Christmas events - 2011

John's parents Gail and Gene came to visit us for Christmas. We had a very nice time. The night after they arrived, we went to see a children's play -- Santa Claus, the Musical -- at Casa Manana, the local children's theater. We all enjoyed it.

Here is our tree in all its glory, stocked with presents underneath:



Josh and Lucas looked very nice, all dressed up for the play.



And so did Gail and Gene!




On Christmas Eve, we hosted a cocktail party for some of our friends who were also in town for the holidays. It was low-key and a nice way to celebrate without too much work and without the night getting too late. Here are the boys exchanging gifts with some friends during the party:



After everyone left, it was time to get ourselves to bed so that SANTA CLAUS could arrive!