christmas party

As they always do, Pam and Paul and their family host a wonderful party.
 

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What a beautiful afternoon spent all together.  

So much love, Val

midnight santa

Midnight Santa, always sweet.

This is what I saw in the morning when I opened the door to check on the kitties.

!!!!

This one was all docile-like in a small nest.

Christmas night Kari was home, so we had Midnight Santa, Round 2:

And this is the dog who stole the kitty cat's Christmas present.

I saw her eating something, seemed weird, so investigated.

It was a package of freeze dried salmon treats that Kari had wrapped up for her cat.

Stolen by the dog!

Of course I took it away, but the damage was done and Kari was a tad bit livid.

Understandable.

I thought of that line from 101 Dalmations where the dogs have disguised themselves in soot and the one hoodlum points it out to the other and he scoffs, "Oh right. Dogs is always doing that."

Bad dog.

Love, Mom

 

christmas eve

Dan and Alicia hosted after church.

They always have a beautiful tree.

Kirsten hosted this auction game, which was a screaming hit.  They had numbers to hold up to bid, fake money, and they fought it out.  I love this.

Thanks for preparing a delicious meal and hosting this special evening.

Love, Mom

family party

Our family party was on Sunday evening, after the play.

Very nice evening.

 He worked on the meatballs for hours, well worth it.

These two:

Gifts!

Thanks for making this a spectacular occasion once again.

Love you all like crazy, Mom and Dad