Minus the stark-white walls, we could sure tell Christmas was in the air. Here is the extent of our decorating for the year:
Re-buying all of the Christmas decorations was fun and painful at the same time. We didn't have tons of money to get all/what we wanted, but we tried to do our best. Not quite the same as the Michener setup, but I think I already talked about that. As the month passed by, we added to our decorations with lots and lots of crafts (to follow). Mom had some gifts for the kids and considering this was as big as the Christmas gathering was going to get, we had a little party: Martha Stewart honey-mustard cornish game hen (actually turkey) and my absolute favorite, pecan crusted cornbread stuffing (no joke). Yum. Well, at least the turkey. Jodi and Mom loved the stuffing. The only thing the meal was missing was sweet potatoes (Jodi's favourite) but we couldn't seem to find them anywhere. Here's the spread:
Re-buying all of the Christmas decorations was fun and painful at the same time. We didn't have tons of money to get all/what we wanted, but we tried to do our best. Not quite the same as the Michener setup, but I think I already talked about that. As the month passed by, we added to our decorations with lots and lots of crafts (to follow). Mom had some gifts for the kids and considering this was as big as the Christmas gathering was going to get, we had a little party: Martha Stewart honey-mustard cornish game hen (actually turkey) and my absolute favorite, pecan crusted cornbread stuffing (no joke). Yum. Well, at least the turkey. Jodi and Mom loved the stuffing. The only thing the meal was missing was sweet potatoes (Jodi's favourite) but we couldn't seem to find them anywhere. Here's the spread:
Actually, it looks pretty gross. But really, it tasted a lot better than it looks. Looks like a pile of giblets. Jodi's getting a little offended right now. Silly pictures of food. After the feast, which ended with homemade Christmas pudding with massively overestimated amounts of vinegar in the first batch of sauce (vinegar in Germany is 5 times more concentrated, oops, sorry burnt lungs), the kids enjoyed Grandma and Grandpa's presents: 
Erika's Christmas dress from the 'Early Elves' - that would be us:
Sorry about the dark video (again) but Erika was pretty cute opening up the dress, so we had to put it in:It was a perfect way to start of December with Jodi and Mom having fun cooking a big dinner and watching the kids enjoy early gifts with music and candles. Ahhh...
Jodi and Jeff
Jodi and Jeff
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