We had such a lovely Christmas this year.
I feel like the time from Thanksgiving through Christmas was just wonderful and I’m sad to see it all come to an end. I’ll keep my Christmas decor up until New Year’s to revel in it all for just a little bit longer.
Today….I continue my tradition on the day after Christmas of staying in my jammies all day and sitting on the couch all day, only to get up to go to the bathroom, eat and refill my Diet Dr. Pepper.
Oh – and UPDATE MY BLOG!!!
Yes, I’m back.
I finally have some down time and it feels wonderful.
I have so many fun things to share with you in these next few weeks and into the new year!!
I’m also looking to get my blog re-done….
You know…a new look, maybe a swtich from Blogger to WordPress or something else? If anyone has ANY tips and ideas of people who can make this happen for me {I’d much rather pay someone than figure it out myself because let’s be honest, I’m sort of a tech moron}….
please feel free to message me!
Anyhoo – – here’s a recap of our Christmas Eve.
I got up early-ish and picked up the rolls I ordered from
Rise Up Bakery {for Christmas dinner}.
Locals – – it’s in Gilbert and their bakery is MY FAVORITE!!!!
If you haven’t tried it – you MUST!
We continued our tradition of decorating a gingerbread house on Christmas Eve…
We started this when the kids were little to help pass the time by on a day that seems SO super long for kids.
The tradition just stuck and my kids {thankfully} still get excited to do it.
While the kids were working on that, I finished up the final touches on my tables for Christmas Eve dinner.
Aren’t those scalloped PAPER plates adorable?
They’re from the Pioneer Woman and they’re my FAVORITE find of all at Wal-mart. Yes, WAL-MART!
We had a mexican FIESTA with
my side of the family for dinner
{minus my one sister and her family
who were at their in-laws}….
We feasted on homemade tamales {that I bought from someone because have you ever tried making tamales?!? THEY ARE A PROCESS!!!} green chile shredded beef tacos, homemade refried beans, cilantro lime rice, cilantro ranch, chips and alllll the fixins. It was all SO yummy and I think EVERY Christmas EVE from here on out should include mexican food.
We played a white elephant game that was SUPER fun.
Everyone brought their ‘A’ game when it came to the gifts.
A few favorites were….
The Donald Trump paper weight//pencil holder
Monkey Butt
A sweet pic of my sister as a teenager
{yes…her glasses were REALLY that big!}
A People of Wal-mart adult coloring book
{can you EVEN?!}
But my dad came out the REAL winner with $20 cold hard cash. Oh….and London…
She scored the beloved BURRITO blanket and she couldn’t have been more thrilled!
We watched THIS nativity video which is hands down my new favorite portrayal of the Christ child. Everything seems so accurate and I can’t help but cry when the Wisemen finally make to see our Savior, a few years after his birth.
We ate delicious desserts made my brother Kirk and Adam and the kids carried on our tradition of opening up Christmas jammies before bed time.
So much work and effort was put into making this day a success and boy oh boy it was worth it! Our home was filled with the ones we love, good food and lots of laughter.
All of my favorite things!
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