Christmas 2008

Christmas this year was a little different. Eric was on call the week of Christmas so he was pretty much tied to Redding. Myra and I really wanted our kids to be together for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day though, as they have never been. So... I drove Joey and Tori to Chico the Monday before Christmas and met Myra. She took them back to her house (after some Christmas shopping at Toys R Us. Why don't they have one of those in Redding?) and I took William and went back to Redding so that we could spend Christmas with my husband. William wasn't quite sure what to do with his parents all to himself for a whole week. We hung his stocking on Christmas Eve and put his presents under the Christmas tree. The nice thing about having a toddler on Christmas Day is they don't know what day it is so they don't get you up at the crack of dawn. He woke up around 9am and he opened his stocking and then all of his presents. Eric and I spent a lazy day together and had cheeseburgers from Carl's Jr for our Christmas dinner. Nice huh? =) On Friday William and I drove to Myra and Scooter's house to rejoin the rest of the family. On Saturday morning Mom and Dad showed early bringing breakfast of homeade cinnamon rolls with them. We ate then opened presents. We then had our official "Christmas Dinner" at 5pm - Myra, Scooter and family, myself and kids, Mom & Dad, Scooter's parents Abe & Melinda, and some friends of Myra & Scooter's (who have been coming to meeting up there)- Doug & Shelly who live about 5 miles away. It was fun. I just wish my husband could have been there. That would have made it perfect.