Christmas Eve

We headed down to San Marcos, CA on Friday night to start our holiday celebrations with Ev's sister and her family. We decided this year that we were going to take our niece & nephews {Mia, Kai & Kade} ice skating for their Christmas gift. Saturday morning we did a Scavenger hunt with them, all the clues having to do with water or ice. They found their final clue in the freezer ice box. They were so excited. We went to eat first..if theres one thing I have learned in being an Auntie, it is that if you have well fed kids they are less likely to be grumpy and cranky, at least you buy yourself some time. We let the kids order whatever they wanted from Jack in the Box {we go all out right? A step above McDonalds?}. We had such a blast ice skating with the kids! It was fun to see how they progressed and became more confident in such a short time, with encouragement and advice. I enjoy giving these types of gifts because any memory is better than a toy that the child grows out of or it gets broken. Loved our time spent.