Welcome to our 2009 Christmas BLOG. Start at the bottom of the page and check back for more updates

Some people were having too much fun

Sam and Julia had a great time opening their gifts.

Every year I say it, most kids like the box as much as the gift

Noon time brings the opening of gifts, (funny, when I was little we had opened all our gifts by 6 O`clock)

Christmas morning starts off with cinnamon rolls, virgin strawberry daiquiri`s and hand sanitizer for the sick (Diana, Sam, Julia and Fransisco)

We went to Bobbi`s house for our annual Christmas eve bouillabaisse and present exchange

The traditional decorating of Gingerbread people (and other creatures)

On Christmas eve we had a Skype call with the Montana Clan

This year the Vinci annual Christmas party was at Stan and Charlie`s. Charlie got some glasses she wanted while her dad looked on

Iyanla got gloves and pants to go snowboarding

It was Chloe`s first Christmas

It was a lot of baby`s first Christmas!

Iyanla, Diana and Amber

No Vinci Christmas would be the same without Andy making spirits bright!

Four generations of Vinci women

Netty sings in her annual Christmas Holiday pageant at Bayview Elementary

December 13, This year it snowed just a little for the Christmas train

This year the Christmas steam train was more organised and better attended. The only cost for a ride is a can of food for the local food bank.

It was Jeremiah`s first ride, (Under Larry`s coat), Nettie`s too

Santa was there in the train shed

Back home we made Gingerbread Men

Nettie and Iyanla got to spend the day together

December 9th, The Hasting`s family posed for Christmas photos

Jeremiah was sooo tired after cutting down that tree!

Who needs a ladder?

Larry, Chrissy and Netty went with Diana to cut both their trees this year. (Brrrrr, Jeremiah is hiding under Dad`s coat!)