Orton Family

 And finally we have Christmas!  Saturday we celebrated Christmas at the Ortons with an amazing dinner and lots and lots of gifts!

 Cousin Ana came too!!!!!!

 The we hopped over to the Christmas Eve party at Grandpa and Grandma Hawkins'.

 Mayan was baby Jesus.

At first Belize refused to have anything to do with the play but then changed her mind once I explained it wasn't a "talking" play and became an Angel.  Unfortunately there was no sheep costume so Rio cried on Nana's lap - still he made it to the stage so- SUCESS!  Belize and I also graced everyone with a rousing song of "Hanukkah" for the talent portion.

New Year's Eve started very uneventful, the kids went to bed at a regular time, Brannon and I celebrated by watching a forgettable movie on TV and then the fireworks on the local station at midnight.  12:10, Rio stirred us by the wonderful sounds of hurling that rang through the night and into the new year.  It touched all of our stomachs except for little Mayan's- Happy New Year!!   And when all the festivities were done, we tiredly made our way back to LA and were welcomed by sunshine!!!

Oh and this crazy girl came with us too- Rapunzel.