A very Quesenberry Christmas...ho ho HO!

Our Christmas Eve tradition of the red balloon release and wishing baby Jesus a happy birthday didn't quite happen as usual. Mom hadn't felt well all day and with the major snow storm the helium balloons didn't get done. So mom found some normal ones instead and we had birthday cake with candles and sang Happy Birthday dear Jesus!

Another tradition was new pajamas!!! Yay for warm and cozy new pajamas!!

And of course there is the fun card games and games with the family!

Temple Square Christmas Tradition...

I wasn't sure we were going to make it to Temple Square this year but I just couldn't pass up the warm weather (40 degrees) we had one a wonderful Sunday night without snow!It's always hard for grandma and grandpa to walk in the ice and snow so we were so thankful for the great weather that night! It was VERY crowded but the lights and manger scenes were just beautiful and really reminds us of what Christmas is really all about!

Christmas Cruise.....Lame last day!

We knew when the day started with rain it was going to be a long day at sea! We tried Camp Carnival but that was a dudd so we played some cards, watched some tv, read books while the kids entertained themselves. Aunt Malaine was sick with the flu so it was kind of a lame last day....

Christmas Cruise Highlights...Day Three...Ensenada

No way Malaine and Bryan were going to let us get off the boat! It was a little cool and windy but the kids still made the water park and swimming in the cold unheated pools a fun time had by all!!! Very thankful for the warm jacuzzi!

Aunt Malaine was FREEEEZING and REFUSED to get in a swim suit! Bryan and I snuck away to the Jacuzzi on the serenity deck and Aunt Malaine made sure no one died of hypothermia!

Christmas Cruise....Formal Night!

Of course I had to have everyone match!! Actually I honestly worked with just what we already had! I only had to buy my sweater and Carter's tie! And thankfully Sissy and Becca were able to join in our "matchiness"!

Paige being Paige...fancy dinner and all...and everyone tried the alligator mom ordered!

And more Paige being Paige...at the Family friendly comedian show...boring!

Christmas Cruise Highlights....Day Two....

Part of the fun was getting to shore! We loved the water taxi and Paige contemplated jumping in! We were sad it was too cold to go snorkeling as planned but ended up having a good time riding bikes!

Malaine was a trooper with her broken bike seat! Paige loved the tandem bike with dad! Mom had a hard time remembering how to pedal and balance! And Hailey almost killed herself with her use of the brakes! My favorite photos is this last one that pictures us getting our "soda fix" since we had gone one whole day without any soda!

Christmas Cruise Highlights....Day one

These are a few of our favorite things:

Goofy golf turned into wheelbarrow races!

And then there was the never ending ice cream!! Especially a big hit for breakfast!

The fancy dinners with Duck of all things to eat! Hailey LOVED it! Everyone also LOVED the fancy hot chocolate! The magic shows at our table and our waiter with his fun tricks he taught the kids were some of our favorite things! They both made for a very memorable dinner experience!

And Camp Carnival was a fun time for the kids and dad got to boogie with Paige too.