Showing posts with label Christmas Eve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Eve. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Christmas Day Run


My father-in-law cooked a 40 pound turkey!

After opening presents from Santa, we drove out to the country to have Christmas Day with my in-laws.  My mother-in-law really outdid herself with turkey, ham, dressing, gravy, green beans, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, rolls, and a assortment of homemade pies.  I chose Mamaw Billie's coconut!  While the boys played with their new nerf guns and the girls enjoyed their American Girl dolls, I went for a run...SOLO. 

His gun came with a tactical vest and four clips.  Nerf bullets everywhere!

Mother-in-law, niece and Maddox (looking tired)
Lucky for me the afternoon warmed up nicely for a four mile run.  I was excited to try out my new red Sony Cybershot that my hubby got me to replace my ghetto Canon Powershot.  It was a great camera, but had been dropped by a 4 year old one too many times.   

Flat, West Texas road surrounded by stripped cotton fields.  Not much of a shoulder to run on, but the module trucks were taking Christmas Day off so I was safe. 

After my run, the adults got to open presents.  While in San Antonio for the RnR, I bought me my mother-in-law bought me a Coach purse at the outlet and I finally got to unwrap it!  She is so great about letting me pick out my own presents, but she always takes them away and makes me wait til Christmas.  I really have the most fabulous in-laws.  Christmas Day is also my father-in-law's birthday.  Poor him, he never really gets much for his birthday.  Hope you and your family enjoyed your Christmas. 

Christmas Eve Traditions




We opened our Christmas jammies, changed into them and snapped a quick pic before loading up to look at Christmas lights.  There are several houses that have their lights synchronized to music and the kids think it is pretty awesome. 


I made chicken tortilla soup for dinner...but it was little spicy for the kids, so they had festive Christmas nachos!  It is also a possibility that had a bottle glass of wine.
After dinner, we had to go sprinkle the reindeer food in the front yard.  Santa is not missing our house!

Maddox and I were regular Suzie Homemakers.  Besides the Tortilla Soup, we made a Pineapple Jalapeno Cheese ball for Christmas Day, homemade chocolate chip cookies, and brownies.  We left Santa a  chocolate chip cookie, brownie, giant marshmallow and milk by the fireplace and hit the hay.
I am so ready for this to be gone and get this installed
The hubby and I are spending our Christmas money on a kitchen remodel!!!!