Parents deserve a winter break too! Cranberry margaritas.
We celebrated with the Tauers a few days late because Grandma Laura was under the weather. Later in the week she, Uncle Joe and Lisa came over for dinner and presents!
From Uncle Joe- a Nerf drone! Yikes!
First thing James does is try and shoot his uncle!
And then Uncle Joe decides to play.
And then the boxing.
What you don't see is the rough housing and the crying later. James always thinks he can handle it but then it goes too far :(
Jim and James had a surprise for Grandma Laura. James practiced reading his book and then read it to his Grandma.
It's a favorite of ours! The Sweet Smell of Christmas. What a lovely Christmas!
There was the day that James decided to use his Christmas money to buy his lunch. What a generous, wonderful boy!
Pool sharks.
My traditional cookie platter. A few new ones this year.
Which presents are for me?!
Grandma Rose put James in charge of passing out presents. He did a great job!
Who is this one for?!
Must be mine....
Nope! It's for ChaCha!
It was the Gnome Chia pet that gets passed around. Dang it!
It was a Skylander Christmas.
And great books!
A present from Tía Kiki and Tio Berto...hmm.....
Dollar bills explosion!!
And wine for me!
I promise you that I was there. And Grandma Rose and Grandpa Larry. We just didn't make it into pictures. I am kicking myself.
Oops the Prep and Landing elves forgot their goggles AGAIN!
Stockings are always first.
Happy boy!
That's what I'm talking about! Thanks, Santa!
My grand finale didn't go so well..
Those are balloons behind the plastic. When James opened the door the balloons were supposed to fall on his head. James got the idea but it wasn't memorable. Boo.