the eve

the day after disneyland was already christmas eve. we didn't do much during the day but lounge around and catch up on some much needed rest. when we finally decided to get up we brought the boys to take pictures with santa.

these two crack me up. they're such hams. i LOVE them.


christmas eve with the zaportezas (plus my dad, mom, and phil) was nice and intimate.

to start the night off we took picture...


after picture...


after picture. at this point i think these guys started getting a little delirious.


but surprisingly the kids were pretty good sports the entire time.






by the time the flashbulbs stopped flashing i think i was practically dying of starvation. okay, not really but i was definitely ready to eat up all that filipino food. it was calling my name. haha.

once our bellies were happy we got comfy in our pjs and opened presents. this was the fun part. eli was first. so sweet and calm on his very first christmas.


then the madness began. we lined the kids up and piled the gifts in front of them. it totally reminded me of when i was kid with all my cousins. mateo was so anxious but he couldn't start opening till we said go.


finally, the last present was handed out and it was time! so crazy but oh so fun.


after the gift giving was complete lola shared a sweet story of tita dita and a simple but most important reminder of the real reason we're celebrating...JESUS!