Sunday, January 6, 2019

Closing Out 2018

Christmas Celebration – December 15-16, 2018

We enjoyed an early Christmas at our house with the kids and grandkids.  Every third year we rotate houses and this year it was our turn to host Christmas.  It was another whirlwind, crazy, and wonderful 2 days with lots of stuff crammed into it.

We managed to take some family photos, took 2 walks, visited the puppy down the street, went to the big hill so the kids could throw rocks down it, opened stocking stuffers, ate a lot of good food, and opened gifts… and it was all over before we knew it!!

The beds were ready to welcome the kiddos.
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They were excited to see their goodies.
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It didn’t last long… LOL
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Here are a few of the appetizers we enjoyed, which went nicely with the other variety of food we had… antipasto platter, artichoke dip, crackers, linguisa, chips & dip.

For dinner we had oven brined chicken, tri-tip, scalloped potatoes, green salad and broccoli… yummy!!  For dessert we had an ice cream bar with all the toppings… double yummy!!
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Forgot to brings the stockings… no worries, we know how to improvise… HAHAHA
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The kids were in charge of making name tags for the table.
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Family photos…yeah!!  Although the kids were not exactly excited about taking a million photos, they hung in there for us adults.
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I don’t know why we didn’t get any pictures of Rocky, but we actually had 3 dogs.  So after they ran around in the yard and took 2 walks, they were tired.
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