Christmas Eve.

 Santa visited our house a day early, 

you know, cause he's so busy.  How could

he possibly cover all the houses in one day?

 He had set up a new car track for the girls.

 The kids had a ton of fun opening presents.

 First thing Ava said was "Now where is that pink &

purple ball??"  (The one thing on her list)

 Hello Kitty, always a win.

 After our nice morning & relaxing afternoon together

we headed out for our traditional Christmas Eve 

gathering with my Mom's side of the family.  

I made this:

 Which is little caprese skewers with a balsamic glaze,

delicious & the perfect colors!  I also made a feta dip

that has tomatoes & green onions mixed in, equally

festive.  : )

This was my other project.  Habanero Hibiscus infused

margaritas.  This was my first attempt after having the 

best drink ever in a bar last week.  It was good but 

theirs was definitely better.  Maybe next time : )

 All prettied up.

 Lots of yummy food, as always.

 Pinochle

 Licking the whipped cream off the beaters.

 Sharing.

 Love.

 Kisses.

 So happy to be naked.

 Dancing with joy.

 Taking it too far.

 Singing.

 Cute.

 More cute.

Super cute.

Great night filled with wonderful family & friends. 

What a great start to our two-day extravaganza!