A fallen angel and a promoted Jesus

For the second year in a row, we went down to Raymond for Christmas. We had a ton of fun hanging out with friends and family, and watching Go, Diego, Go! Because, you know, you get to have a little fun while on vacation.

 We got to bust out the new Christmas outfits for the chitlins while we were down there. Craig cooperated nicely for the photo shoot.

 Handsome little bugger!

Calista, however, was a little less helpful.

The closest thing we got to a family picture.

 Seriously, this is the best only picture we got of the two of them. Calista did not want to have her picture taken (No picture!), even when we bribed her with a cookie or watching videos. Oh well.

 Having a mild tantrum in Daddy's arms about the ordeal.

 You can kind of see how pretty her dress is, right?

And, of course, her little coat and hat.

Probably the highlight of the trip was Christmas Eve, with all of Kyler's family.

So many cousins for Calista to play with!
Even the older cousins played with her.

Adam's trying to teach her how to catch the tennis ball. I have some of the nicest nieces and nephews in existence, I'm convinced.

Christmas Eve also included the traditional nativity program.

Craig got promoted to play baby Jesus after his cousin Brock began to get a little fussy. Craig fulfilled his role admirably.

Calista played the part of an angel, along with Paige and Katelyn, which may have been not ideal... The angels stood on a bench so they could be above the scene (and actually seen!), and her cousins tried to help her get into position on the bench, resulting in her falling off, instead (not pictured). The oldest of her cousins, Carter, said, "Did it hurt... when you fell from heaven?" and the answer is, YES! After a bit of hugging and making sure she was okay, Calista rejoined to nativity.

Still with tears on her face.

The entire nativity, kind of. You can see a shepherd, Mary, Joseph, Jesus, 3 Wisemen, and me holding an angel. I'm not sure where the other ones are, but... a crowd like this gets a little chaotic, so this is the best I have.

 And, of course, Christmas included presents.

 Calista really got the hang of opening presents this year, but she did have to be convinced to stop playing with each present long enough to open a new one.

Every present she absolutely adored.

Basketball hoop (from her Mom and Dad).

Two points for me!

Craig cared a little less about the presents.

The bum wouldn't even open them himself!

That doesn't mean he didn't enjoy them, though!

Merry (belated) Christmas!