Our family celebrates Christmas three separate times during the holiday season. The first one is with Kevin's family as highlighted in my previous blog post: Part 1. The pictures below are from our second celebration on Christmas Eve.
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Stuffed Santa from my childhood that is well
over 50 years old
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| Festive dinner table |
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| Seating for 8 but we need 12 so... |
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| An intimate table for 4 |
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| Centerpiece designed by Brooke with a vintage silver basket from my childhood |
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| Presents from Santa |
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| Alyssa and her cat Dorian |
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| Brooke and Jake sporting their matching IU fleece |
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| My brother and his wife receive a hand carved US Air Force plaque from Africa |
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| My brother, a die hard Indianapolis Colt's fan |
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| Books for the avid reader |
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| Brooke and Jake |
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| My sister, Tim, my brother, Kym, Pam (my sister-in-law) |
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| My sister, me, my brother |
Christmas morning we celebrated our third Christmas within two days. Traditionally on Christmas morning I fix a breakfast of cinnamon rolls, but this year I tried something a little different. Instead of just cinnamon rolls, I made cinnamon roll french toast casserole along with a hash brown, egg and sausage bake.
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| Breakfast served with a side of fresh fruit |
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| Our third round of gifts |
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| Playstation 3 |
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| Hand carved twin giraffes from Africa |
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| Kevin wearing his new Purdue fleece |
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| Knit beanie from Switzerland |
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| Marine Corp proud |
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| My new Macbook Air! |
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| The aftermath of Christmas #3 |
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And of course no visit is complete without a picture of my favorite "granddoggie" Kali! She loves to be held like a baby.
Another holiday season is over and we have so much to be thankful for. It's not about the presents, but it's about the time spent with family sharing memories and making new ones.
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