Before the New Year, I'd love to share the Christmas cheer from this past month. I love this season so much--the opportunity to bring warmth and beauty inside from the darkness and the cold.
Our Christmas season this year was so rich. From going to cut our own tree with Avonlea (cold, adventurous tradition), to seeing the Nutcracker at the Pacific Northwest Ballet (magical), to seeing Santa downtown with the adult Roddy kids and a $10, twenty minute secret Santa gift exchange at Ross (silly fun), to singing "Holy, holy, holy," in a white clapboard church on Christmas Eve (heavenly), to seeing Avonlea wake up and wander out in her nightgown to discover her kitchen set from Santa aka Nonny and Poppy (wonderous), to feasting and gathering with family several times over (delightful): it was all so good. Here are some images I'm treasuring up in my heart after this last month.
Also, here are some fun backblog shots from our excursion to the mountains to cut down our tree with the Roddy fam.
And, finally, I'll leave you with this gem. The Roddys get their photo taken with Santa every year and this was no exception. It was an after-work evening event with dinner after and we had to stand in line for three (yes, that's right, THREE) hours, so Avonlea didn't come along. Regardless, baby boy Roddy made it into the picture, although I told Santa when he offered, NO, I did NOT want him to put his hand on my belly in the shot.
I hope your Christmas was as lovely as ours. We feel so very blessed.
Our Christmas season this year was so rich. From going to cut our own tree with Avonlea (cold, adventurous tradition), to seeing the Nutcracker at the Pacific Northwest Ballet (magical), to seeing Santa downtown with the adult Roddy kids and a $10, twenty minute secret Santa gift exchange at Ross (silly fun), to singing "Holy, holy, holy," in a white clapboard church on Christmas Eve (heavenly), to seeing Avonlea wake up and wander out in her nightgown to discover her kitchen set from Santa aka Nonny and Poppy (wonderous), to feasting and gathering with family several times over (delightful): it was all so good. Here are some images I'm treasuring up in my heart after this last month.
Also, here are some fun backblog shots from our excursion to the mountains to cut down our tree with the Roddy fam.
And, finally, I'll leave you with this gem. The Roddys get their photo taken with Santa every year and this was no exception. It was an after-work evening event with dinner after and we had to stand in line for three (yes, that's right, THREE) hours, so Avonlea didn't come along. Regardless, baby boy Roddy made it into the picture, although I told Santa when he offered, NO, I did NOT want him to put his hand on my belly in the shot.
I hope your Christmas was as lovely as ours. We feel so very blessed.
3 comments:
You look so cute on your tree cutting excursion- love that mustard!
Merry Christmas! One of my favorite events of the season was crafting at your house!
Glad we got to share in some of the Christmas visiting and feasting together :) That panettone was delicious!
Jo! I just got caught up on the last few months of posts. Dang it I have been missing out on some good ones! I love the info you share (amazon mom, wish lists, etc) along with the stories about Avo and the family excursions! And your creative sewing and cooking endeavors are so inspiring! Thanks for being you and sharing yourself with friends near and FAR! xo Ainsley
Post a Comment