For the first time ever, we had Christmas at home this year. Everything about it was totally wonderful! For Christmas Eve, we hosted a little get together with some friends. Sam, Melissa and the girl came over. Ian, Myrium and Astrid, some friends we met through Sam and Melissa, came too. We had a feast! Melissa and Myrium are AMAZING cooks!! Melissa made a hot dog Christmas wreath, which sounds pretty ghetto, but as you can see from the picture it is a work of art! Myrium made homemade pavlova which was to die for! We all ate them until our stomachs hurt!
We re-enacted the Nativity, which was a highlight from the holidays for me. Nola was Mary, Doug was Joseph, John was baby Jesus, Melissa, Elizabeth and Robbie were donkeys, Eleanor and Astrid were Angels, and Sam and I were the wise men. Myrium acted as the manger for a wiggly baby Jesus :)
After, all the kids opened their Christmas jammies and we set a little theatre up for them down stairs to watch the Grinch. Us adults were going to play games while the kids watched the show, but once we got downstairs, we all settled down for the movie. It totally put us all in the Christmas spirit! Not long after the movie started, the kids started to get riled up and turned the theatre into a bouncy house!! We brought them up to try to quiet them down with a Christmas book, however that back fired. All the kids were screaming out the words to the 12 days of Christmas!!
It was the most perfect evening. Christmas is about being with the people you love - both family and friends. I hope we can spend time with our dear friends every Christmas :)
Sounds fun. Good friends are the best. And that wreath looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteHow perfect. I loved all the pictures.
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