Christmas Memories: Instagram Edition

Hi there.  I am back and sharing a {boring} re-cap.

To move things along quickly, I thought collages would be prudent.

Before we headed down to the Sunshine State to visit our kin we had a little Frat Pack celebration at home.  The boys wanted to go to a Brazilian steak house.

You know the type, where copious amounts of meat are brought around on spits to your table.

I know, gross, right?

I got the salad bar, thankyouverymuch.

Anyhoo, at least the boys dressed up and looked fantastic.

Even though I got a bit misty-eyed at the photo.

There is no denying...they are little men for sure.

{p.s. boo for my pre-lit tree}

Off to sweatyville Florida we headed.  We entertained ourselves with tic tac teeth and stops at Cracker Barrel.  I took a photo of that darling mug but did not purchase.  Once it was posted to Instagram and a few people said they loved it, I regretted not making the purchase.

{Does that kind of thing happen to you?}

Ah, but there was to be a return trip heading back to North Carolina.

That mug is now safely tucked in my cabinet.

We hung out at my parents home.

(that first photo is from the Church where my oldest received his First Communion)

The cousins played ipad monopoly and munched gummy worms.

This inspired "real" monopoly.

I took a pass.  I am not a game person.

My husband helped sort out some computer problems.

He even called Apple and pretended to be my Dad.

We were slap happy from the heat at this point and this provided us with gut wrenching laughter.

Looking back, was it really that funny?

Ah, Florida.  Even if it was quite warm, it sure is pretty, right?

{Baby Jesus from Mom's Nativity}

Christmas Eve Mass at the Church where Tim and I tied the knot.

But we can go a bit farther back with history at this Church...

Tim {a cradle Catholic} got first reconciliation, first communion and was confirmed here!

Me too....although for me, I was 30 years old when all that happened.

Christmas Day.  My Dad, my boys and their cousins,

my cute sister and her husband and again, the Frat Pack times two.

Christmas night {top half}.

Toot Toot and a little Christmas miracle on her lap.

{that is Buddy, my brother-in-law's dog who has outlived his vet's prediction}

Tim and I attempting to get a self portrait.

{lower half of collage}

Home Sweet Home.

We have been enjoying cooler weather + fire pit s'mores.

And, that is all she wrote.

P.S. after going back and re-reading this post,

epic fail on the "quick" re-cap.

My apologies.