Christmas in San Francisco and Canada

I can't really believe we managed to do both SF and Canada this year for Christmas but surprisingly it went off without a single hitch. In San Francisco we had a blast visiting dear friends and family, enjoying the sites and getting into the Christmas spirit. I got to see my sweet friends Christy, Brittany, Cara and Jenna which nourished my little soul. We also celebrated four years of happily wedded bliss and went to eat at a nice restaurant as per tradition. We seriously love food wayyy too much. We took the boys to see Santa at Macy's, took them swimming in my parents pool (indoor- they live at the St Regis so it's their hotel pool) and saw lots of movies! That's not a commonplace occurrence for us normally so I relished it. The boys had a blast, Callum made cookies with his Koko and got Hanukkah lent from his Tatu. Koko also took him to see the train sets which callum absolutely adored. My dad cooked us a fantastic crab meal that was on par with all of his delicious food.
We didn't take hardly ANY photos and it kills me, but I wanted to write down the memories so that someday I'll know :)

Strolling along Market Street with Daddy. He kept asking to get on Ryan's shoulders.

While in SF, we went to the East Bay (where I grew up) and met up with great family friends. Callum had so much fun with Grace!

Croz and Kenz

Callum voluntarily opted to hang out like this- a rare moment for him! This is airplane blankie. This is the only blanket that matters!

Callum fascinated by the train sets. He saw Polar Express and it was love at first sight.

We ate at a restaurant called Fleur De Lys. This is the chef Hubert Keller. So dorky but we watch him on Top Chef all the time and had to get a pic. I was star struck :) 

Our dessert was a play on the hamburger, fries, milkshake and condiments. It was sort of unreal!

From SF we headed to Toronto. We surprised Ryan's mom and grandpa for Christmas and got in early on Christmas eve. We had a nice time relaxing and spending time with Ryan's family and extended family. They are very tight knit and it's a great thing to be a part of. Since we'd already done Christmas at our house, we let grandma and papa spoil Callum on Christmas day. They are the only grandkids on Ryan's side so everything orbits these two little boys! It's so fun. Callum had a blast opening presents and was just in heaven. It's funny though, he was so tired on Christmas that he napped literally all day and went to bed early. So, we didn't open any presents until the 26th. Goes to show how busy little Zuzu was. Crosby was just happy to be there, loving every minute of it. Again we got so few photos but here are the ones we did get.
For New Year's Eve we went to the wedding of the Browns'  family friend and it was so much fun! It was a great wedding and an awesome way to ring in the new year! The wedding was in Niagara falls, (about an hour away) so we decided to stay there instead of trying to drive back at 1am. Ryan's aunt was so gracious to offer her lake house, so we stayed there with Ryan's sister and husband. It was gorgeous. You could literally walk from the back yard to the water.
It was a great trip full of fabulous memories. So glad to have been able to celebrate Christmas with both our parents.

Callum handed out everyone's presents.