Christmas In Rhode Island!

We landed in RI very late at night and had the whole next day to relax and enjoy our Bristol Family. We had a blast just chilling and relaxing with Mema, Papa and the cousins. And then the best part of the day happened: Uncle Paul brought us over some baked, stuffed lobster!

Talk about an EPIC first meal in RI!!

On Sunday Sasha and I drove up to Boston to see the Nutcracker with Auntie Tara and Marcy. We started going to the Nutcracker when Sasha was 2 and went 4 years in a row. She LOVES it and sits through it spellbound and has done so since she was a toddler. And the last time we went she was 5, so re-kindling this Christmas tradition was long overdue!

Finally it was Christmas Eve and time for an beautiful Christmas Eve church service.

Followed by an epic meal with the entire family over at Aunt Karen's house. What a crew!

These 4 together usually spells trouble...

We ate until we couldn't eat anymore and then relaxed and just enjoyed the good company. And we drank some Defiant by the fire...

Then Santa came to the door! The kids were so excited and Teddy could not believe that there was a present for him! Santa always finds us!

What do you have there Ted?

These 2... sharing a seat, always together, whenever we are home for a visit. Precious cousins...

Hotwheels?!? Santa is the MAN!

It was hard to drag ourselves away from the gathering but our beds beckoned and we had stockings to hang! The next morning the kids woke us up bright and early to see what the Big Guy delivered!

Christmas Mornings are the best!

We drank our coffee, watched the kids, took our time, and just made it last as long as we could. Then we took of to our cousin's house for Christmas dinner. It was a wonderful day!

After Christmas we had several more days to enjoy the wintery weather and our family.

We had movies, playdates, cold walks, and lots and lots of grandparent cuddles. We have to bank those until summer!