We had the most amazing Christmas trip this year! Filled with tons of fun, family and memories!! This trip was made even more incredible by the fact that we all got to meet the newest member of our family, my little nephew Reid!!! Christmas is always a very special time for me but this year was just so much better with getting to hold him for the first time:)
Our big trip started off in Phoenix with a visit with my best friend Liz and her family! Even though it was just for a hour it was so great to see everyone and catch up. The kids had a blast hanging out and the first thing they said when they got back in the car was that they wanted to go back to play with Cara and Connor:)
Ashley and Cara:)
Connor opening up his new Spider Man!
All the kids!
My bestie:)
After we left Phoenix we were in route to Rancho Mirage and Casa Maxwell!!!!
I love these photos of Cameron and Ashley, this is how the Cintel family rolls when we travel; no one has an inch of extra space in the back!!:)
We had a great time in the sun with Nana, Papa and Uncle Ross!! We all love the dessert and had such a great trip hanging out and having some great family time!!!!!
First we headed off to the market, on of our fav's especially when you get lemonade iceys!!!
The fashionista twins!
Our favorite iceys!
We had a great girl's lunch out! What a great picture of Nana and Ashley!
That night we went up to the Wild Animal Park! Each year they put out a ton of lights and have a fun holiday walk, complete with trains and hot chocolate:)
The family checking out the Grinch show (complete with live animals) so fun!
Uncle Ross and Ashley
Sometimes you just need a lift when you want to check out the butterfly lights:)
Checking out the huge model train display.
Nana and Cameron
Yes, we are taking a photo with a giant owl:)
Mom and dad, love!
Dad and Ross
Me and my brother:)
On Christmas eve my parents had a party with some friends. We all got dressed up the for the occasion. Ashley and Cameron got to pick out their outfits weeks before and I think they loved them:) It was such a fun night!!
Look at my babies!!! Love the holiday outfits, so beautiful and handsome.
Nana, Papa and the kids!
The whole party stopped when we started to hear Rudolph's bells! We knew it was time to read the Night Before Christmas and then off to bed!
Christmas morning!!
My mom always has a great theme for the table and this year all the nutcrackers were out in full force!
Christmas Dinner
These two hammed it up all night:)
Love you all!!
During our time in Rancho Mirage we took a quick trip over to the coast to see our great friends the Ricchio's and Weber's! We always have such a great time and this time was no different!
The Ricchio's made us the most amazing Mexican lunch, I am still thinking about it!! Ahhh, miss that great SoCal Mexican food!!!
All the kids!! So cute:)
Love this pic of the girls!!
April and I.
We then headed over to the Weber's!
All the kids!!
Magan and I:)
Miss you guys so much!!!:)
We'll since we were only and hour from Disney we headed up the coast on our way back to Rancho Mirage for some dinner and fun! We don't pass on hanging out at Downtown Disney:)
Always the highlight of the trip the huge Lego store!!
This year we got to eat at the Rain Forest Cafe! We ate out on the balcony and got to listen to Christmas music from the park!
My favorite 8 year old!
Hanging out under the tree in the Grand Lodge
After we said our goodbyes to SoCal we were off to the Bay Area and the Cintel/Norton Clan!!
As I had noted earlier, there was a special new family member waiting for us when we got there!! Reid!!!! We were all so excited to meet him and he is just adorable!!
Reid and Uncle Jeff
I didn't want to let him go!! Adorable!
From the moment we walked in it was cousin playtime!
Uncle Chris wrestle time!
Auntie Jen getting the run down on Ashley's new pillow pet!
Christmas morning(part 2)!
Ashley and Cameron holding there new cousin!
The whole gang:) So cute!!
Ashley just adores her new little cousin!
Grandma and Ashley in a little game!
It has now become a tradition to have a scavenger hunt when we head to Grandma and Grandpa's house! George sends the kids on the hunt and at the end the best reward and gift card to Talbots!!
Grandpa and the kids before the hunt!
Ashley getting her reward
Cameron reading clues.
After we had some great playtime with all the new goodies! Myles loves all things construction and he was in 7th heaven with all his new trucks!!:) It is so cute, it reminds me on Cameron at that age! Myles was also very interested in big cousin Cameron's new Lego's!! Look out a new addiction might be right around the corner:)
My handsome nephew Myles and his trucks
Ashley and Myles are just adorable to watch, they play so well and would just go off and play for hours! So cute!!
Marilyn made such a great dinner! Prime Rib, yummy! Myles agrees:)
Ashley being photo bombed by her Uncle:)
Love!!
Boy's Day Out!
The boys all headed up to Candlestick while the girls headed off for a lunch date! We have made a point of trying to take Cameron to the stadium each time we are in town. As you all know he loves football and it is so fun to see him in his element! Jeff is so good a getting the front desk people to give the kids free Niners stuff!!:) This time the boy's all went up together and this was the first time Cameron got to go with Myles and introduce him to the stadium! Jeff said they all had a great time!! So cute.
Football cousins!
Mr. Football!
Daddy and Cameron.
That night Jen, Chris, Jeff and myself all headed up to the city for dinner and to go see the Lion King!! Jen and Chris had organized this night and to say it was a blast would be a huge understatement!! We had soooo much fun:)
A quick photo before we headed out!
Jen and Chris at Union Square
Jen and Chris took us up to the Top of The Mark for some pre-dinner drinks! The view of the city and the bay are just breathtaking!
Then we headed off to dinner and then off to the Lion King:)
Excited for the show!
Inside joke with Jeff about Twitter!!
We just love BART!!:)
The next day we headed out on our own and had some lunch in Burlingame!
That night we headed up the Flores for dinner! So great to always catch up with these great family friends!
The girls!
The boys!
Reid had such a great time!
Myles ready for dinner!
Ashley and Jeff even had more celebrating to do with a big birthday party! The highlight was Grandma's famous crunch cake!! The best cake on earth:)
We had such and amazing time in San Mateo! Filled with some great new memories!!!! Here are some other pictures from our time at Grandma and Grandpa's
The boys hanging out!
Auntie Nail time! Jen gave Ashley the coolest nail color set for Christmas, it even smelled:)
Ashley and her new cousin!
One of my favorite pictures! Auntie and Ashley on the floor at Talbot's! Auntie is helping Ashley to read! Love having a 1st grade teacher in the family. Ashley loved this special moment! She even got to take two books home with her:)
Ashley and Myles just catching a movie
The cousins just before we were leaving:(
Myles and his big cousin Cameron
Love you all!!!
What a great trip!!
