Merry Christmas



 

Christmas candles lit








 

 

 

Mark the elf, a gift from Aunt Lynda 4 years ago, travels to Chicago to watch the children

 

The four "littles" ready for the Christmas pageant-a play by the grand children for the adults as a gift

 

 

 

Cole as a "horse"

 

Audrey as  Dorothy- complete with the wig

Connor dressed as his favorite dinosaur

 

 

 

 

 

the final bow

 

 

 

Addie is exhausted from the pageant

 

 

 

 

time for brunch

 

 

candles are lit

 

 

 

 

time to open presents

 

 

 

 

 

 

gilded peacock on Christmas tree

 

 

 

I think I saw Santa!!!!

 

 

 

 

Audrey singing "somewhere over the rainbow" in the Christmas pageant

 

 

 

Christmas Day is finally here!  Up early to see what Santa left- 12 people on the steps for the traditional "step" picture. Cook the brunch, drink champagne. take pictures. Say grace and give thanks for blessings of the year.  Eat Brunch, give out the checks, lottery tickets,and poppers!  Next, the big present opening!  Several trash bags of wrapping filled up!Pork shoulder in the oven.  Play with toys-  play games.  Daughter taken to airport- sad goodbyes. Ball game comes on- grand kids to bed.  Dinner is ready.  Grab a plate and help yourself- relax- snuggle by the fire. Fall asleep.  Life is good!   Merry Christmas Everyone- hope you had a merry one!