Our Christmas, before Christmas!

Since we are going to California this year for Christmas, we quickly figured out that there was NO way were going to A. want to transport the gifts there and B. lug them back! So we decided that we would let the kids open all their gifts from us on Tuesday and then they would just have "Santa's" gifts to open at Nana's. We gave the kids the option of staying home and opening them all on Christmas...but of course they chose the soonest day possible to rip into the gifts, without a thought!

Phil's parents were driving down to Orange County to celebrate his grandfather's birthday on the 23rd, and since we were also going that way, it worked out PERFECTLY that they could come and hang out with us for a few days and then we could drive down together to Southern California and spend a few hours with the Wyatt family, before driving up north to visit the Pittson family!

The kids were SOOOOO excited that Gramma and Papa wanted to go to Sweet Tomatoes for dinner...which, as you all know, is a BUFFET! Yay! For some reason kids think that buffets are the GREATEST! Phil and I enjoy a good buffet every few years or so...so for the kids...this was like the greatest night ever! We told them that after dinner, we would come home and let them open gifts...which was pure HEAVEN for them:)
If only life were that simple...seriously!

So here are a few pics from dinner...do I need to mention there was "frozen yogurt"...which to a kid, is the SAME thing as Ice Cream!!! Ha Ha! You can see it plastered all over the girls faces...

On our way home, I was sooo excited to see that our street has seriously come a long way in the "light" department! We have like 6 houses in a ROW that are all lit up! I thought it was so pretty, that I had to take a picture:) I'm so proud! Maybe next year, we'll even have MORE neighbors move in and decorate too!

After we got home...the present "storm" began! We had ribbons and wrapping paper being thrown and flung everywhere! Seriously...all those hours of wrapping gone in like 60 seconds! It's crazy! Madison was asleep at first...so here she is on the couch.

Berlin, was completely content sucking on her own gift wrap...which Seattle actually thought must taste good after watching Berlin do it, so she herself took a little lick and made a totally grossed out face! Ha Ha! That was pretty funny:)
Don't worry, we unwrapped them for her and let her actually suck on something safe:)Madison finally woke up and joined the "pawrty"...

While Seattle enjoyed wearing her sweet boots on the wrong feet, unwrapping her gifts, and playing with her "Little People"!

Brooklyn, Boston, and Paris all made out with sweet stuff and of course they all got to open up Gramma Debbie's and Papa's gifts too, which made for an EVEN "funner" night!

I'm kind of sad that it's over, but I'm looking forward to a fun trip to California to see our family!