Family Christmas Dinner

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Family came over for a day-after-Christmas dinner! We had a great meal cooked by me and Jeaux and a gift-giving extravaganza.

Family dinner!

Dinner food!

My dinner plate at Christmas Dinner

All holiday desserts–6 cookies and a cake!

Dad opening presents

Lindsay & Mike opening presents

Dad’s new More Cowbell shirt

Lindsay & Mike opening gifts

Dad with his Rat Race shirt

Christmas Eve Dinner

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Jeaux and I invited Dad and Connie over for Christmas Eve dinner! We made white bean pot pies, homemade dinner rolls, vegan scalloped potatoes, green bean casserole, whipped cauliflower, and homemade gravy. We had a gift exchange after dinner. And then there was a gingerbread roll and five kinds of homemade cookies!

Jeaux making scalloped potatoes

Homemade Lion House Rolls

Christmas Eve Dinner

White Bean Pot Pie

Jeaux trolling my dad

Present for Dad from Patricia

Present for Connie from Patricia

Abbreviated Dessert

Dessert Crew

Jeaux’s wrapping paper trolling

Christmas 2018

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Christmas Day happened at my mom’s house this year! Sister Patricia, brother-in-law Yusuke, and nephew Ash were staying with Mom. Sister Lindsay and brother-in-law Mike drove in to visit, and I brought friends Victor and Jeaux. Later Lindsay and Mike’s friend Ryan and Mom’s roomie David joined us.

We made cookies, had dinner, and opened gifts!

Frosted Yule Log

Sprinkled Yule Log

Cookie-Making

Working on Gingerbread house!

Completed Gingerbread House!

Decorated Cookies

Group Opening Gifts

Ash decorating cookies

Ash’s cookies

Jeaux and Victor making cookies

Yusuke & Patricia documenting Christmas

Yusuke & Patricia’s Gifts

Ash enjoys gifts

Jeaux building Legos with Ash

Desserts: Cookies & Yule Log Cake

Ash enjoys a ninjabread cookie (It’s a gingerbread man shaped like a ninja)

I’m enjoying Ash’s enjoyment.

My Steven Universe sweater

My Steven Universe cap

My other Steven Universe cap

Peridot socks my friend Kari made me!

Family visit with Dad

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I got to go see my dad and Connie for our holiday gathering 2018. I rode along with Patricia, Yusuke, and Ash, and we met Lindsay and Mike there. Much fun was had!

My salad: not that adventurous.

Mike’s good with that ice cream.

Ash playing with his Uncle Mike.

My sisters Patricia and Lindsay opening gifts.

Ash and Patricia mid-gifting.

Dad and Connie getting their presents.

Gifting is serious.

Madhouse of gift-giving!

Clearly enjoying the presents!

Boys jamming in the music room.