Christmas with Ching Clan

The family got together to watch the kiddos open their presents from each other and they had such a blast playing together.  Baz and Kylee played with Baz' new planes and Kylee's new Paw Patrol truck.  They were in heaven.  Later that night the boys, Zach and Ryder, had a saber war, including some hiding.  And to top off the night, the girls, Zoe and Jadyn, with a here and there boy voice, sang into Zoe's new karaoke machine.  They always have such a good time together!  Thank you everybody for all the wonderful gifts!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve, we made it to church.  It was a nice service and Ky was so engaged because she knew a couple of the songs they chose to sing.  This year it was earlier than in years past, so that was nice to be able to get home and prepare for Santa's arrival (we definitely needed it!).  Zoe reminded me that we needed to leave carrots out on the grass for the reindeer and then we put out the cookies (one especially for Santa) and milk.  It was a great night and the girls were ready for Christmas!  Kylee has helped us to share the many reasons for the season and Zoe was just as excited to give, as she was to receive this year!

Disneyland with Papa, YiaYia, Kris, Meghan, Khloe, and Kaitlin

Disneyland was so fun with the girls a bit older.  Zoe and Khloe always seem to pick up right where they left off and it doesn't take them much time to start giggling together again.  We went to Disneyland and California Adventure for two days.  We spent a lot of the first day at California Adventure and the girls enjoyed the Disney Jr. show.  Ky and Kaitlin were so into it!  Ky was up and dancing, singing and using her hands as they told her to.  They saw the sing along show for Frozen too!  One of the favorites to add to our list of must dos is the Toy Story Mania adventure.  Boy!  That is the most fun!!!  We all had a great time on that ride, even all of the adults!  And of course we couldn't miss A Bugs Land...it is all of the kid friendly rides, with minimal lines.  The girls love all the rides and they (the older girls) were almost able to ride by themselves!  Wow!  That means that they are getting so big!  We had dinner at the Rainforest Cafe.  It was yummy and the girls had a blast watching the fish.  Three out of the four kiddos fell asleep by about 8.
We headed back the next day and battled the rain.  What an adventure!  A couple of hours into our day, we decided to switch up the schedule a bit and go to Goofy's Kitchen for lunch, instead of dinner.  That way we could make it to the new parade.  The girls enjoyed seeing the characters up close, but Ky wasn't too sure about too close.  She would wave and wave and say hello, but then when the characters came close enough for a pic, she wanted nothing to do with it.  It's getting better though and I am sure she will love the characters within the year!  We went back to the park and went on a few more rides, then sat down for the parade.  By then it had dried up and rain was no longer in the forecast.  We sat the girls down on our thick blankets and YiaYia and I ran to get some food.  The girls had a quick picnic before the parade began.  It was such a great parade!!!  We were very impressed with all the lighting.  We had such a good time at Disneyland!  The girls already want to go back.  Thank you Papa and YiaYia for the hotel stay and the wonderful meals!!!  And we were so excited to be able to hang out with Kris, Meghan, Khloe and Kaitlin again.  We can't wait to see them again, soon!