After our leisurely Christmas morning we packed it up and headed to our cousins house in Farmington. I can't express enough how much fun Ty and Cal have with their cousins. It reminds me of when I was growing up and we would go off on our own for hours, playing and having fun. While the kids played the adults munched on some yummy appetizers and just enjoyed hanging out together. Later that day Shannon, Kaitlyn, Jim and I played their fun new game Brain Quest. I love that Kaitlyn and Nick are getting old enough to play games with us. The kids had a blast opening presents with each other (as you can see). When we celebrate with Jim's family we typically open presents in a free for all fashion. They say "Go" and everyone opens their gifts as fast as they can. I come from a family where you sit in a circle and open gifts one at a time so this method has taken a little getting used to. However, this year Mark lobbied for me and we switched to my way for gift opening. Victory! Thanks Mark :) I'm so glad we did this because the kids had reactions to some of the gifts that I wouldn't have missed for the world! Nick was over the moon for his signed Ricky Rubio jersey and Ryan was shocked to discover the biggest box was for him and not for his mom as he'd been told. Inside was the guitar he had wanted so bad.
After gifts we enjoyed a delicious dinner. The kids had pizza but, for the adults, Jim's dad made a paella of chicken, Italian sausage, shrimp and clams. So yummy! At the end of the evening we all hated to leave. It was such a fun and relaxing Christmas holiday. We are truly blessed.
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