Christmas Day

Christmas Day we all slept in and after having some coffee, everyone sat down and we opened gifts. There was quite a pile of paper when we were finished!

Cathy cuddling with the old-timer, Buddy

And just like a story book, I happened to look out the window and noticed that it was snowing! I said, "Merry Christmas, it's snowing!" Cathy and K were very excited. So we took pictures to have proof of the white stuff!

After having breakfast, Cathy asked if I would help her hook up the Atari 5200 that had been sent home with her from Dad and Beverly's. It was a Santa gift that we as children had received way back in...um....well, a long time ago! We got it hooked up and sat and played awhile. It was fun pulling games out that we had mastered as youngsters and try to remember just how we did it! Check out the TV screen below. Cathy is playing one of my favorites, Q-Bert.

Then Frank and Bea set to work to prepare our Christmas Day dinner. They made everything from scratch. A complete Mexican dinner of tacos, fried beans, enchiladas with beans and cheese, green chili, avocado dip, home made salsa (spicy!) and tortilla chips. I hope I didn't leave anything out. It was very tasty! Here are the Pacheco's hard at work.
Then after cleaning up our large kitchen mess, Cathy and I called our other family members to wish them Merry Christmas. We spoke with our brother, Kevin and his girls Suzanna, Abigail and Hillary. We heard the tales of their scavenger hunt and all the gifts they received. Then we called our Dad and Beverly. They had a quiet day at the resort they are camping at for the winter. There was a pot luck meal that everyone enjoyed and then it was back to the motor home for relaxation. It was nice to spend the holiday with family and friends.