Christmas 2010

Hope everyone had a very, merry Christmas!  We sure did!  We started off Christmas Eve morning by opening our presents to each other.  I think we both were a little spoiled!  It was a lot of fun and had some fun surprises. 

We then got ready and packed up to go to my parent's for our traditional Christmas Eve feast.  But first we traveled to Raynesford for Christmas Eve Mass.  That always puts you in a Christmasy spirit!  When we arrived at mom and dad's we had to open one present right away.  We had planned on finding out the baby's sex on Christmas Eve.  I had my ultrasound on Dec 14th, and we had the nurse right down what we were having on a card I made and had her seal it up.  No peeking!  It was a little hard a first to resist tearing into that, but it was definitely worth the wait!  I made Tim open it because I was too excited.  And we are having a girl!!!!  We are just soo ecstatic! That definitely put us in the celebrating mood!

After the excitement, we settled down to a most delicious meal of homemade french bread, Caesar salad, twice-baked potatoes and of course shrimp and crab legs!!  We look forward to this all year long.  It's so nice to sit down to a nice meal with family.  Wonder how next year's meal will go??

Then after stuffing ourselves silly and putting on some sweats it was time for more gifts. 

I have to share a few pictures of my latest furniture piece built by dad.  He made the most gorgeous changing table/dresser for the nursery.  It is made of knotty alder, with a cherry stain.  Love it, love it!  Can't wait to start filling it up with little baby things!!

Christmas morning, some how we had enough appetite left to finish off the leftover shrimp and crab.  I'm always amazed at how we (dad and Tim!) can do that! 

Then we had to make prepartations for another delicious meal.  We had about eleven people for Christmas dinner.  Very nice and relaxing.  Was good to visit.  Of course we had to get in a little card playing!

After supper it was time to make our way back home.  We went over to Marvin and Cindy's for awhile and had a very nice visit.  What a very special holiday that we got to share with family.

It's a good thing I got some puzzles for Christmas!  It is definitely puzzle weather.  Glad Tim is home safe today.  He has his own snow day project to do.  Building a crib out of this...............

 Good luck hon!  It's going to be great!