Christmas

The family has gone... the laundry has piled high... the email boxes are full of many unread messages... there is so much food in the house - not all of it good for you... and the holiday comes to a close...

We had a great time visiting with family over the Christmas holiday. We drove up to SLO to pick up my Grammy, then stopped in Lompoc to visit Matt's father, and returned home.


The next day my parents and Uncle Mark arrived. It's been a full house ever since. We just hung around the house, eating, drinking, visiting, playing...


On Christmas eve, the kids decorated their gingerbread house.




Christmas morning came and the kids were very excited to see what Santa had left them. They tore into their presents and squealed with glee at what they received. It was a good year for the Schnittker kids. There were many Playmobil toys, Polly Pockets, Hot Wheel cars, and a Big Wheel! Yes! They still make them (and in the USA)!


Sarah decorated the table with holiday decorations and I made Christmas dinner with a HoneyBaked Ham, wild rice with cranberries, mashed potatoes, candied yams, peas, and bread rolls... Then there was the homemade pecan and pumpkin pies... and, of course, the Emerald Dry... it was a lovely evening.