Thursday, January 21, 2010

Christmas Eve!

At Grandma Esther's before the celebrations.


Dad and Jon in front of Grandma's Christmas tree.


Me and McKinley with cousins: Emily, Samantha, and Nicholas.


At Aunt Judy's enjoying the night!


McKinley's First Christmas Eve!

Christina with cousins: Daniel, Matthew, and Joseph

Leaving Santa cookies and milk for the first time!
One of my most favorite nights of the year is Christmas Eve and this one was great!! Christmas Eve is the traditional night The Vargas' celebrate Christmas together. We do it up with loads of amazing food and great company! This year was no exception with Paella, mussels, fish, pasta, and Grandma's special dishes topping the long menu. As it was McKinley's and Jon's first time celebrating Christmas Eve in the Vargas fashion, we all really had a blast. It is a night I look forward to all year long, and after this past celebration, I was reminded why once again.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

North Jersey

Grandma Esther gave me an apple and a carrot to play with... toy or food? I can't decide!

I can walk with a little help from my Grandpa!

We went for a pre-Christmas visit to Grandma Esther's and Grandpa Lou's. It was nice to spend some time in North Jersey before the big Christmas Eve bash! It was a snow filled world and kept the Christmas spirit and anticipation growing! McKinley and I both had an amazing time!