Christmas Day

Some pictures from Christmas morning and

evening for our annual Christmas party at my uncles place with

the extended family.

^^My nephew hamming it up as usual. 

 ^^Traditional Christmas brunch at my parents.

 ^^Cousins and best of friends.

 ^^Sister-in-law love.

Christmas Eve

 Christmas Eve dinner at my mom's is a long standing tradition that
we've had for years. We get together with my mom's sister and her family,
have a delicious ham dinner with all the yummy sides and
then we exchange gifts between both families.

It's always loud, there's always chaos, and
there's lots of laughter and jokes around the table.
This year was no exception. We had fun catching up,
and enjoying the Christmas spirit.

^^My brother Mark and his darling little family.

^^What's a Christmas party without all the treats right!

^^My mom, brother Michael and I.

 ^^Newest member of the family, my nephew Mason.

^^Dad getting in some more ham time.

^^My brother Peter and his wife.

 ^^My dad and I showed up looking like twins.

 ^^This little niece of mine keeps me smiling!

^^Grandma getting in as much snuggle time with Mason.

Putting up holiday cheer with the roomies.

Last week the roomies and I finally decorated the house.

It's so cozy and cheery around here now that it
makes it hard to want to leave the house...
especially with the cold temps outside.

A night in has been winning the votes!

As of late...

This time of year seems to fly by for me,
October, November & December.

I love these months, there's a holiday
{I know Halloween isn't official, but in my book it is}
each month.

I can't believe it's December,
and the craziness of all the Holiday season is here.
This year I'm trying to ignore the annoying commercialism
of Christmas and rather enjoy the true meaning of Christmas.

Some instagram's from the past few weeks:
1 & 2. Eating at a delicious tapas restaurant in Vegas/Vegas by night.
3 & 4. Pie for Thanksgiving/My dad helping make stuffing.
5 & 6. Our first big snowfall last week/My niece helping with the tree lights.
7 & 8. The Christmas tree at my parents place/My adorable new nephew Mason with his older brother Odin.

Booties of all types.

Tis the season for all boot types, especially since I live in the mountains.

In fact this past weekend it dumped buckets of snow on us

and it got me thinking I need some better equipped snow shoes...

But I shouldn't get side-tracked. I have been loving all the

new booties I've been seeing this season.  Here are some 

styles that have caught my eye.  I love their versatility, you can

dress them up or down, always a bonus staple in my opinion.

Thanksgiving

  Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of year.  

It consists of all the things I love, 

my family and delicious comfort foods.

It was a great evening followed by our tradition of watching

movies together and just relaxing.

Hope everyone had a beautiful Thanksgiving surrounded by

loved one and delicious food as well!

 

^^ My cute mom, and the most amazing cook.

^^All that yummy comfort food!

 ^^My nephew Odin, I'm grateful to this little guy who keeps me laughing.