Wheeeee!!!! We Made It Through Christmas!!!

We had a GREAT Christmas week. Yes, WEEK!!! We began with Christmas with my hubby's family last Sunday, Christmas Eve attending services & chili at our house, Christmas breakfast at our house, and Christmas evening dinner at my sister's house. We are nothing if not a bunch of piggies!!! My niece & nephew got a Wii and a Rock Star Band for Christmas. Did we ever have us some FUN!!! The picture above is my son and my nephew boxing on the Wii. It was soooo funny---they kept getting closer and closer to the TV; as if they were actually going to jump in the screen and box!

This is our annual family photo. Of course, Hank is the star of the pic! His mom is holding him, and his dad is behind him. That's my son (the 30 year old one!!!) standing next to Hank & his mom. And, of course hubby and me rounding out the pic. And I do mean "rounding" ha ha ha

This is the Rock Star portion of our entertainment. We all took turns--when one could pry the instruments and mic out of the other's hand!!! In this pic my sister is the lead singer--my son is on guitar---and daughter is on drums. When I tried the guitar we got booed off stage!!! Even the dog, Petey, wants in on the action. Actually, he was jealous of the attention the TV was getting. He kept finding his toys, jumping on the footstool and dropping the toys, as if to say "Hey this looks fun, right?"

I know I have told you about the cookie making Saturday we have each December. We've been doing this for the past 5 or 6 years, and intend to continue the tradition. This year, as I was out shopping, I found these aprons at Hallmark marked 40% off. And, I couldn't resist. So I got one for each of us (now why didn't I have mine on and get in the pic????). I even got an extra, you know, just in case!!! So, next year we have "official" aprons to wear!!! They had some for kids that said "Cookie Taster" and I may go back and get some of those. I'm sure we'll add little ones through the years---Hank was with us this year but he had NO interest in cooking!!!

It was a blessed and happy Christmas for all of us. I hope you found the same joy. And that you kept the meaning of Christmas in your hearts as you celebrated.

Happy Holidays!