Christmas Holidays

We certainly had a very fun (and well deserved) Christmas break. Sadly, it didn't feel much like Christmas probably because of the stinkin' weather (brown all around). Still, it was nice to be with our family and take some time off from work and school and everything else that's just not so much fun. Christmas eve we spent at my mom's house, with our grandparents and Kris and Chip. It was a little sad because Ariel wasn't there with his goofy comments and crazy personality, but we were able to speak to him on the phone and say hello. Because there were less than 10 people it was very intimate but nice, this time we actually got to talk to each other and play some board games. Of course, no holiday is complete without a little bit of Rock Band for my 5 year old. :D. Good thing Alexa and Chip were more than happy to play with him.












We spent the rest of Christmas Eve with Oscar's side of the family, which is always a HUGE reunion. It was nice having a small and a not-so-small family reunion because I felt like we got the best of both worlds...plus we get to eat twice! We had a Christmas story (which is a very nice tradition), afterwards the kids had their gift exchange and the adults had a white elephant. Christmas day was a little bit more relaxed, we had dinner with the Flores side of the family and spent the rest of the evening with Oscar's parents and siblings. The 30th we also celebrated JR's birthday (my brother-in-law) at a very delicious italian restaurant on the northeastern side of town. All of our immediate Escobar family was there, as well as JR's parents and sister, with a couple of his friends. We had a very good time, JR's birthday gives us a chance to continue the Christmas festivities, because not only is the family together on Christmas Eve, Day and New Year's Eve, Day but on his bday as well. New Year's was a little more relaxed for us this year than Christmas because of our Las Vegas trip the following day! Still, we managed to have a good time at Tia Dora's. We ate pozole and bu~uelos, and broke a pi~ata which has become a tradition for the Chavez family. We get to divide our family time quite neatly on the holidays because the Escobar's don't start doing anything till it is almost midnight, and by that time (and you probably know this if you know Kristal or my dad) the Chavez family is already winding down. I love the holidays and I know it is waaaaay too early but I can't wait for Christmas again. Except next time, I hope I won't have a cold sore in all my pictures, lol. :D