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Category: Michele's Garden | Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:14 pm

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Merry Christmas everyone! What a fabulous couple of day we have had here in Vermont. On Christmas Eve my family traveled to my brothers house about 45 minutes south of here. We like to get together either before or after Christmas. It makes the holiday less stressful, and the kids don't have to get pulled away from all their new things.

Before lunch and before the kids got too tired we decided to take family pictures. What a task but we got some really nice pictures.

Here is my little family.



My mom and the 4 grandkids.



All the family



My honey, his parents and Logan



We had a nice meal of roast pork, sweet potatoes and carrots. I brought over items for a nice veggie platter including dill and garlic dip; 3 nice cheeses, summer sausage, pepperoni and crackers; and my wonderful stuffed mushrooms. The meal was nice and then off to the living room.

After lunch we all gathered around in the living room, my brother has a 10 foot tree this year. His has a cathedral ceiling in the living room and can have a very larger tree. We spent some time letting the kids out their gifts and then the adults as well. It was a nice time. We stayed until about 3pm. It had started to rain and we didn't want to risk the chance of it freezing. We got home at about 4pm.

I normally do a huge Christmas Eve Dinner of several fishes, appetizers and the works. But this year I decided to make it simple. I had cooked a spagetti sauce all night and into the day. So for the non fish eaters there was a nice pasta and garlic bread. I had picked up a nice piece of salmon and a few large shrimp on the way to my brothers at a nice fish shop. I marinated the salmon in a wine and spicy mustard vinegrette and then the shrimp in coconut milk and chinese chili garlic sauce. I did steamed snap peas and a potato tart. It was the best salmon I have ever had. So buttery and tender. I was amazed!







One Christmas tradition we started doing when I married Mike was to have christmas crackers for both our Christmas Eve and day Meals. I had no idea what a cracker was before we were married, I thought it was something you ate. But they are cute little tubes that once pulled apart Pop like a fire crackers. Inside there is a toy, joke and a paper hat. Very cute.

Logan with is Christmas Hat on.



Logan using a nice wine glass for his chocolate milk.



Logan loved having a big people glass to make toasts and have his milk in. He was very careful and didn't spill a drop!

After dinner it was time to feed the reindeer. His teacher had made up jars of reindeer food and we went out to sprinkle it on the snow piles. The directions say to sprinkle on the lawn but we have 3 feet of snow covering that!







One tradition from my childhood is to have the children open one gift before they go to bed. My mom was spending the night so she had Logan open a gift from her. It was Thomas gets messy for Logan battery operated Thomas trains. Of course he loves it!



Before Logan went to bed he left a glass of milk, a cookie and carrot on a nice plate.



In the morning the cookie was partially eaten as well as the carrot and our magic key was placed on the plate. The key is placed in the porch so that Santa can get into the house easier.



This is the dining room and living room Christmas morning. You can see a large red sack. Santa must have thought Logan was a very good boy this year, it was all for him!



I was up at and decided to get some things done before everyone woke up. While I was cleaning up the kitchen and emptying the dishwasher...the POWER WENT OUT! So I gathered up the candles and was about to light the forth and the power came back on. It was very, very windy out. I cooked some rolls and started the ham, everyone was up except Logan and my mom. Mom on the livingroom couch and Logan snuggling with my honey in bed....then at 7:30 I heard feel land on the floor and start running down the stairs. I yelled for my mom to wake up and she did just as Logan got to the tree.



I let Logan open one gift as we waited for Nannie and granddad to come over from their place. Logan was so excited. It was the polar Express train. he has been asking for it for 3 Christmases now and Santa couldn't find it!



We had a surprise visitor...Santa came for presents and breakfast. Granddad Philip dressed as Santa and surprised everyone! Logan was so excited.



We opened all the gifts in the main house and then had a nice breakfast of crossants and jam. Logan got lots of games, trains and other toys. Then we headed over to Nannie and Granddads apartment ( located 10 feet behind our house) and santa came there too! We all got England Football Tops, English Chocolates and lots of other things. Logan got great toys and games.

After all the gifts were opened and the mess cleared away it was time for lunch. I made ham, mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. PLUS...Yorkshire puddings...My honey and his family loves them...and Christmas Days came out huge!



Logan spent the rest of the day playing with one thing or the other. Going from our house to the apartment. I needed a nap. I had a migraine come on and needed to sleep. After a dinner of this and that we all snuggled on the couch to watch tv. Logan passed out at about 8:30. Mid sentence and he was out cold and off to night night he was until 7:30 this morning.

We had a lovely day and I hope you and yours did as well. Merry Christmas Everyone!












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Droopy wrote on Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:17 pm:

Your celebration sounds like a fairy tale for a young lad like Logan! Actually I would have loved it too. And all that delicious food. I just ate but now I feel hungry again. *lol*

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Sjoerd wrote on Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:29 pm:

What a wonderful all you foilks had. Good food and nice gifts...annnnnnnd a visit from Santa!
You described it so well that I felt right there.
It sounds like your in-laws really had a good time as well.

Thanks for the posting, it's always good to hear folks experience their christmas holidays.

Have a good New Year and try and rest-up. Sorry to hear about the migrain. Hope it's gone now.

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SongofJoy57 wrote on Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:57 pm:

This is a precious tale. I just read it to "MY" honey cause he is from Massachusetts . . . aha! a fellow Yankee!!! We really enjoyed reading of your Christmas events, and I am now hungry for a ham roll, although I have about 16 pounds of turkey left in the fridge. . . Merry Christmas season, and thanks for sharing!

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Frank wrote on Fri Dec 26, 2008 4:28 pm:

Looks like you had a lot of fun GardenMama, Logan sure looked happy! Have a happy new year.

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glendann wrote on Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:50 pm:

Oh what a fun day.I so enjoyed your day.I felt like I was there with you.

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eileen wrote on Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:03 pm:

Aww just look at Logan's little face - it says it all doesn't it? What a wonderful Christmas your family had together and so much food!!! Imagine Santa dropping in for breskfast. I'll bet it's a Christmas Logan will never forget.

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