Makai loved Aunty Gail’s Christmas tree
Hanako, Naoko, Laura, Makai, Mary, Carter, Amanda (Photo by Heather)
Ben, Kate, Mitch, Eddy, Makai, Derek, Chris, Hanako, Alexia, Austin, Miko, Tyler, Maddie, Carter, Kenji (Photo by Heather)
Aly, Amanda, Uncle BB, Aunty Gail, Hanako, Mitch, Chris, Maddie, Kyle, Doug, Naoko, Tommy
Top: Ben, Alexia, Tyler. Middle: Eddy, Derek, Tommy. Bottom: Kenji, Makai, Hanako.
Back: Brad, Miko, Glenna, Chris, Hanako, Laura, Kate, Neil, Austin, Mitch, Jeff, Ben, Kyle, Peggy, Dallas, Derek, Maddie, Winnie, John, Heather, Doug. Front: Carter, Amanda, Aly, Evan, Alexia, BB, Tyler, Tommy, Eddy, Gail, Kenji, Naoko, Makai, Rachelle, Mary, Rick. (Photo by Heather)
Tyler, Derek, Tommy, Kenji, Kate, Ben, Austin, Chris, Carter, Maddie, Eddy, Mitch, Alexia, Hanako, Makai
Makai + Hanako. Makai is one day younger. They’re starting to even out in size! Makai used to be so much bigger and now they’re just about the same.
Outrageous dessert table!
This was the 11th year in a row that we have gone to Dallas’s Aunty Gail’s house for Christmas dinner. My parents are visiting from Wisconsin and we dragged them along, like we did last year. It is so nice to see all of the family, including some who fly in and we don’t see very often. Of course, everyone made my parents feel right at home and they had a great time.
Makai, having mastered the stairs last year, was all over the place. Upstairs swiping snacks, downstairs playing with the kids and watching a movie. Always running! He was right in there with all of the kids this year.
Every year Aunty Gail makes beef tenderloin, mashed potatoes, corn, green bean casserole and her mom’s lettuce/mayo/crab/pea salad. It never varies. Dessert varies because other people always bring different desserts, but Aunty Gail always makes her signature cookies. My parents and I each made a tray to share and a lot of people brought a lot of other treats. The dessert table was out of control this year!
Mitch, Chris, and Chris’s girlfriend, Maddie, joined the adult gift exchange this year and were warned by their parents that if they get any “bottles” that they would be confiscated. Surprisingly, I don’t think anyone got any booze for gifts this year!
Christmas Dinners Past:
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