AH, we can all breathe now.

This is my favorite picture, although it isn't the best. I love how Noah is watching so closely to see what comes out of the box on Christmas Eve.

here is Noah on Christmas day, see the snow in the background!

Christmas bath

The bros before Peter left.

Well Christmas has come and gone.

We all survived, Peter made it to Seattle after a 2 1/2 hour delay... too bad I didn't still have friends in Alameda :( Noah and I drove around and checked out the Christmas lights. After that, we went over the Bay Bridge and hung out in San Fran for a bit, sadly it was too late to get a Santa picture but Noah loved the lights and the people, it really was a good time. Christmas Eve was low key, Jay had to work all day but we had yummy dinner with Charlene, Noah got to open a gift, I threw my back out and then we went to Christmas Tree Lane and had McDonalds ice cream! Christmas morning my mom called, forgetting the time change, to see if Noah liked his gift from her. Of course mom sent the gift to the wrong address! I was able to get it, my back of course was killing me and I was very grumpy, but I felt better when I found it untouched at our old house (nobody had moved in yet and the UPS person tucked on the porch out of sight!). Noah did like the stuffed dog she sent him!! Following that excitement we hooked up with the Husselsteins and went east into the foothills looking for snow! After a proper snowball exchange we all had breakfast at Denny's in Sonora. Noah's first Christmas wrapped up at his Aunt Joanne's where we had dinner and Noah opened his other gifts, rather all of us opened his gifts for him and he partied with his cousin Joey.

I have to say, it was a pretty good Christmas!