Christmas

What better time to post about Christmas than on a Sunday in February, right?
Same focus...
Same theme...
Same happy, smiley faces...
(Here they're waiting for Daddy to get the room picture-ready)

...and I realize it looks like I keep my children in a monkey cage, but really.
It's just an unfriendly German staircase with a babygate that cost me my next born child.

So Christmas started later than usual this year.
I like to start decorating after Halloween.
We didn't get decorations up until the first part of December!
{Gasp}
But alas, we made the most of it.
We bought our first REAL Christmas tree and decorated it as a family
in whites and golds
...my FAVE!
I got to hang all of my hand-made garland and wreaths which always gives me a tingly feeling,
we participated in some Christmas programs,
&
Daphne and I decided to choose one Saturday to just bake.
And we baked for 13hours to put together a
deliciously lovely arrangement for neighbors and friends which had the following:
Coconut Cream Macaroons
German Chocolate Cookies
White Chocolate Pecan Toffee
Lemon Sugar Cookies with a Lime Icing
Raspberry Almond Thumb Cookies
&
Cake Pops


You're probably starting to ask yourself
"where are all the pictures of these so-called events and gorgeous decorations?"

Well, I'll tell.
We had an unfortunate turn of events...
or our Sony Vaio did anyway.
He crashed, taking our December pictures with him...
a mean little virus got to him.
But, lucky for you, I had 2 pics saved to blogger draft before he succumbed.
:)
The 2nd of which is of total scrumptiousness.
Be forewarned, though, just looking at this picture
may magically make you increase one pant size...
or more.

Just sayin'.

...(sigh) I feel my back-side growing as I drool over this picture again.


Either way, we had a wonderful Christmas.
Our 1st Christmas NOT traveling to see family.
Although we missed our loved ones,
It was nice just spending it with our little family and free of travel-stress!