Christmas was extra special this year as it was a "white Christmas"! The kids enjoyed the snow and beautifully clear days.
Christmas Day was spent with our wonderful friends, Tony and Amy. We have known them for years and so enjoy their company. They have become like family!
Lauren, Kody and Drew ready for Christmas Dinner: ham, potatoes, green bean casserole, cherry salad, broccoli casserole, hot rolls, sweet potatoes, sparkling cider, and pie.
Autumn, Dawson, Jayce and Tucker
Lauren and Autumn watching the "Kit Movie" in the boys' room.
On Christmas Eve, Lauren helped Tucker write a note to Santa. His eyes were so bright and he had so many questions about the whole procedure.
This is what they thought to leave for Santa...the note and fruitcake that was given to us.
Christmas Eve after attending the Christmas Eve service
The kids greatly enjoy the hunting game from their grandparents
The kids greatly enjoy the hunting game from their grandparentsGramps playing a game of Dominoes...we celebrated Christmas early with Nana and Gramps before they flew out to Chicago.
Claire and her nana...Claire received the tiniest mittens and hat!
Our Christmas with our family before they flew out. Homemade pizza, garlic bread, salad and a Happy Birthday Cake for Jesus.
Our sweet Gramps loving on Claire
Before Christmas, my dear friends from our co-op came over for breakfast. We had a great time just relaxing and chatting...school was out for break and we had made it through 4 months!! We did have a little excitement when two coats caught on fire (flames!!!) when they got too close to a candle while hanging on the coat tree!
We had a great time celebrating the season with our friends, the Mullins and Stanleys. It was the day after Robb's birthday, so we celebrated that too. 4 more years to 40!!
This year we decided that we would show our appreciation to our church staff and their families...many of them worked until Christmas Eve night. We baked 12 apple praline pies and took them to the staff to enjoy for their Christmas dinners.
Our sweet Gramps loving on ClaireBefore Christmas, my dear friends from our co-op came over for breakfast. We had a great time just relaxing and chatting...school was out for break and we had made it through 4 months!! We did have a little excitement when two coats caught on fire (flames!!!) when they got too close to a candle while hanging on the coat tree!We had a great time celebrating the season with our friends, the Mullins and Stanleys. It was the day after Robb's birthday, so we celebrated that too. 4 more years to 40!!
This year we decided that we would show our appreciation to our church staff and their families...many of them worked until Christmas Eve night. We baked 12 apple praline pies and took them to the staff to enjoy for their Christmas dinners. This was a low-keyed, relaxing Christmas...we all loved hanging out together and soaking up the love!! We hope you all had a delightful time with those you love as well.
4 comments:
Sweet pics...my fav is of adorable Claire in that hat and mittens! Love Ya!
Looks like so much fun. Enjoy seeing the pictures of old friends--Greg and John.
I'm glad you had a good Christmas!
I enjoyed looking at your pictures. Looks like you guys had a wonderful Christmas. Hope your New Year is just as wonderful!
Loved seeing all your pics.... What a blessing those pies must have been! A really neat idea that packed a lot of thought (and loving efforts).
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