It's Christmas In Arizona!

At about 7 AM (which is really pretty good, 

since we didn't get to bed very early on Christmas Eve,

well, actually, Christmas morning),

the Young kids were lined up at the door, 

waiting for Grandma and Grandpa 

to get up and come out of their bedroom,

so they could run into the Diner, 

where Santa had visited the night before.

Ready, Set, Go!

Officer Luke

Frozen dolls - yay!

Character glasses are the rage!

Maddy told Mindy and I, in a conversation,

"I can't live without sparkles!"

Jake LOVES Maryland's uniforms!

Mom Stacy took lots of pics of thrilled kids.

Grandpa Roger helped Officer Luke 

put together his new tool bench.

Grandma Pam got her new favorite scent - 

Jo Malone's English Pear and Freesia.

Maddy and all of the grandkids had lots of fun

riding Maddy's new scooter.

After Krispie Kremes, Roger and I got showered and dressed

and went over to Ryan and Emily's to see what Santa brought them.

We got just a few pics,

but Anna was thrilled with her new purse!

And Santa brought Becca and Sarah this amazing doll house,

fully assembled!

When Stacy asked her kids what they wanted for Christmas dinner,

they said they wanted the Christmas "beast" (from the Grinch),

so we had roast beef, carrots, mashed potatoes and rolls.

Ryan, Em and kids joined us for a delicious Christmas dinner.

This pic represents what we all did a lot of for the next week or so -

Eat, Eat, Eat!

After all, isn't it the one time of year when you can indulge 

and not feel guilty?