Christmas Eve 2016 At Disneyland

"Christmas ... is not an eternal event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart..."

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Dinner at Catal has been our tradition for thirteen years now (they didn't exist before that!). We had a private room and we added:

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
The castle was magnificent this evening

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
We looked down the street and it was filled with 1000's of lights!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
We turned around 180 degrees and the castle was lit up!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
We were chugging right down the avenue

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Thank you Robin for the spare hands!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
We are still 10 minutes ahead of schedule

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
We are arrived

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Need wine!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Slurp Gurgle Burp!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
What are you going to order Lilly?

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Carri and Greg have arrived
Would you buy a car from this man?

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Matching colors?

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Keeps us laughing

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016 Miles of smiles

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
"I'm watching you!"

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Sitting down feels pretty good right now!


And we have three+ pots tonight... Zack, Connor, and Nick!
The plus? Great Granddaughter Lilly!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Father and son!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Connor joined us this evening

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Paul is only going to do the fireplaces without a fire this year!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m The smell of wine!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
"Mommy... I think we need to go home and await Santa

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Four beautiful eyes!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
What is she thinking?

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"OK... We are off to see Santa"

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
"Bye Bye"

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016 Goodbye Great Grandma...

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
We are now back to basics... The Dudas and Liles

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Robin did some ciphering and figured out how long
we have been with then on Christmas Eve

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
"However.... I will just have my Root Beer Float"

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Leah likes our matching outfits!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Stories are told of years gone by!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
The masked elf perhaps?

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
We stepped outside on the veranda and boom... The show was underway!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Some of the displays lit up the whole sky!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
The colors were magnificent (Strontium)


A short chemistry lesson!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Ahhhh.. We could hear people while the displays were going on!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Just beautiful!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
A mixture of copper (blue) and strontium (red) makes purple

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The finale

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Boom...Bam... A stunning ending to the show!

Disneyland Christmas Eve 2016
Like a millions stars!