Christmas 2011

We were fortunate to be able to do a little pre-Christmas with Felicia and Sam and Ruby in Philadelphia in early December.










Rusty and I attended the children's Mass at North American Martyrs on Christmas Eve.  Then we attended the Festival of the Carols, circa 1918 at First Plymouth.

Rusty's daughters and SOs and granddaughter Celeste were here for brunch on Christmas Morning.

 

After brunch, Rusty and I drove to KC and had a lovely dinner and evening with Olivia, Chad, Pierce and Reece.

Ready for Christmas

The past couple of weeks have been really busy around here.  We've strung lights on the front of the house and also on the deck in back.
Of course, we had to put up a tree.

I had hoped that the tree would cover all of the front window, but alas, we find ourselves still quite visible as we walk around the house.  I hope to get drapes made, but not until after Christmas.

It was fun finding all new places for the Christmas decorations.  Good thing I got rid of many things before we moved.

Christmas plates are a must for me during the holiday season.

Tonight we lit the last of the candles in the Advent Wreath.  For those of you who are more observant, you'll see 3 pink candles and one purple candle.  I got it backwards this year!  Oh well.  It's the thought that counts, right?

While Rusty was busy playing "The Nutcracker" I was enjoying Christmas Tea with my good friends.  This year we took a limo ride after the tea to enjoy the Christmas lights around town.