What a great idea for a post!
Christmas Eve we go over to the inlaws. We do a seafood buffet type meal. We are making scallops wrapped in bacon and a crab dip. Other people are making crab rangoons, coconut shrimp, salad and some sort of fish chowder or lobster bisque. The food is great!
Christmas Day we go over to my parents. We have Roast, Yorkshire Pudding, Carrots with bacon and lots of other yummy stuff. For dessert we have cheesecake.
Then we'll head home and Marc & I will exchange presents.
Leslie, that all sounds so good! Crab Rangoons? Yum yum and yum! My ex's family used to do surf and turf on Christmas day and it was yummy.
I hope you and Marc had a lovely Christmas!
Cynthia, Merry Christmas!!!
My stomach was growling just reading your food descriptions!
For Christmas Eve, we head to my parents' for dinner and presents. We always have Mexican food, and this year, I am bringing a Tres Leches cake.
Christmas morning, we will probably be up at the crack of dawn opening gifts and then watching the Disney parade. Around noon we will head to my SIL's for brunch. I am bringing the hash brown casseroles, the mini pancake muffins, and the Lemon Fizzes. We will then hang out there for quite awhile playing games and such.
I am all about the food and message as well.
Mnn, Jackie that sounds so good! Mexican would be very fun, we will likely do that tonight, it's the perfect day after meal!
Tres Leches cake, YUM! I hope you had a lovely Christmas!
Merry Christmas, hon!
Christmas Eve is all about the three of us. We're staying home this year (which is our favorite thing to do), and according to Italian tradition, we make thirteen dishes, none of which can be meat. There's a lot of fish in my house tonight!
Thank god I recently got my appetite back, or that would have been killer.
Tomorrow, we'll have our nice quiet morning, and then Mom, Nana, my Dad, my FIL over for the day. It'll be a relaxed marathon snacking/meal interspersed with present opening and finally dessert. Quite frankly, it's perfect.
But my favorite part, by far, will be watching my son open his gifts. He's so excited about Santa coming.
TK, YAY that the appetite is back and that the baby pirate didn't deprive you of your Christmas feast! Wow, 13 dishes with no meat, that is a lot of pasta.
Relaxed marathon snacking meal. I love it! Sounds like a perfect day to me.
I hope your Christmas was magical! Watching the kids open their presents is the best!!!
My traditions have changed !
Christmas Eve is usually quiet other than last minute wrapping and shopping !Cookies, milk and carrots for Santa and Rudolph!!!Early to bed !! For the kids that is but then our work starts !!!
Christmas morning starts when the kids get up ( hopefully not toooooo early)!! First is stockings and then the gifts !!
We keep breakfast simple .this year breakfast hot pckets and muffinswashed down with juice !!
Dinner his year is back to an old Tradition with my ex in laws I have to bring a potato casserole anda mincemeat pie ( with sherry) Judy imaking a relish tray!!
Then my Tradition is the 26th to hit
Walmart for all the 50% off stuff for next year
I haven't had mincemeat in years, that reminds me of my grandma who was quite the pie baker, Rosie, I hope you and Judy had a lovely day!
I love hearing about everyone's traditions also.
This year is totally different for my kids but is alot like my Christmas' growing up.
Today all the grandkids gathered to make cookies for Santa, this ended in frosting every where, but it ws fun to watch the 2 yr old eat more frosting than she put on the cookie.
Dinner is usually cheese and broccoli soup in bread bowls . Christmas eve we head to see the lights downtown. Then it's home where the kids get new pajama's.
We read the christmas story from the bible, track santa on Norad and then spend several hours trying to get the kids to sleep.
In the morning we're up by 6, 7 if we're lucky. We have breakfast before opening presents. Which is always our family butterscotch rolls.
We spend the day enjoying being with family as friends and family drop by for an all day buffet.
Makes me tired just thinking about it! Right now , I'm waiting for the kids to fall asleep so I can tell Santa he can visit.
New jammies at our house on Christmas eve too! mnn, broccoli and cheddar soup, that sounds lovely and so do the butterscotch rools. Cherie, I hope you and the rest of the Winkers clan had a wonderful day!
Merry Christmas Cynthia & Family
Christmas traditions, you say?
Well, Christmas Eve for me is spent doing music, music, music. I leave my house around 3:15pm to get to church early to set up. I stay at church until after 8:15pm because I am responsible for two masses. Last night I had more help than ever......
Chase...violin
Zach.....flute
Jack....trumpet
Dagmar....recorder, violin
Nicholas (my Nick)....drums, guitar
Me....guitar
Vocals....Linda, Suzie, Natalie, and me
8 musicians, and most of them high school students! They did a great job, worked hard, and volunterred their time happily. They recieved many compliments and I was honored to be their mentor. I was totally exhausted when I got home. Denny and Brian came to the 7pm mass and they helped me lug all sorts of equipment home.
Today we stayed home. Neither Denny or I have family that live close. We often visit Denny's brother for Christmas, but they did not have their annual Christmas party. They are actually new parents, welcoming their first grandson at 12:26am on Christmas morning!
So we had a big omlet this morning for brunch and tonight we have ham for dinner. Ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, and salad. Oh....and some wine! But right now I have a few minutes for Dis'ing.
We also just got Fios TV which has allowed me to view all my old Disney pictures on the big screen. I also watched some of the Disney Christmas parade which looked even better than usual with the Fios, plus its all recorded for later.
Merry Christmas Mary Ellen!
Ok, I feel like a total dork, what is a Fios TV?
Your music sounds fabulous, how lovely to fill your evening with song. I didn't realize Nick played drums and guitar, how fun to have him part of it. I bet the music was incredible!
A quiet day with just family can be just as lovely as the chaotic big groups and I imagine that it was wonderful after how busy you were the night before!
What fun traditions to read about from everyone! Thanks for sharing, All!
My family always set out luminaries since I grew up on So. Cal. Also on Christmas Eve we make and eat a big Mexican food feast- Chili Colorado or tamales!! YUM! This year, I didn't have any corn husks so it was chili Colorado.
We allow the kids to open one gift each, we sing some carols, and if we're in the States, we gather as extended family on DH's side.
Christmas morning is spent just us. Stockings, a special meal of almond wreath bread, fruit, eggs and juice. Then gifts.
The rest of the day is play, rest, reading, maybe a board game, etc... Then a special dinner.
Board games on Christmas day is a big part of our day too. My sister joked that it felt like we were at camp! Board games in some rooms, kids on the wii, guitars playing in the background, outdoor hikes...
Sadly I was completely annihilated by my father in scrabble and my sister in Tower of Terror Clue. Goofy the Bellhop disappeared from the Tip Top Club with the Mickey Statuette if anyone is wondering!
Mnn, Almond wreath bread and Chili Colorado! I love luminaries, so pretty!
Liesa, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas in Blank a Stan!
Morning All!!!
Christmas Dinner was very good !! Kyle was soooooo well behaved andmy SIL was thrilled that I joined them for the first time since my divorce !! She doesn't have much good to say about her brother , in fact she told her sil's niece that I used to be her brother's wife but now he's married to a B*****!!
I have become the official dishwasher loader at my nieces house as no one else claims to know how other than said niece
So I guess Christmas Dinner will be with them from now on!!!Judy is happy about it as she grew up in tht tradition !! It is so nice for Kyle as he has 3 cousins around his age !!!!
Isn't it wonderful when enough time passes that it's ok to be together again? My brother got divorced last year and that first set of holidays was rough. Enough time had passed that my ExSIL (who is still my SIL in my heart and always will be) was able to be part of our day and it was fine for everyone. We were so happy to have her there, and more importantly so were my nephews.
That is wonderful for you and Judy, it sounds like a lovely evening and perfect for Kyle!
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That was the end of Van! 
Rosie!
