Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, we headed to Granny and Papa Dan's for a fiesta. It has been decided that each year we will celebrate the holiday like they do in other countries. This year we began with Mexico. There were some delicious Mexican foods....even homemade fried ice cream for dessert! There were sombreros, special ornaments, maracas, margaritas, and even a pinata for the kids. Before presents Granny helped them all fill out the passports that she made for them and collected their boarding passes. While waiting on the "plane" she even read them a traditional Mexican Christmas story! The kids listened so intently and really enjoyed the whole experience. (Especially getting weighed and measured for their passports....) It was a great way to celebrate and a lot of fun. Not sure what country is up for next year. Granny set the bar pretty high at this first celebration....not sure if I can volunteer to host one.



And as always, the cousins had so much fun playing together as you will see from some of the pictures.