This year, we had another wonderful pre-Christmas visit with each of our children in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. We have dinner in their homes and open Christmas gifts together. We want to continue this one-on-one family tradition as long as we can. Then on Christmas day, we have the whole family over for a nice Christmas meal or take them out to eat--without all the gift opening.
I finally made Milo and Tyler's Christmas stockings to hang during the holidays
The rest of our Christmas stockings
On our children's pre-holiday schedule, our first visit was to Jared and Jenny's home in Santa Fe on December 10th:
Jenny with her new pair of dress shoes
Check out these pumps!
A very happy and excited smile from our #1 grandson, Mario
I knew Jenny would LOVE this dress!
Mario and Milo tear into their Christmas presents from Grandma and Grandpa
 
A sleepy-eyed Milo eating cake and ice cream after take-out Chinese food
Oops, I think he's perking up with the sugar!
There's our sweet, happy-faced Milo
Our second visit was to Jacob and Shauna's home on the southwest side of town on December 11th.Merry Christmas Jared, Jenny, Mario, and Milo! 
Tyler opens his Christmas stocking with mommy's help
Look at that cute little face
Ooh, what could this big toy be?
Tyler studies the gift before the box is removed
Jacob figures out another toy while Tyler checks out his Lightning McQueen rider
Checking out the mechanics of his car
Tyler likes the noises and sounds on the steering wheel
And away he goes! What a "big boy" you are Tyler!
Good gift choice, Grandma
Merry Christmas Jacob, Shauna, and Tyler!
Our third visit was to Sam and Kiley's apartment near the UNM campus on December 13th:
Kiley made sweet pulled pork salads in crunchy taco shells for our dinner
Looks so yummy--let's hurry and dig in!
Sam's been counting calories, and this dish is a winner
Kiley did an awesome job making this healthy meal from scratch!
Time to clean the dishes before we open presents
Kiley and Sam with their "loot"!
So much fun with these cute lovebirds
Merry Christmas Sam and Kiley!
Our final visit was to Jessica and Sebastian's apartment in the Northwest part of Albuquerque on December 16th.
Hudson tears into his gifts
New toys and books for grandson #2
Seb and Jess and their lovely Christmas tree
Guess which gift Hudson liked best? The truck shaped box that the books came in!
Merry Christmas Sebastian, Jessica, and Hudson!
On Christmas day after each family had their own "Christmas" together, we treated them out to a late lunch at the new Buffet King Restaurant near our home:
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| Sweet couple, Shauna and Jacob at Buffet King |
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Our cute grandson, Tyler with a chocolate covered face
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Tyler has fun wherever he goes!
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Shauna's brother, Justin, and their dad, Doug Wallace join us for lunch
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First-time expectant parents, Kiley and Sam
I wish we'd taken more photos of the rest of the family, but you know how it is--especially at an all-you-can eat buffet! Merry Christmas dear children and grandchildren. We love you all so much! |
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