Christmas 2015

Christmas in Dubois was a blast! It was wonderful being with family! We started the trip off by starting one of our favorite traditions....making tamales. Those who've never participated in the tamale making process...it is just that...A LOOONG PROCESS, but the results are beyond delicious! I really enjoy the times that I get to do it with my mom, can't wait till Eliza is old enough to help...have 3 generations of women cooking.
It was wonderful to have my Papa Don there. This was our first Christmas without our sweet Yaya, I know it was especially rough on Papa Don so Im glad he was surrounded by family to support him. I loved watching him with our kids.
Papa Don lives in Southern California, so sadly we dont get to see him as much as I would like. I grew up always spending time with him and my Yaya- we would spend a lot of our summers and  most holidays with them. I have special relationship with my Papa Don and knew I always wanted my kids to share the same joy I did growing up. So to see the kids play with him and enjoy him for the two weeks we were together was the best Christmas present ever!
Our kiddos got waaaay to spoiled. They of course LOVED every minute of it. Its so fun that Luke is now old enough where the magic of Santa and Christmas is starting to make sense for him. He was so excited that Santa brought him exactly what he wanted- a Treasure Truck. Eliza, was just shy of 18 months so she's still a little young for it, but still loved all her gifts.