Oh, Christmas – sometimes its just so hard to recap after such epic events! And epic they were this year … we hosted our 1st annual Christmas Eve Open House (which was super fun by the way), and then we spent an awesome time with all of the Faceys on Christmas Day.
Here are a few highlights!
Because I am a perfectionist, I had to manually apply my fancy holly leaf sprinkles with tweezers to impress my guests at the Open House.
The effort was totally worth it, I think they turned out darling!
Christmas Eve wouldn’t be the same without my mother-in-law’s fabulous salad. I’ve tried to replicate it many times, but it’s just not the same. Spinach, red onions, craisins, blackberries, toasted almond slices, pomegranate arils and a very special vinaigrette are all part of the magic. I must’ve had atleast 3 plates of it!
Great friends showed up to share the evening with us!
Ed’s dad and new Stepmother arrived to celebrate
And even Ruby’s future boyfriend Ollie was there!
Ruby got a new baby doll from Halmoni and lots of other very special gifts from her and Grand-Uncle Wonil
And Uncle Lewis & Aunt Mary got some serious quality time in with Miss Ruby
Finally, it was time for Santa’s newest Elf to get started on gift assembly after the party was over …
Nice work, Daddy!
And here she is … awake on Christmas morning!
I love my chair!
Obsessed with her new toy puppy from Santa Alice at AutoPacific!
Grandma + Papaw even came over in the morning to watch Ruby open her presents. Here she is helping Papaw with one of his
After all of the excitement, Ruby took a morning nap … and Mommy + Daddy got to enjoy a Christmas Morning Mimosa.
That afternoon, we headed over to Grandma + Papaw’s for more food and fun. At my baby shower, my parents gave me a few of my baby dresses that they had been saving over the years for my own daughter to wear one day. One of the dresses was a red velvet one that I had worn on my very 1st Christmas when I was 10 months old. (I need to scan a picture!). Here is Ruby wearing that very same dress 35 years later:
We scored an awesome red Cuisinart dutch oven! Can’t wait to use it!
Ruby with Grandma + Papaw
Eric’s family arrived and we all shared a scrumptious dinner. Mom cooked TWO geese and a ham this year … not to mention all the other traditional family sides!
It was a fantastic year – I love Christmas!
