Me and DaVinci snuggling on Christmas.
I found an old prom dress from high school in the basement. It was a tight squeeze, but I still felt like a princess. I'm in front of one of Mom's three trees in the house.
This is the gingerbread tree.
Brent mastered a "Figgy Pudding" for Christmas Day.
Darcy taught Tawny how to make her famous deviled eggs.
We mortified Jazzy and DaVinci by making them wear this elephant costume. It gave us some good laughs.
Vinci seems to think he's the best present anyone could ever get. I agree. Receiving him on Christmas Morning two years ago brought tears to my eyes!
Brent and I show off our new Christmas pajamas on Christmas morning. Brent opts for scrubs these days. Sexy.
Brent and I tackled Christmas Eve dinner on our own...complete with
Brandied Chestnut Soup
Celery Root and Blood Orange Salad
Winter Root Vegetables
Bourbon Glazed Ham
Baked Pears in Custard
Winter Root Vegetables
Bourbon Glazed Ham
Baked Pears in Custard
It's always a white Christmas in Coeur d'Alene, but this year we traveled to my home town only to find it BURIED in snow! Coeur d'Alene beat some kind of 1955 snow record for the most snow in 24 hours sometime during the middle of December. It was lovely to look at, a pain to drive in, and Brent had way to much fun snow-shoeing around the neighboring hills.
