Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Christmas in Dallas

We left for Dallas Christmas Eve and went non-stop until we got home on Sunday. It was awesome seeing everyone, especially Mom and Dad.

Lilyann and Lucas
Emma and Mae


Emma got up around 8:00 Christmas morning and immediately woke us up. She was anxious to see if Santa figured out she and Bodi were in Dallas this year. As we came into the living room, her eyes glowed as she saw that Santa not only left presents, he also ate the cute little cookies she baked at the Starr's.

Emma and Bodi tearing into the gifts Santa brought


We went to the Phan's that evening to open presents. Let's just say, it was complete chaos. We tried to open one at a time but having 13 kids that ranged from 0-17 didn't make it easy. After one round, we decided to let the kids tear into the presents. Thank you to everyone for the gifts, Emma and Bodi loved everything they got.

AiLien and Tyler
Caitlin, McKenzie, Kennedi, and Emma

McKenzie and Emma

Kennedi
Nicky, Ngoi Ba, Bodi, Ngoi, and Lucas


After opening the presents, we broke out the Wii and played Dance Dance Revolution. I'm soooo happy Bryan got me one for Christmas because it was a BLAST!

The Rookie - I am very confused at this point

AiLien and Tyler's attempt

The Pros - Ty and McKenzie showed us all up

On Saturday, Dzung and Amy hosted a joint Birthday party at Chuck E Cheese for Nicky and Natalie, who both turned 3 on December 1st and 18th respectively. The kids had so much fun and Nicky and Natalie both had more presents to open :)

Mckenzie, Emma, and Ty

Bodi and Natalie cruising
The Pink Ladies, Natalie and Emma
Nicky and Ngoi Ba

After a whirlwind week, it was time for us to leave on Sunday. Saying goodbye is always hard, but it's especially hard on Emma. She cried in the car for about 30 minutes. Good thing we'll make another trip to Dallas in February for Mae's 1st Birthday party. Thank you to the Dallas Clan for such a great visit, we can't wait to see everyone again in February.

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