A quick recap of our Christmas experience in 2009.
Christmas Eve began with brunch at the house of these two adorable munchkins.

We presented their family with a copy of “You Are Special“. It’s a must-read, must-own in my opinion.

We made prepared an enormous brunch spread, with waffles (gluten-full and gluten-free), sausage, eggs, and Magleby’s/Kneaders syrup. I [...]

To our dear friends and family,
Only one year ago we were writing about wedding memories and looking forward to our first Christmas spent in Poland, it’s hard to believe how much has changed since then.
That Husband is still working at “the company” after being offered the chance to extend his contract for one more year. [...]

Mom said she would set up the tree, but wait for me to fly in to decorate it. Then I realized I wanted That Husband to participate in this annual tradition with me, so we put it off until two nights ago.

That Husband was put in charge of putting the star on the top of [...]

I stepped off the plane in Washington last Wednesday and the next day life started moving at a million miles an hour. Both sets of grandparents live within an hour of each other (and my parents live in the middle), so when I come home I get a lot of family time in.
My mom’s parents [...]

When my mom first brought up the idea of hosting Christmas Eve my reaction was not a positive one. Our house isn’t that exciting for the kids who would be coming (although we do have a big screen TV, and as they are all 10 and over I think that is all they need anymore), [...]