Ryan has about 4000 Christmas celebrations on his side of the family. Okay, so that's a slight exaggeration, but when you're used to one gathering per year, marrying into his family does add quite a lot of merriment!
Sunday was our first Christmas for the year, and we celebrated with Ryan's mom and Allen, his two sisters, and one of his brothers. Allen and Nita live in the most stunning log cabin in the woods. So picturesque for gatherings such as this:
The tradition {as you may have heard on last week's podcast} is to eat
breakfast at this Christmas celebration, regardless of the time of day.
So everyone pitched in and we had biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs,
smoky links, pancakes with Allen's maple syrup, cheesy potatoes, all
kinds of appetizers, fruit, sweet bread, coffee, eggnog {no thanks!} and
more!
After dinner, we cleared a spot by the tree and Allen read Luke 2:
But I can't resist showing you our newest nephew. We don't get to see him very often and I think this was only third time in his life we'd held him. He's a sweetie!!
13 comments:
What a fun family celebration! Your nephew is so cute!
That baby! So adorable...What a great way to start off Christmas get togethers! And can we talk about three weeks without treats?? Glad you indulged a little because the holidays are a great time to exercise some self control and discipline but also to EAT, EAT, EAT!!
I just LOVE log houses....well, and babies and decorations and food and gifts and....yep, ALL of it!! Thanks for posting those warm, cozy pictures!
I LOVE their tree! Where did they get it or how did they make it??
Tamar - It was so much fun! And he's a cutie. I kept calling him a little old man in those little tan pants with belt loops. He just looked at me and drooled. :)
Maria -- I have been so good this week, even though I'm technically not counting all the rules. Sometimes I think freedom is easier to stick with than restrictions! LOL!!
Shari - Their house is pretty much the epitome of coziness! Maybe Nita will let me do a post sometime all about the cabin! :)
Charity - I am almost positive Allen made it. I will ask to be sure, but I'm just certain he did. And if I'm right, I'll find out how he did it! :)
Beautiful cabin.
Love the podcast! Thanks for entertaining me while I was bagging gifts. Especially the Christmas story from little Bekah, Thanks Ryan!!!!
I think your Christmas story proves you were destined for public speaking ;)
And yes, Ellie's mom is pregnant. Both parents are chiropractors and fantastic educators on the body systems and on essential oils, so she's very well informed!
Odie - Hey, you're the second person I know of that we wrapped gifts with! Fun!!! :)
Erica - That she is! Oh that is still just the best video. I adored it.
Enjoyed the podcast again. The little Bekah voice was so cute! And I loved the peeeeeople part too...haha ;)
Oh, and since you posted a pic for me last week...let's see that permed mullet of Ryan's ;)
ooooh I will have to unearth one!!! It's quite the memory!! :)
Thanks Bekah!
I would really love to see more of their house if Nita is okay with it. It looks gorgeous! And I'm looking forward to listening to the podcast. I still have to catch up on previous ones though (Number three is waiting for me!).
Oh my goodness... I LOVE your accent. It was much more pronounced than it is now. "A. Saviour. Which. Is. Christ. The. Lord!" I love the emphasis!!! I can't believe you were only two or three!!! So impressive!
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