... the morning starts with Mom (usually getting up first and then me) getting the homemade quiche into the oven... turning on Christmas music... lighting a fire... turning on all of the inside Christmas lights... Mom and Dad getting their champagne cocktails while we fix crystal glasses of Sparkling Cider for the kids... who can't come out past their bedroom hallway until we have everything ready for them.
I take several photos of the tree...
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| CAN YOU BELIEVE IT...? Jeff and I fill each other's stockings and we just HAPPENED to get each other the SAME EXACT magazine... I guess we know what we like... |
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| Anna on her new 2-wheel bike... |
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| Jessica... getting cash and debit paid off from Santa... |
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| Chris and his new laptop... |
... then open the gifts... one at a time... so that we can enjoy each gift... hear the story behind the gift... try on the gift or open the gift... you get the picture... and, yes, this may take forever, but it is a WONDERFUL part of the tradition!
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| Abby and her new collar and name tag... what a lady! |
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| Dad found these t-shirts online... they come with the little amp (that you can see hanging on Chris' belt), guitar picks and playable guitars... Chris and Matthew were rocking... |
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| ... and Anna was rocking out, too! |
Then, clean up again, so the rest of the local family can come over for Christmas dinner and cards. This year, we had Honeybaked Ham AND Honeybaked Turkey, potato casserole, rasberry walnut salad and ambrosia salad (we haven't had that in YEARS!). As the family played "LRC," I prepared a dessert bar (inspired by our Progressive Dinner dessert stop at the Jimenez house!)
... and Abby... cuddling in her favorite Christmas decoration, the white fluff of synthetic snow and the warm glow of the Christmas lights... what a WONDERFUL Christmas!!!
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