Here is the first in a Four part "Christmas blog" series. The pic's aren't chronologically ordered but Hey, they are up! Sorry for the delay!


Here is a look at our Christmas day brunch! This came after all the presents were open, and sadly after all the kids had gorged on their stocking goodies. Well, the bright side was that there was more for us grown-ups to eat!
The stockings! All seven of them, stuffed with fluff and all the things that children cant keep their hands away from. How we love to torture kids on Christmas! All the goodies they must not touch until every single last member of the Home is present! Poor things
Here I am reading a story to the kids as we wait till everyone is downstairs for the gift unwrapping. The girls are on the floor on blankets pretending to pay attention...sorry we didn't have a pic of that.
Our Christmas Tree. This one nearly died by the time that Christmas day rolled around. But there it is in all its glory. I think we are considering a nice fake tree for next year! Yes it would be a shame to miss the authentic smell and feeling but there are two sides to the coin and being that kids love to have their tree up long before C-mas day, and that its nice to have a dark green tree on your yearly yule-tide pictures, not to mention the oodles of needles that fall during the month that must be cleaned...yes, a nice, good quality, fake tree will do beautifully!