Xmas at home

This year we spent xmas in the bay area.  It was nice to stay at home and enjoy all the holiday festivities with our family and friends over here.  We love this time of year (although it's a little different from Canada because there isn't any snow) and i think with Lucas around it's even more fun.  This year I think he grasped some of what xmas is about - santa claus, presents, xmas tree and lights!  I put up the xmas tree and he was super excited about the lights and especially the bells.  He would say "ding ding" and then touch the bells and laugh.  He also helped me put up stars on our patio and whenever he saw them he would point and say stars stars. 

 Holiday party with Lucas' playgroup.  It's our second xmas together and getting harder and harder to get them to sit down together for a picture.

The annual Xmas party at Cheryl & Gunnar's place. Seems like the kids are starting to out number the adults.  I remember the first 1 i went too, DJ stand and dance floor.  The dj stand is still there, but the dance floor is now full of toys.

  Lucas with Aunty Thao

 Our little tree squished in the corner.

 Merry Christmas!

 We opened a few gifts xmas eve morning and headed over to Nana's house where we spent the night so we could all be together on xmas day. 

Poh Poh came to visit us before xmas and we checked out Union Square and the big tree. 

 Christmas Eve dinner at the Beveridge's (Todd's Cousins place). Santa made a stop over to deliver presents to all the kids. Lucas wasn't too keen on sitting on his lap. Maybe next year.

 The cousins in the family. They are all so beautiful!

 Todd, Cousin Jennifer, Brother Hugh and Cousin Jonathan

 Coni (Nana) and Jennifer

 Lucas gets a gift from cousin Mackenzie while Christine watches on.

 Mr & Mrs. Berliner

 Bella, Lucas and Amber

 Shenanigans in the kitchen

 We rang in the new year at the Drinan's place. Lucas would not go to sleep, even though we brought his jammies and his bed but he managed to stay up till almost 1.  He just wanted to party with the other kids there.

 Meanwhile, I was drinking it up with Diana...Happy 2011!!

 We took Lucas to the conservatory of flowers where they had a train exhibit. We got our moneys worth there. He loved watching them go by and ran all over the place trying to see where they would go. He says "over there!"

Candy Canes just outside our place.

In San Carlos there's 1 block that has houses all decked out in xmas lights. One of them even had snow.  Lights Lights was all he could say that night!