Christmas Eve

For the second year in a row, we hosted my Dad and Jan for Christmas Eve!

Matt, Jack and Peter got right to playing.

Amanda and Bela, fast friends.

Thanks to Lisa, a family friend, for the recipe Jan and I enjoyed some Christmas Sangria.

After leaving the KFC tradition behind and enjoying many appetizers, we begun the present exchange.

Someone was excited to get another race car :)

Jack assisting Amanda with one of her gifts!

Our best photo out of many takes for the annual Christmas photo!

A fun evening with Mame & Papa.

After Mame & Papa left, we read The Polar Express. I got the book for Christmas in 1987 and my Mom started reading it to my sisters and I on Christmas Eve 1988. I plan to carry on the tradition with the boys!

Putting out cookies for Santa and celery for the reindeer before bed!

To end our enjoyable Christmas Eve, I gave Pete his present early so that he could use it on Christmas morning! A Keurig!

Saturday Christmas

I am finally getting to post about Saturday Christmas! We had a blast!

Presents anyone?!?

 Peter wearing reindeers :)

 Jack wearing everything he could find, haha.

The girls

 Time to open presents!

 Giving them their book and picture, they get one every year!

 We had each other in the Secret Swap and got each other the same cashmere sweater, LOL!!!

I just LOVE Box O' Gifts!!

Peter checking out some of the loot the boys got!!

Jack and Santa hung out a lot that day :)

Gwen Dora

Time for some games.....

Dessert before everyone heads home... another great Saturday Christmas!

Wescott Christmas Party

 

Last night Pete's parents hosted the entire Wescott side of the family for a Christmas party! It was the first time it had been held in many years and people are already talking about next year!I got to use my new camera for the first time but two of the pics in this post were taken by the other Jennifer Wescott. It was nice to see everyone :)

Jenny & Gram

To say Peter now loves Chelsea is an understandment! Meet our new babysitter, LOL!

Jack relaxing and taking in all the people while enjoying a strawberry.

Kathleen and Cameron playing.

Some of the cousins......

Jack and Cameron...no one was hurt with the saw, LOL!

Joe with his cousin Laurie.

Peter playing with his girls. He was with them all night!

We attempted a Chirstmas PJ in front of the tree photo..... this was the best we got :)

After almost everyone left, 10 of us hung out for a couple more hours for cocktails and conversation!

How the fun night ended...Santa shots!