Christmas in California!

this year we spent Christmas in California. it was such a nice vacation from school and work! we were lucky enough to have everyone home for at least a couple of days! while we were all together i couldn't stop thinking about how this would be our last time we would all be together for awhile since little logey will be leaving for his mission in a few months! ...but let's not talk about that. i dont want my mom (the only one who actually reads my blog) to start crying while she reads this. and plus i am not ready for that. at all. 

my mom and dad had so many fun things planned for this break. when we first got there, some of us were able to go to Kobe's jersey retirement game. it was such a blast! they had a "KobeLand" carnival set up outside the Staples Center with a ferris wheel, games, etc. we walked around for a bit before heading inside. throughout the whole game they were playing little tribute clips for Kobe and then the jersey retirement happened during half time of the game. the whole night was amazing, we were so lucky to be there. thank you mom and dad!

i always love christmas break, it is always filled with so much to do while being surrounded by the ones you love! if i talked about everything we did this break this post would be sooo long, so instead i will just post tons of pictures and give a brief recap. some of the highlights from this break were going to shogun for christmas eve dinner where rylee and tanner told us they were pregnant(!!!), seeing The Greatest Showman, Hamilton, Knott's Berry Farm, Kings game, going to the beach house, In-N-Out, and spending every day surrounded by family.

one of my favorite things this trip was going to see Hamilton! Opa and Oma gave us all tickets to go to the show together for Christmas. Hamilton was AMAZING! it definitely lived up to all the hype everyone, especially my mom(ha!), made it out to be. i am so glad we were able to go with Oma, it is definitely an experience i wont forget. Thank you so much Opa & Oma!! 

we were so sad when it came time to leave to come back to charleston... we loved being with family and not having any responsibilities! thank you mom and dad for another unforgettable break!!