Christmas Eve

We spent the evening with my wonderful extended family at Aunt Eileen's new house in Lakeside. I am now in food coma while my Patrick watches a movie with his bassett hound on the couch. We had a wonderful treat of a video cousin Leslie put together of the Araizas - from old black and white family photos in Mexico to literally just last week the birth of cousin Noelle and Dan's new baby in San Francisco. Meanwhile cousins Matt and Heather are expecting any second their first boy. Plus we have the newly-engaged cousins Erin and Joey. The blessings keep coming... ! I love my familia.

click on slideshow below for some pics I snapped:

Araiza Christmas Eve 2011

XMAS Eve

 

It was a lovely XMAS eve hosted by cousins Leslie and Conan with Baby Blake at their swanky pad in La Mesa. Even with a questionable rendition of "O Holy Night" and the Chargers Game on in the background, we managed to evoke the true meanings of Xmas - love, family, thankfulness and Faith.

 

The food was worth the bloat - especially the Mexican tamales, baked potatoes, and walnut/pear/bluecheese salad. And Leslie even dug into her Mexican roots and turned out a scrumptious, light Tres Leches cake...ummmm!

 

As always, we missed those who couldn't attend (there was a smaller Araiza contingent gathering in Northern California )- you all were missed! As Tiny Tim said, "God Bless us, every one!"

More pics to come!
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XMAS Eve 2007