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Christmas Celebrations

This year's celebrations were so much fun!

While Abigail's still too young to grasp the concept of Christmas, she was definitely more with it than last year and had such a great time opening gifts.  It usually took her a few presents before she got the hang of it and really started tearing away, but luckily she had lots of stocking stuffers to warm up with  :)

Celebrations began Christmas Eve morning when we woke up at my parents place and opened gifts from Santa

(Santa still comes to their house every year- FYI!)

Christmas Eve morning

Getting started with some stocking stuffers

Abigail and Porsha supervise gift opening

Santa came!
After presents and breakfast we got ready for our Christmas Eve celebration.  This year my parents hosted, so we got to lounge around a bit more and slowly get ready.

Everyone arrived around 1 o'clock and we spent the day hanging out, drinking egg nog, eating our traditional beef dinner, and catching up.  It was delightful.

Dressed and ready to party

An adorable close up (look at those matching cheeks!!)

Time for some Nog

Anthony, Uncle Richard, Catherine, Victor, and Kevin

Matt, Lucy, Jessi, Abigail, and Gloria

Abigail taking her Auntie Gloria on a few laps around the house.

Mom and Dad moved the couch out of the basement living room to set up the dinner table.
(and this is my blurry picture of it!)

Guess who didn't want to eat

But she did want to sit on the table and flirt with her boyfriend Matt!

Our first ever group picture!
How does 30-some years, a few weddings, and many celebrations get by without one?!

Drawing numbers for the gift exchange

Of all the toys she got, Grandpa's wooden bowl and spoons were her favorite- of course.

We left my parents that evening and headed home in anticipation of  Christmas morning!

Since we just got back from New York, Kevin and I stuck to stocking-only gifts, but it was so much fun opening presents with Abigail.

As luck would have it, we woke up earlier than she did, so we were able to exchange gifts with each other and have our coffee in peace, then we woke her up, headed to mass (after all, He is the reason for the season!), then back home for pancakes by the tree.

Family Christmas Pic 2012!
(Abigail thought the camera timer was hilarious, so we got lots of good smiles from her)

A boy and his stocking

Pancakes!

Adorable headband (and dress) from Kay Johnston!

Action shot  ;)

Eager to get the baby out of the box

Feeding her baby. 

Then Mamie, Papa, and Uncle Mike came over... which meant another round of gifts for Bitsy Girl!


Art supplies!

So many fun things!

Abigail's first tea kettle 

"It must be a walker!"

"Silly me; it's a kitchen!!  (but I still plan to use it as a walker)"

Uncle Mike assembles the kitchen

While Abigail supervises
(and flirts.  As she does with all boys these days...)

Chef Kevin and his bacon wrapped turkey

Later in the afternoon the Clayton's came over to continue our Christmas celebrations; we had so much fun hanging out with the babes, opening gifts, and playing music.

A memorable Christmas indeed!


Our best attempt at the kids by the tree
Abigail helps Henry open his gift

Conga line time!

The baby whisper hard at work
winding down the night


We hope your Christmas was a joyful one.




Here's to a happy and blessed New Year!



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