Due to some technical difficulties, I have not been able to post any pictures from the second part of our Christmas!
We headed up north the day after Christmas and stayed in
beautiful Bakersfield for the night. The kids were so good the whole drive, I was really surprised. It was partly due to the DVD played Josh bought for the car. For some reason I've always been against watching TV in the car until you are driving for hours in the middle of nowhere. It certainly came in handy :) We spent time with Josh's parents, saw a lot of family, ate a ton of food and drank a whole lot of wine. It was an awesome trip! Emmy and Ryan met and were reacquired with a lot of cousins and not everyone was there! They are so lucky to be part of such a wonderful, big family. Hopefully we can see everyone again soon!
I took a ton of pictures so had to post them all. Josh's cousin Genesis likes to take as many pictures as I do and she is a great photographer so I can't take credit for them all!
On the road...
in the middle of nowhere!
Presents, presents and more presents!
Ryan and Luke
Cutest sugglers
Yes, that is an accordion to accompany the Christmas Carols!
Some of the cousins who all look alike
And this is why! Josh's mom's sister, who is only a few years younger, married his dad's twin brother. So the sisters married brothers and all their kids look like brother and sisters!
Ryan's buddy House. He threw the ball against the door over and over while the poor dog tried to catch it. I thought it was mean until we figured out the dog preferred to try and catch it threw the door than have someone actually throw it to him!
Grandma and Grandpa T
Good night!
