The Munhollands: X-mas, X-mas, X-mas and more X-mas

Note: I started this blog days ago...it should have been followed by a Happy B-day blog to G-ma Sue on Thurs., but I am late on both accounts. Happy late B-Day G-Ma!

Is it possible to have too much Christmas? Yes.

That's not to say we didn't have a great holiday and really, really, truly appreciate all the generosity. It's just to say - man, our kids don't need another present...ever. I am officially putting a moratorium on Legos. We can no longer even walk into Kellan's room. They are taking over the house. Dexter has no choice But to love Legos.

All of the below almost didn't happen, cause it never fails someone gets sick right before we travel. I don't think Kellan has even been so sick the five days before X-mas - high, high fever, vomit, double ear infection, strep throat, bronchial infection. Poor kid was just so worried he wouldn't feel better in time to go and we had our doubts. After a couple of days of antibiotics he rebounded.

The holiday started early when G-Ma Chloe was in town and had X-mas with us over Zoe's b-day. Then we started 5 straight days of X-mas in CO with the Munhollands on X-mas Eve, X-mas day with just us and Santa, and flew out to CA X-mas night. We had a beautiful place in Newport Coast (thanks Papa Jim & G-ma Lawna) and the weather, other than one day, was gorgeous. The next two days we celebrated with the CA Munhollands: G-Ma Sue, Cam, Tiff and the girls on Saturday then all over again on Sunday with Papa Jim and G-Ma Lawna and the Brady's. Thanks to Cam and Tiff for lots of hosting and everyone for all the great food!!!

View from our place in NB

X-mas at Cam & Tiff's w/G-ma Sue

Cam & Tiff bought lots of fun things for us to do, remote control trucks, dart guns, and razors (which I needed a less on, luckily the kids and I didn't hurt ourselves but Jim managed to bloody his knee up)

The girls baking

X-mas at Cam and Tiff's with Papa Jim, G-ma Lawna and the Brady's

In the midst of it all we got to see Auntie Karen, Dougie Weaver, Devin, Dexter's new pal TK and Helenmarie. The kids enjoyed more gifts of course. The boys are just about 7 weeks apart. It will be fun to watch them grow up (unfortunately not together :( ) You'll get a glimpse of their first play date in the video.

It had been much too long to be away from "home", a year in January since we had last visited and the longest I have ever gone without seeing my little friend Kare.

We spent two days at Disneyland. We knew it was going to be crazy, but also knew we couldn't go to CA without going to Disneyland since it had been so long. Don't go to Disneyland at Christmas unless you want to be really close to other people and stand in long lines. I don't even think Zoe and Kellan will ask to go again at X-mas.