📅 Week Schedule

December 21 – 28, 2025

📍 Note: Uncle Jesse, Aunt Trish, Auntie Adriana & Uncle Raul are at Bahamar from Dec 19–21

Sun
21

Personal Day

Relax and settle in
All Day
  • 🏠
    Settle In Get familiar with the VRBO
  • 😌
    Personal Time Explore, rest, or do your own thing
Mon
22

Shopping Day

Ingredients & supplies
All Day
  • 🛒
    Shop for Christmas Uncle Jesse shops for cooking competition ingredients
  • 🌮
    Mexican Treats for Loteria Prizes Tamales, green mole, tequila
  • 📝
    Teams: Submit Your Ingredient Lists! Be VERY specific about what you need
Tue
23

More Arrivals

The crew assembles
All Day
  • ✈️
    Jackie, Tia, Matt Arrive 11:30 AM — UA 660
  • ✈️
    Katie & Beau Arrive 6:41 PM — UA 2417
  • ✈️
    Nicholas Arrives Around 10 PM
  • 🏠
    Everyone Settles In Get comfy at the VRBO
Wed
24

Christmas Eve

Uncle Jesse's 60th Birthday!
🎂🎄

Happy 60th Birthday, Uncle Jesse!

The main event — a Very Mexican Christmas Eve

Morning (7 AM Rise & Shine!)
  • 🎄
    Buy the Ugly Tree Tradition: find the ugliest tree at the lot
  • 🎰
    Loteria & Mexican Dominos Get the games started early!
  • 🎄
    Decorate the Tree 2 strings of lights, homemade ornaments
  • ✂️
    Make Ornaments Cardboard, glitter, crayons, yarn — get crafty!
Afternoon
  • 📸
    Family Portrait Everyone wear your santa hats!
  • 🍳
    Cooking Competition! Teams make their Mexican side dishes — see rules
  • 💃
    Learn the Mexican Hat Dance Taught by Auntie Adriana
Evening
  • 🍽️
    Mexican Feast Tamales, pozole, ceviche, mole & more
  • 🎅
    Mexican Santa Arrives! A special visitor from Mexico
  • 🥃
    Tequila Sipping ¡Salud!
  • 🎬
    Watch "It's a Wonderful Life" With Uncle Jesse's narration (by popular demand)
  • 🎁
    Kids Open a Gift Elliot, Beau, and Lexi each open one

🌮 Menu

Tamales Pozole Ceviche Mole Huevos Rancheros Guacamole Chips & Salsas Tres Leches Buñuelos

🍹 Drinks

Margaritas Ponche Navideño Mexican Beer Tequila
Thu
25

Christmas Day

Gifts, games & feasting
🎄🎁

Merry Christmas!

Morning
  • 🎁
    Secret Santa $50 gift exchange
  • 🐘
    White Elephant $25-30 gift swap chaos
Afternoon
  • 🎬
    Movies Christmas movie marathon
  • 🎲
    Games Mexican Train, Brisca, and more
Evening
  • 🥩
    Fancy Dinner Beef Tenderloin & Lobster Tails

🍽️ Menu

Beef Tenderloin Lobster Tails Sides Wine Mixed Drinks
Fri
26

Recovery Day

Relax & enjoy each other
All Day
  • 😴
    Sleep In You've earned it
  • 🥾
    Matthew Goes Hiking Solo adventure — good luck, welcome to adulthood!
  • 🏖️
    Free Time Beach, explore San Diego, or just chill
  • 🍕
    Leftovers Finish off the Christmas feast
Sat
27

Wine Tour

A day in wine country
All Day
  • 🍷
    Wine Tour Details TBD — check back for updates
  • 🚙
    Limo Transportation Traveling in style — no drinking and driving!
Sun
28

Departure Day

Until next time!
All Day
  • 🧹
    VRBO Checkout Clean up and pack up
  • 👋
    Farewells Hugs and "see you next year!"
  • 📸
    Send Andre Your Photos! Help update the website with your best shots
  • ✈️
    Departures Check arrivals page for flight times