As usual, we're traveling to visit family at Christmas. This year we're going to Aldergrove, BC to be with my family on the "Gamache commune" :) We're excited to see family and are hoping that it may even get cold enough for my brother's traditional ice-rink.
Because we're always somewhere else for Christmas, Bryon and I decided to start a little family Christmas tradition of our own. As you may remember from last year, our early Christmas consisted of a nice meal, presents/stockings, a Christmas movie and finally a family sleepover under our Christmas tree. This year we continued that, and Gramma and Papa Budensiek even got to participate by watching Kai open his presents from them via Skype. It was so fun to have him understand more of what was going on this year and be able to actively participate!! We did skip the family sleepover though. Mommy wasn't feeling so good, and Kaibo was very very tired so we figured it might have been a very very long night. Next year!
Dinner - mandarin orange salad, cornish game hens, cranberry apple stuffing, yams with pecans, and pear crisp with ice-cream.
And yes, Kai is wearing a Thanksgiving bib :)
New PJs from Gramma and Papa.
Gramma and Papa sent Kai a basketball and basketball hoop as well as this rocking horse. Bryon and I think the rocking horse is much cooler, but all Kai wanted to do was play with his new basketball. This boy has a one-track mind!
Vanilla-scented socks!
As per Gamache tradition, we made a treasure hunt for Bryon to find one of his presents.
And, the treasure-hunt included tasks such as push-ups. We Gamaches make people work for their presents :)
Meanwhile, Kai enjoys a Starbucks.
Kai's gift from us....
Ski boots!! (Stay tuned for details of how this worked out!!)
So serious, all night long.
Kai's currently obsessed with fridge magnets, so I made him a set of felt ones, kind of like the fish mobile he loves so much.
I love my new tuque!! Thanks Bryon.
Merry Christmas!! I hope you all have a wonderful time of celebration with family and friends.
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