Christmas in February?

After Riley's pary wound down, the guests left, and we did a quick pick up of the house it was time for Christmas...that's right Christmas!

This was the first Christmas that Jason has ever been gone and we waited to celebrate with his family until they came out to visit...so we transitioned from Riley's big party to family Christmas!!!

We were also leaving the same day for our family trip to Lake Tahoe so we crammed a lot in and there were a few moments where I thought we were crazy for jamming so much into one weekend but it was so much fun! The deal was we had to get the house picked up and the car loaded before opening our Christmas presents. I hadn't packed anything for Tahoe since I had been busy focusing on Riley's party so I quickly got all of our gear together and the boys schemed up a way to get us all up to Lake Tahoe in one vehicle!

Once we were all set to go it was present time and these presents were the only thing keeping Riley awake because she was exhausted!

Here's the fam...getting ready to open presents!

DiDi, Doc, and the infamous "Buddy" CJ got some Aggie gear...he did ask for this we aren't just brainwashing him! He lives in Arkansas and is surrounded by a ton of Razorback fans but he still loves the Aggies too! Riley got a Baby Alive and a doctor kit...not to mention the princess castle that she accidentally "found" before her party!

Gaby got some Tom's shoes...I think she was excited!

We wondered how Riley would do getting new toys and having to leave them so quickly but she gave her baby who she named "Dolly Doll" a quick bottle, put her in a safe place, and she was ready to get to Tahoe!

We had a quick but fun family Christmas...thanks LoRusso fam for all the great presents!

I'm not sure how the guys pulled this off but we managed to get all of us and all of our "stuff" in the Tahoe...every seat had a person in it, we loaded up the car top carrier with 5 suitcases, and we used the hitch carrier to carry all of our gear and ice chest! I'm so glad we could all fit in one car because it made the road trip that much more fun!

What a full day...birthday party by morning, Christmas by afternoon, and off to Tahoe by evening!