We had a lovely Christmas Eve, with a service at our church, which ended with all of us circling the sanctuary with lit candles, singing Silent Night. When we got home we had a video call with Andy and Nikki in Kentucky and then finished the evening by watching A Christmas Carol.
Christmas morning came with warm temps and sunshine. It had been in the 40's that week and we thought we may not have a white Christmas. However, we had gotten enough snow that not all of it melted. It was nice having clear roads for the travelers.
We usually have a ham dinner for Christmas, but decided to make it a little easier this year. We had lasagna and white chocolate, peppermint cheesecake. Laura brought along a yummy big salad and Heather made homemade rolls to go with the meal.
Alaina read the Christmas story to all of us.
Alaina even made some cute gift tags.
We had a lovely day, it's always good to be together!
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What a wonderful family gathering! And what adorable grandchildren. You certainly had a very merry Christmas!
Hi Mari! Glad to see you back in blogland. Looks like you had a wonderful family Christmas! I hope that 2026 is a great year for you and your family! See you again soon!
Perfect hat for Conner. He's so handsome. Beautiful photos of the girls. sounds like a perfect Christmas
HIi Mari, so glad to see you back. I missed your visits. I made a post before Christmas about my son being hurt. He could still use prayer. I like all your pictures! I have never made lasagna before. They are similar to enchiladas. Happy New Year!
What a lovely Christmas you had. The little ones make it all the more special.
Cathy
Thanks for sharing your lovely family Christmas with us. You have some wonderful photo to create great memories for years to come. Grands grow up so fast.
These are the cutest photos of the three girls! And Cassie looks so excited. The food looks wonderful! And perfect weather!
Bob and Cassie looking out the window was so sweet...and Connor...oh my he looks so dapper in his hat. I also made lasagna for Christmas this year. It was a nice change. Glad you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I so love our church at Night during Christmas time. It is so beautiful like yours. Silent Night is my favorite song too. Janice
the two photos of the three girls are perfect.. and each of these makes me smile and feel they joy your photos show. its all about the joy of the family being together and it shows. so happy to see you had a great Christmas, and wishing all of you many wonderful things to happen in this new year.
It sounds like you had a lovely holiday. Happy New Year!!
Looks like a wonderful holiday. Glad you’re back. Love to you.
I loved seeing pictures from your Christmas celebration! And Connor needs no hat to be cute, but with that hat and darling sweater on...well, be still my heart!
Each of your photos declares the love and great fellowship that your family shared throughout the holidays. This is what Holiday time and family is all about. Glad you are back Mari...
I love your pictures the one with Cassie and grandpa is so nice. Connor’s cap is cute. Nice to have you back!
What lovely photos of precious celebrations! Your grandkids are all so adorable and sweet. I love the pic of Bob helping with the lookout. Lol And the 3 gals in front of the fire is such a keeper! Yep, Connor will be in on that next year. :) Blessings for you all in 2026! Happy new year dear Friend. 🌟
You have a sweet and beautiful family! I am so glad you had a great Christmas! I'm so glad to have found your blog again! I too took a really long blog break and deleted my old blog lol, so yes, I'm so glad to be back as well! :) Happy New Year!
Looks like a wonderful Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Mari! Looks like a lovely holiday season filled with family and good food and fun!! xo
Hi Mari, welcome back. What a wonderful Christmas celebration you had. Family and delicious food ... there's nothing better.
You have such a beautiful family.
Wishing you a very Happy New Year full of Love and Peace.
Sue
Looks like a lovely family had a lovely Christmas with awesome food.
Lovely photos of your family at Christmas. Nice to see you back after your break.
Hello ... welcome back to blogging after your break and Happy New Year Wishes.
Your Christmas looks and sounds wonderful.
Lovely photographs.
All the best Jan
The kids sure do make Christmas fun!! Everyone looks so great! Your basement makes a perfect dining room, with room for everyone!! The lasagna looks delicious! I know several folks who do lasagna for Christmas instead of the usual ham. I get it and may give it a try next year! Happy new year to all!! xo
Dear Mari, I am happy to see you 😊 back.
Your photos are lovely, it looks like everyone enjoyed Christmas 🎄 Thank you so much for sharing, and I really appreciate your prayers in relation to my health.
It certainly is lovely to be together. We had lots of sunshine on Christmas too. But I cooked all day and it was quite the lineup of delectable dishes! Everyone said it was very good and the best part was loading my dishes into my new dishwasher at the end of the meal! And I'm going to have to do a whole post about my desserts! I went rather crazy. But it was such fun. We agreed amongst ourselves that our Christmas seemed extra abundant. We may go a little overboard on presents but everyone seems to like that. Snow would have been LOVELY but it was flip flop weather, hahaha! Happy New Year! Extra hugs and kisses to Alaina and Ruby and Cassie and Connor from the Pirate! xoxo 🏴☠️
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