Christmas in an RV

After we secured a campsite in Van Horn and ate dinner, the kids opened up some of the presents we had brought with us. This was the first time we had been away from home on Christmas Eve. The wind blew pretty hard that night; we were worried that Santa wouldn't be able to find us.

Luckily, Santa was able to find us, even with all the wind, and leave gifts for us in the motor home, without any of us hearing him. My suspicion is that he timed his entry to coincide with a passing train. So we spent the morning opening his gifts and having a relaxing breakfast. Susan and I used our small coffee maker to make mochas. We forgot to pack a frothing pitcher, so we had to use a large saucepan. Of course, we didn't realize we hadn't packed one until after we had passed all those Starbucks in Arizona. 

I proposed heading south to Big Bend park, but that plan was voted down 3 to 1, so we spent the day hanging out and doing laundry at the Van Horn KOA. The picture above is the view from our RV, looking north to I-10 and downtown Van Horn.