We made it to Portland late last night! It took quite a bit longer than usual, since we hit some snow and Eric had to get out in the cold cold cold and put chains on so we could make it over Siskiyou Pass.
But we're here and we're cozy and having fun.
We had a fantastic Christmas in San Jose. The kids were so happy to be with their cousins, and Santa treated them well. Christmas Eve was a big party, with an appearance by Santa that really surprised the kids (and Santa shocked Katie by saying that Mrs. Norton has been telling Santa about her). I was assigned to video duty for that event, so I hope I managed to squeeze into the right spots and get a good angle. Then back to Noni's for bed (Auntie Sarah read "The Night Before Christmas") and they woke up at about 7:15 the next morning. We convinced Lucas to go get his parents, but he was ready to start playing with his dinosaur toys! Everybody got what they were hoping for, and the kids stayed in jammies all day (playing with toys and watching new movies), so it was pretty much a perfect day!
As for Eric and I, we both got to go to the 49er game (with Ryan and Sarah; Noni was a hero and babysat all 5 kids) and sit in the amazing seats for the Christmas-themed final home game. Then we went to the city late with Eric's high school friends and had (literally) too much fun.
On the day after Christmas, we all went to see "Enchanted." It was cute. Everybody made it to the end except Julianna (so Eric and Nick had to go to the lobby with her).
Nick only made it half the first night in the "big kids' bedroom." The rest of the time, he had to sleep next to mommy and daddy's little bed in the loft.
I will post pictures later. I hope I got some good ones! The kids were hard to pin down so we'll see!
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3 comments:
Sure glad the snow didn't keep you from getting into Oregon. Sorry we won't be able to see you on Saturday at your parents' home, but will definitely be thinking of all of you. Sounds like you ended up with a perfect Christmas after all. Hope the rest of your trip is as much fun. Happy new year to all of you!
I'm so glad you both got to go to the game! I was wondering how that turned out:).
This is great! Thanks for keeping us on your list and now we can keep up with you and your busy family. (No cards this year, boo)
love,
Kay
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