Christmas in Brea 2010

We headed down to CA on Tuesday night, 12/22. In attempt of staying on our "schedule" we spent Christmas Eve with my family and Christmas Day with Billy's family. It seems like it's non-stop going whenever we take trips to CA, but we had a lot of fun. My dad got remarried over Thanksgiving this year so it was a unique year combining families and traditions for Christmas. On Christmas Eve we went to LA to help an organization get ready to feed many, many people (that didn't' have money for Christmas dinner and presents ) on Christmas. We pretty much cracked enough eggs to fill the biggest pot I've ever seen and pour many cups of juice. It was a fun experience and a great feeling serving others.

On Christmas Eve Ryan opened her presents from Grandpa Pyper and Grandma Donna. She got a cooking set for her kitchen and she loves playing with it.

Ryan also loved playing with her cousins Pyper and Ashton. All 3 got a Cinderella Princess set from Uncle Pat and Aunt Mindy.

Opening their presents.

The 3 cuties, subtract little Presley. L-R: Ashton (2), Pyper (3), Ryan (1). It was so much fun seeing family and hanging out with everyone. I was able to spend some time with my sister Mindy, which was a blast. We left wishing they lived closer. Donna and her kids have a tradition of eating sushi on Christmas Eve. They cooked up some grilled chicken and salmon and made authentic sushi of raw tuna and salmon. I didn't eat the sushi, but the grilled salmon was delicious. Billy loved the sushi....a tradition we gladly adopted.