Christmas with the Dons

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This year we were down visiting the Dons in SA. All Nick's siblings came in and we actually got to spend an entire week down there. It was great! We had a nice mix of down time and activity. The first day was really traveling. The second day we took the kids to a clay place and made plates with the kiddos handprints for our gift to Gigi. It was really sweet and all the kids did great! That afternoon the kids finished some cookies with Gigi. The next day the ladies went to get pedicures and the guys went to see Avatar that night. I think we both made out well. The next day was Christmas Eve and there was some fun game playing and then we all headed to church for the service. Their family tradition involves roasting hot dogs in the fireplace and then sharing an ice cream log Jesus cake. This was great! Christmas day is a fun but long day at the Dons. We had a nice time opening presents and just playing with some of the new toys. Nick's older brother got a WII with Guitar Hero so there were many jam out sessions on it. The following day we went to see a live performance of the Lion King- Gigi's main gift to all of us. It was fabulous! Afterwards we went down to the Riverwalk to have dinner. What a treat! The next day was Sunday-church again and then just a lot of cleaning and organizing as we all left pretty early on Monday. There was one more outing-a night out dancing at Floors. Fortunately, it was family night so we took the big kids, and had a blast! Vivi wanted to close the place down. The way home Nick drove and the kiddos almost slept the entire time. Overall, it was a nice trip and I'm glad we could be there. Thank you family for making it so special and memorable.