A Day of Christmas Joy

Christmas morning.

I made Land of Nod Cinnamon Buns. Russ made eggs and sausages. All washed down with OJ. YUM!

Stockings in PJs. (Lola stole Mommy's Twizzlers.) Lola went down for a morning cat-nap. Got dressed for our day. Opened a few gifts. A couple minutes of playing.

Tried to make the 1 hour task of getting out the door take only 15 minutes. Failed. A few melt-downs. But we managed to drive two country miles down the road and arrive at Bambi and Poppy's house, where all my family was assembled.

Sugar Plum. Or Bon Bon. Take your pick.

It wouldn't be Christmas without Holly and Ivy:

Passed out all the gifts.

Opened one at a time.

Played with Daddy's new toy while dinner was being readied.

Set the table after the front living room was disassembled and turned into a dining room.

Ate spiral ham, cheese potatoes, bread dressing, yams, broccoli salad, creamy lime jello salad. Washed down with mango-apple sparkling cider.

Spent the evening working on dishes, puzzles, napping, guitar playing, and eating pie.

Ended the day on a fabulous NOTE.

Sang along with Ilex on the violin, Drake on the keyboard, and Casey on guitar. While the little people put money in their open cases...

A beautiful day wrapped up in a sparkling bow.