00 and headed Discovery Bay. There we enjoyed a Christmas feast, lots of great company, and completed the annual Gift Exchange! We finally made it home to our thrashed house...whew! What an exhausting couple of days. Now it's time to clean, clean, clean!

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Christmas 2010