On another evening we went over to my Aunt and Uncle's house. My Uncle is from Thailand and an amazing chef. B missed an amazing meal he made for us this summer so this was an opportunity for B to have a taste of his cooking. Amazing as usual...seafood curry, spicy baby clams, another mild fish dish with soybeans and lemon grass. Below, my Mom is setting out the dishes. My Aunt is such a decorator and sets a beautiful table. I could take a lesson or two!
My traditional picture of the children on Christmas morning with the tree before the mayhem of opening gifts begins. We are blessed to have very generous families!
I had to sneak this in. I made the Christmas tree skirt below for my Mom in about 1993. I was still in college working on this. I completed it after finals and before I went home on winter break. I stayed at school for much of the break that year to keep a job at a local store. My Mom decorates with the 3 Kings to remember Three Kings Day which is celebrated in Puerto Rico. This cross-stitch piece was as close as I could get to the 3 Kings.
My sister and brother in law came over later in the morning for more gift exchange and brought a gingerbread house kit they thought the kids would enjoy.
And enjoy they did...the picture below was taken before destruction. Thanks to my sister for her lovely decoration abilities. My BIL walked away from the project once the main structure was completed!
I am going to make a separate post of our Christmas meal. You will all understand why I love the meal at my parents house. My husband actually only got a few pictures of the food, but some of them are traditional Christmas fare at their house. More later my friends!
My traditional picture of the children on Christmas morning with the tree before the mayhem of opening gifts begins. We are blessed to have very generous families!
I had to sneak this in. I made the Christmas tree skirt below for my Mom in about 1993. I was still in college working on this. I completed it after finals and before I went home on winter break. I stayed at school for much of the break that year to keep a job at a local store. My Mom decorates with the 3 Kings to remember Three Kings Day which is celebrated in Puerto Rico. This cross-stitch piece was as close as I could get to the 3 Kings.
My sister and brother in law came over later in the morning for more gift exchange and brought a gingerbread house kit they thought the kids would enjoy. 
And enjoy they did...the picture below was taken before destruction. Thanks to my sister for her lovely decoration abilities. My BIL walked away from the project once the main structure was completed!
I am going to make a separate post of our Christmas meal. You will all understand why I love the meal at my parents house. My husband actually only got a few pictures of the food, but some of them are traditional Christmas fare at their house. More later my friends!
1 comment:
Love your tree skirt and that gingerbread house looks a whole lot better than ours did. lol
Have a good week!
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