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We had a very lovely and blessed Christmas Season. Each of us was blessed with more than we needed. I am gonna take you on a tour of all our Christmas time visits and blessings...so we are going back in time a bit here.....just stick with me.


We had Christmas with my mom and stepdad before our trip and I never got to post pictures, so I will do that now. Kennedy had a great time when they were here. We all did. Grandma and Kennedy made a gingerbread house.



Kennedy played Lincoln Logs with both mom and Burt.

While they were here we enjoyed a few local restaurants including Imo's, (St.Louis style pizza)


We crammed lots of family time and joy in.

On the Sat before we left for vacation we met Tina and Alan in town for our annual Christmas Parade of Lights. It was a chilly night, but fun. Afterward we hung out a bit.

The very next day Kennedy and her cousins made Christmas cookies with their grandmas. They all had a great and very silly time.









Then we went on vacation.....you already know all about that....

On to our Christmas celebrations. We had Christmas Eve at my in laws, like every year. There was one major difference. My dear mother in law had just been released from the hospital after having a very bad fall that resulted in a very bad injury and surgery...so I offered to do what I know how and I cooked. We enjoyed lots of good food and time together, as well as watching the kids rip open Santa's entire sleigh :)

<---Pasta Carbonara and Pasta Bolagnase with some yummy salad and bread.






<--all the loot! Every year I am left speechless at how much they all get..its like Santa's toy shoppe is in there basement....hmmmm.







<--furniture for her Princess/Barbie castle, was a big hit. <---she loved the scooter she got too.


Now to our Christmas at home...

<---Kennedy and the contents of her stocking.




Kennedy's major gifts were a light up Sleeping Beauty doll, the Tinkerbell Movie, a violin, and a Barbie karaoke type machine. She loved the violin. JT got custom floor mats for his car, and he gave me a wii fit. The wii fit is really fun I am looking forward to using it daily.

I have so many pictures I have not posted even half. We also celebrated Christmas with Tina and Alan, and my dear friend Narah and her sweet kids. We were just so blessed to be surrounded with family and friends in this season and pray to be blessed with that in the coming year as well.