Christmas Day
December 25, 2018
As has been our long standing Christmas tradition, we would once again host our family on this most special day of the year.
I say "we" extremely loosely as the wonderful things that happen every Christmas in our home is 99% because of Laurie's efforts, certainly not mine.
Having only two days to get our home in order since returning from Hawaii made her task even more difficult this year.
Unfortunately, Andy, Jenn and Kevin would not be with us from Las Vegas as they were saving their holiday traveling for next week when they join us for the Rose Bowl game.
Additionally, our niece Lauren's family would not make this year either due to her son's severe bout of the flu and she did not want to expose us.
We would proceed undaunted with my Mother Chuny, sisters Marilyn and Linda and Mike, Vanessa, Jacob and Mary as our guests.
Jacob and I were still having fun!
Mary scored BIG with a variety
of the movie Frozen gifts
Mike and Marilyn are seen here enjoying her moment.
Vanessa smiling at Jacob's
latest Lego Star Wars kit
Mike and Marilyn helping Mary
open another Frozen gift
This year Jacob parlayed his reading ability into the job of Santa giving gifts to the appropriate people.
Laurie's snack buffet was sumptuous
ITALIAN TRUFFLES!
FOUR flavors of dolce delight!
Great Aunt Marilyn and
Jacob sharing a hug
Great Aunt Linda enjoying a
photo op with Jacob
Laurie always serves a GREAT
Christmas dinner
Great Grandmother Chuny
having a post-dinner Frozen
tea party with Mary
Mary watching one of her
new Frozen toys do its thing
With my Mother Chuny and sisters
Linda and Marilyn
Time for Jacob and Mary to
head home to Oxnard
Being with family on Christmas is always a good thing!
We just wish that illness and distance had not prevented us all being together.
ONE MORE WEEK!
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