Gina added to my Lighted Snow Village!

Every year she added another lighted snow village house.

They are so pretty and the arrangements are too!

Thank you so much!

Here are past year’s Lighted Houses :

Hoping to some day to find the ones that came out prior to Gina starting my collection.

Dec. 25th, Christmas Day & Family

As soon as I get pics from everyone, I will complete this page and update with pics.

It was great having the whole family together this year! It’s been a very long time since we all spent Christmas together!

The house was very crowded with 15 people, but I wouldn’t have missed it for anything!

Dec.24th,Snowflakes and Sledding!

It snowed most of the day and Jakob came over to help Papa work on the sledding hill and of course to try it too!

While I was busy baking, Kaitie used my camera and took some pics for me.

Dec. 23rd, Gifts are all Wrapped!

I had extra gifts to wrap this year, but I was able to get them all wrapped on time!

Mona had their gifts for the kids shipped here, so I had her’s to wrap also!

Dec. 22nd, Cookies are Decorated!

I finally got the cookies decorated.

I was rather slow getting them all done this year!

What a wonderful Christmas!

But it’s always sad for me the day after Christmas! The presents are gone and the tree looks empty. There’s opened presents sitting all over the place.

Mona and her family made it through the storm and arrived! Took them almost 8 hours to drive here from Portland, part of the time following snow plows. I was so worried they would not make in here from NJ.

All of the family was home for Christmas this year! We all had a great time! Our house just isn’t big enough these days, there were 15 of us and Lucy and Dude in the mix also!

I think everyone enjoyed their gifts from each other.

Good thing we don’t have close neighbors. I hooked up the Karaoke machine and they had a great time singing!

Dinner turned out great, I always try to do my best! Of course I always make way too much, so everyone will be here again for dinner of leftovers tonight.

They all had a great time sledding down the hill that Rudy made in the front yard.

It’s Christmas Eve!

I’m really nervous about Mona and her family’s trip across the US to get here for Christmas!

Trying to keep busy to keep my mind off it. Still baking, just got pies out of the oven. I still have one more batch of cookies to bake.

Jakob went sledding on the hill Papa made while I was busy baking.

Kaitie took the pics for me.

Then I need to make rolls and Clam Chowder for dinner tonight. It’s a tradition in our family to have Clam Chowder for Christmas Eve dinner.

Off to get more done.

Sledding Hill

Rudy’s been shoveling snow out of our driveway for days now!

I got these pics last night when he was out shoveling.

If you look close, you’ll see the snowflakes!

He’s making a sledding hill for the kids to play on.

The hill is now taller than me! Not that that’s very tall!

Dec. 21st, Holiday Treats

I’m still making Holiday Treats for everyone!

Gingerbread Men, Shortbread with Raspberry centers and M&M’s Cookies

Dec. 20th, Sugar Cookies

I made a batch of Sugar Cookies to take the Rudy’s Work Christmas Party.