This is going to be insanely long so you might want to prepare a snack.
First and most importantly, we pulled off hosting Christmas for the first time! We got a bit of a rough start as Mom called and let us know she wouldn't be able to make it because she has the shingles... OUCH!! She was definitely missed and hopefully heals quickly. We spent Christmas Eve at Gigi's and got to hang out with this charming guy for a few hours:
Christmas Day was spent with Mana, Pat, Laci and Gigi. The ladies stayed inside and cooked *cough cough* and might have snuck in a few games on the Wii *cough cough* while the men handled the frying of the turkey outside.
Ross Claus showed up and really got the party started:
The dessert buffett included cherry fudge cheesecake, sugar cookies, white chocolate biggies, cherry peanut butter crisps, apple pie and peach and blueberry cobbler (not pictured):
On the menu for Christmas dinner was fried turkey, ham, blue cheese and bacon dip, cheesy scalloped potatoes, green bean casserole and rolls. Laci even pitched in to help, it was a Christmas miracle! I kid.
Turkey nudity straight ahead, cover the children's eyes!
'Twas indeed everything I'd hoped it be. Family and food. Our very first married Christmas.
Anyone have any good turkey casserole recipes? ;)
Loads of love, Mack & Jason
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