Christmas Blessings continued...

This year we celebrated Christmas with my side of the family. We've always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve, so as soon as Adolfo got off on Friday, we loaded the car and headed to the Hill Country!

Once our car was loaded down, it raised a great question, How would we ever be able to have kids, when we do a great job packing our car with just the two of us, ha!

Car loaded down and headed home!

We had Christmas Eve at our cousin's house this year. We had tons of family come home from all over, but it got a little hectic because my Aunt was put into the hospital at the last minute. We decided to continue ahead with Christmas celebrations, and family time, and on a side note she is well, and home getting better.

We got to spend the whole evening with this little angel! Baby M and my sisters, Christmas 2010

Our family played a new ornament game!


We did our part to help teach Baby M to walk! I LOVE this picture Baby M, her Daddy, and her Great Grandma! These moments you just never get back!

My sister won the Christmas Cookie Contest! But on a side note, and to make me feel better, Grandma said I placed 3rd overall, so that made me smile, haha!

The Alamo Bowl brought our cousins, The H's in from Arizona for Christmas, and for that I am grateful!

We ended the evening with our Christmas Eve gifts from our parents, Pajamas of course, but we still LOVE opening them!

The Castro's Christmas Eve 2010

The soon-to-be Rincon's, Christmas Eve 2010

Sister Christmas PJ picture, Christmas Eve 2010 What can you do with a red bow?

I love the beauty of Christmas morning. Our family wakes up and sits together in the living room because it takes us girls a bit to wake up, haha. My mom always makes us hot tea or cocoa, and we just chat a bit before we jump in! It's just our time to be together, before the business of the holiday kicks in!

My little sister playing with a new toy....

C&J opening presents!

2010 will go in the books as the first year Adolfo's gift was a REAL surprise! Since forever, his polo jacket has been on his wishlist, but it's always been a want not really a need. So this year I wanted it to be special, and I got it!

Boots have been my want, not need. So my gift was semi-surprise. Earlier we went and got my size, and I picked out a few styles I'd be more than happy with, but the choice was his, this is me finding out!

Next, we do Christmas lunch with the Summy's. We always have an abundance of food, family and BABIES!

TONS of granddaughters, make the perfect little helpers....

more girls and presents...

The littlests played so well together...

Our generation of girls all grown up!

Our Christmas always ends with a visit to our Grandpa and Grandma Ribera's house. It's such a special time to wind down, enjoy an amazing dinner, and just be together. We did presents, and the guys watched sports, and us girls went for a walk on the ranch. It was exactly what we needed to end our day!

Grandma opening presents...

J cutting the turkey!

Grandpa taking care of the gravy....


Grandma waking up sleeping beauty, ha...

And the Castros, ready to eat ;)!

I am so grateful we have this time with our family, to just be together and remember the true beauty of this season. We still have Christmas to do with Adolfo's family, and then Christmas will be done till next year!

I think I've worn myself out just remembering everything, ha...

C.