Andrew, Ellie, and I actually celebrated Christmas twice this year. My parents came down from St. Louis, Missouri and my brother Matt visited from Madison, Wisconsin. Imagine their shock of coming from a snowy climate to a whopping 70 degrees!
Then of course there was nap time! Followed by the baking of sugar cookies. Ellie "helped" by cutting out the cookies, tasting the batter, and then using the spatula to destroy
Just before diving into our Christmas brisket--remember, this is Texas, we decorated the tree. Growing up, my brother and I knew that the minute Manheim Steamroller's "Deck The Halls" echoed through the house that it was time to decorate the Christmas tree. This year, we played Manheim Steamroller in honor of that past tradition. There is something about unwrapping each ornament that triggers happy memories of Christmas' past. The Chunky Chicken is a wild child so all of the ornaments were placed above The Bear's reach. Oh yes, the bottom of the tree remained naked.
Our Christmas feast was absolutely delightful. The brisket was melt-in-your-mouth, pull-apart delicious. Ellie ate her weight in brisket. I even whipped out the china and the cloth napkins for this occasion.
After Ellie was in bed, us adults settled down for Christmas Vacation. It is a movie with Chevy Chase from the '80s that is so ridiculous that one cannot help but laugh. Imagine my shock when I learned that Andrew had never seen the movie! Andrew, the one who has seen every single movie known to mankind. Oh the shock! So I must admit I was pleased to introduce The Griswald Family Christmas to Andrew.
Here Grandpa, let me knock that down for you. |
We had a lovely Christmas and now we must prepare for our "2nd" Christmas in Plano, TX.
This is how we were feeling by the end of the day! |
Here's to hoping that you all had a wonderful, relaxing Merry Christmas.
Oh I love Christmas Vacation too..i cant belive he has never seen it..lol..looks like u had a great Christmas too!!
ReplyDeleteYahoo! Christmas in Texas was great:-) We felt like Amelie after our drive home to STL.
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