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Merry Christmas! Santa must have came last night because the cookies are gone and the stockings are full. He even left the kids a note! Alli was all set to start opening presents, but first, breakfast. Breakfast complete, kids changed out of pajamas, it's time! First come the stockings. And just like they wanted, Santa brought them the candy and money they'd been asking for. Alli was very organized and set everything out in a row. Then it was time to get into the presents. Mmm. 10 different hot sauces. Yum! A Mater bank! And Alli got a Lightning McQueen bank! She's an expert on opening presents. Before Christmas we would find the presents under the tree had their corners peeled back a little. Disney socks for the girls. Forget the money. She's after the candy. Jelly Belly jelly beans! Those Krispy Kreme donut flavors are sure to be tasty. And the Bean Boozled beans will be interesting. I know everyone wants to try a Dead Fish flavored jelly bean. Or maybe a Spoiled Milk

With everyone out here visiting for Christmas you know T had some fun stuff planned. On Friday the entire group piled into 3 cars and all headed to Universal Studios Hollywood to do some indoor skydiving! Kids older than 3 are allowed to fly, so while Alli isn't allowed, Ian is! After signing our waivers, we all got wristbands. Paying attention to the training. Ian was a good student and when the instructor asked him what each hand signal meant, he knew the answers! Practicing how we're going to fly today. Chin up, hands out front. What a cute little flier! Ian really wanted to get started, asking how soon it could be our turn. Think he was nervous? Nope! He asked if he could go first! Good boy! All that roughhousing is paying off. A quick group photo before we all fly. Normally our package comes with a video, but their video camera wasn't working... Lame. Luckily for us, Chi was able to record video and watch Alli at the same time. There's videos for everyone. Joe , Th