A Californian Christmas (2007)

It seems like Christmas was ages ago, but it was really just 2 months ago (as of tomorrow!)...how time flies! For this Christmas, we went to my parent's home in Yorba Linda, California - the home that I grew up in and the only home that my parents have ever owned. What? You've never heard of Yorba Linda? For the history buff, Yorba Linda is the birthplace of the late Richard Nixon and now houses his Presidential Library. Yorba Linda is located in Orange County in Southern California next to Anaheim (think Disneyland) and 45 miles outside of Los Angeles.

The last two Christmas' we have spent in Utah, so I was really excited to spend Christmas with my brothers, sister and my wonderful parents (not that I don't love a white Christmas with the Grady's!). Here are just a few shots from Christmas morning:

Say hello to my sister-in-law, Tracy! Tracy is married to my oldest brother Steve - they make a great pair! I love Tracy!

Say hello to my little sister, Stacie, and my second oldest brother, Mark - Mark is pretending to be asleep, I guess!

Stacie and me!

Me and my honey!

This is my brother Steve. Steve is a pilot in the Airforce and after flying F-16s now flies jets for Special Ops.

So, funny story - On Christmas morning, my dad received a very strange gift from my mom - a bunch of headbands? My dad is bald (as you can see) so, was my mom being ironic? No, she just mislabeled the box, but it was pretty funny when my dad opened the box and pulled out several cute headbands and then gave a very confused look...

I had to get a shot of him wearing one!

I love Christmas and am so fortunate to have wonderful parents and parents-in-law that make sure that we can celebrate Christmas with our family, whether we can afford the very expensive plane tickets or not...thank you! One day (when Kevin is bringing in a paycheck!) maybe we won't need to have our parents buy our tickets! So many things to look forward to! It sounds silly, but I am so excited for the day when Kevin and I are actually financially stable and independent. Mom, Dad, Artis, and Lionel - thank you for getting us to that day!