Today is boxing day. That is the name we give the day after Christmas because we have so many gift boxes left over from Christmas Day. As with most holidays, the preparations take up a lot more time than the celebrations.
So much time shopping, decorating, wrapping, visiting. It's a wonderful time of year for giving and eating lots of treats. Most of the decorations on our tree are home made. Some of the decorations were made by our kids when they were younger. I like to add new ones every year but I think our tree is finally full!
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| Happy birthday Stephen |
Two weeks before Christmas is my husband's birthday. That is an added celebration for our family. This year the family was quite amused when I lit the special candles that I brought back from China (thank you Anna for buying it for me). His favourite cake is chocolate so I made a four layer double chocolate fudge cake for him!
There were many family dinners involving members of our family. Stephen and I get the most enjoyment watching the kids open their gifts. Now they are adults and they share their celebrations between our home and their respective boy/girlfriends.
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| Eldest daughter Kendra |
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| Son Sean & girlfriend Leighann |
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| Daughter Victoria & boyfriend Rob |
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| Eldest son Garrett & girlfriend Cameron |
Missing from our Christmas dinner was son Garrett. He and his girlfriend came earlier in the week from Ottawa because of his work schedule. We had a special dinner while he was here.
In this picture on the left, we were all tired out after the dinner and Stephen and I took some time to relax.
The next day we were invited to my brother's home for a party of friends and more family members. There were a number of musicians playing instruments and singing. My niece plays violin and she let me try it out. I wasn't very successful at playing any tunes but it was fun trying. Notice my Chinese jacket? :-)
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| My tea corner |
Well thank you all for your holiday greetings. It is wonderful to hear from you. I hope you are enjoying your shutdown with your family and friends also. I'm sure January will be very challenging with MRT start up coming on board. Good luck! New Years is just around the corner...
Take care,
Jo-Anne
So much time shopping, decorating, wrapping, visiting. It's a wonderful time of year for giving and eating lots of treats. Most of the decorations on our tree are home made. Some of the decorations were made by our kids when they were younger. I like to add new ones every year but I think our tree is finally full!
1 comment:
It is a nice party for your family.Beautiful christmas tree and so many people join in. Even so late but I want to say happy birthday to your husband.
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