We had an extremely busy holiday vacation. There was lots of Christmas preparations.
Gingerbread House Decorating
The teenagers were in charge of all things covered in royal icing.
And they did a GREAT job!
And with a sense of humor!
Our Christmas Day was very good. Everyone was happy with their gifts. Especially Skittles.
We had some wonderful meals! We had our Ravioli at my mom’s house for Christmas lunch. She had two servings!!
For Christmas dinner I made Beef Wellington, a special request from Angela. And it tasted as good as it looked!
The next day was my mother’s 100 birthday. 100 years old!!! We had a small drop by at her house and many family and friends came to visit.
I still can’t believe that she’s 100!
The following day we were visited by my brother-in-law, his wife, their five-year old triplets and 2 1/2 year old Henry. 
Jenna has been my inspiration for blogging. She’s been blogging for five years sharing her story about The Amazing Triplets and Henry.
We had a wonderful time with the kids, Guy and Jenna!
We went to the beach…
…to the park…
…they busted the Gingerbread House…
…celebrated the New Year…
…by staying up until midnight eating chocolate truffles!!!
While the Southern California Lawrences were here we had a Lawrence get-together.
Angela was sad to have the holidays come to and end.
When all the shopping is done, all the wrapping torn apart, all the cooking and preparing is done, the very best part of the holidays is spending it with family. I hope 2010 brings us together with family even more!
~Kathy
