Christmas in San Diego

We got home from SLC on Sunday night and then took Monday to re-group. Then early on Tuesday morning the kids and I hit the road for San Diego. We got there in time for lunch followed by lots of present opening. Kai and Rori quickly dove in to the second half of their Santa and grandparent/ great grandparents gifts. Santa finally came through with their highly desired pillow pets. Kai has been asking for one of these since August thanks to their being advertised on tv every 3rd commercial and being in every store and grocery store. Much of the rest of our trip was spent playing with their guitar and dollhouse gifts that they each fell in love with. Kai had also been asking for a "smoothie maker" for months. Let's just say we've had several smoothies since.















The next day we got to join grandma and grandpa at the Holiday Bowl "Battle of the Bands" and luncheon with the players. This is always one of our favorite events. We ended up with front row seats for the Battle of the Bands which meant that we got to visit with each mascot and have a great view of it all. The kids LOVED it.


The next day was the actaul Holiday Bowl. Lance's flight was slightly delayed coming in but he still made it in time to join us for the pre-game meal. Kai sat on Grandpa's lap almost the entire time taking it all in. Rori was content to watch the pre-game and halftime shows and then sit in her own seat and watch a movie on the IPhone most of the rest of the time. It made it lovely for the rest of us to get to actually sit there and watch the game. I can't decide if it is awesome or scary that she knows how to use it almost as well as I do. Kai was excited that Washington pulled off the unexpected win. He had been cheering for them since that is where the Mullins cousins live.







The next day our little family headed to Legoland with my friend Jen and her family. It was super fun to get to visit with them and see how big Patrick and Gretchen are getting. Thanks guys for thinking of us guys!





















Our final day in San Diego we spent hanging out, running some errands, getting in a few of our favorite meals, playing music, and watching Kai play some baseball with grandma and grandpa.





The next morning we packed up and hit the road for the drive home. We had Lance with us on the trip home again which was super nice. It was cold outside but the weather held off until we got home. The kids watched a movie until we stopped for lunch and then both slept the rest of the way home. Christmas is tiring. So, yesterday it was back to school, laundry, groceries etc. We're still working on getting everything put away and back in order.

We had a wonderful holiday! Thanks to everyone who made it all possible!