Christmas Fun!

Me with my Kiddos!

We had a really nice couple of days spending time with family. It all started out at work on Friday. We had our little department party and had fun, as always :)

I brought in mustaches for us all to wear.

Over the weekend, we had a family birthday party for Maya & Suri. They are now SIX years old! (post to follow)

On Sunday, we started the day of with a cup of coffee in my new mugs that Stacy & Paul got me for my birthday:

After coffee, Anand took the girls Christmas shopping for me (YAY!), so that gave me a few hours to wrap gifts and watch sappy Christmas movies on Netflix! Relaxation! :)

This is a picture he sent of the three of them having lunch at Panera:

I worked half a day on Monday. After work, I came home and made Fennel with Almonds, Grapes, Dried Figs and Cheese, Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Gorgonzola and Pomegranate Vinaigrette, and Quinoa Pizza Bites for Christmas Eve at my parents' house. We got ready and headed to my parents' to celebrate!  We stopped in at Stacy & Paul's on the way to open gifts with them. They got us these really cool bowls:

and a Texas Roadhouse Gift Card!


Then, we all headed next door to Mom & Dad's for the party. We had a really great time! Here are a few pictures:

Mom & Dad (I LOVE this picture!):




Sage & Shelbie:





My grandmother with her three little angels. (notice the serious faces LOL!):



Grammie & the Girls:



 Hangin' with Stacy & Paul:



Me & Stacy being, well, Me & Stacy!:



The "Girls" (minus Shelbie, who had run out with Sage to get some Benadryl for Maya who got hives for some reason-she was fine by the time I gave it to her):



My Aunt:



My nephew, Conner,  won the "Great pickle search of 2012":

We opened gifts with Mom & Dad later on. They got us this sweet Margarita set to go with our Margaritaville machine that we haven't used for far too long:

Margaritas for New Year's Eve?!

They also got me this gorgeous wrap that I can't wait to wear:

I got these little cuties for my birthday for my birthday from my grandmother & aunt-do they know me or what?!  :)

The girls got lots of fun goodies as well. After getting into their "Christmas pajamas" (a tradition in our family where my mother buys all of the grandchildren pajamas for Christmas Eve), we headed home to await Santa's arrival!

I woke up at 5:00 on Christmas morning and WAITED for everyone else to wake up. What is wrong with my family?! Don't they know you're supposed to get up early on Christmas?! Sage texted me around 6:00 after seeing my post on facebook. :) Anand woke up around 6:30, then Suri got up. We had to wake Maya up! My dreams came true when we I mean, the girls, discovered what Santa brought for us them:

A Barbie Dream House!!



SO MUCH FUN! They loved it (almost as much as I do!). Santa also brought them a Elf on the Shelf for next year.

Sage & Shelbie came over later on and we opened stockings & gifts with them. They got us a wine rack!

Anand got me everything on my Ulta Wish List!

I got:

Clarisonic Opal (I have the Clarisonic Cleansing System and use it every single night-LOVE it!)

Deep Pore Refill brush for my original Clarisonic

Urban Decay Naked The Basics Eye Palette (because I love my Naked and Naked 2 palettes so much)

Urban Decay Good Karma Optical Blurring Blush (to apply my Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation with)

Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Liner in Perversion (these are THE best eyeliners!)

Prada Candy  perfume (LOVE this!)

Zoya Nail Polish Remover  (this remover is great and the bottle with the flipper is awesome!)

Seche Vite Fast Drying Topcoat (this dries polish instantly and has a glossy finish)

Maybelline The Mega Plush Mascara (I have yet to find a mascara that I love so thought I'd give this one a try)

The Opal came with a travel bag and another refill brush head for my original Clarisonic as well so that was a great! surprise!

It was a great holiday! We're supposed to be getting 14-18 inches of snow tomorrow, so my only wish now is to have a "SNOW DAY" tomorrow and to spend it with my family at home! :)

Merry Christmas!