Fa La La La La...La La La La!
Let the Holiday baking begins...
Mrs. Powell
Miss Christina
Gosh we miss Tara so much more during the holidays :-/
Grandma supervising
Help Grandma...the consistency doesn't feel right...
Grandma to the rescue..."just add more sugar"...Buckeyes were saved!
Gee thanks Grandma!
Baked goods were:
Buckeyes, Nutella Brownies, Eggnog Bread, Chocolate Covered Cookie Dough Balls,
Peppermint Bark & Gingerbread Cupcakes.
Buckeyes in the freezer
What's next?
Nutella Brownies
Sally looking for crumbs
Eggnog Bread
Buckeyes
Already baked Nutella Brownies
Gingerbread Cupcakes
Wrapping the baked goods
Cookie Dough Balls, Buckeyes & Peppermint Bark
Holiday baking all done
Sally all festive for the holidays :))
Our Christmas Card
(Front)
Our Christmas Card
(Front)
(Back)
Christmas cards ready to be mailed
December 8th Kevin's birthday dinner at Bellefleur in Carlsbad
Roasted Garlic Bulbs
Our chefs take bulbs of garlic, baste them with extra-virgin olive oil, and bake until just done; served with toasts drizzled with balsamic reduction and a house made olive tapenade
Chicken Marsala
Sautéed boneless breast of chicken is finished with a sauce of marsala wine, sweet cream, exotic mushrooms, fresh herbs; served with sautéed chef vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes
Chicken Parmesan
A chicken breast is breaded with seasoned crumbs, sauteed and finished with house made marinara sauce, topped with Parmesan cheese and served with fettuccine pasta and chef vegetables 
Happy Birthday Kev!
Kevin & I on our way to Kevin's job American Systems Christmas dinner at Yanni's Bistro
BRUSCHETTA grilled French bread with toppings
NEAPOLITAN tomato, garlic, basil, evo oil
SPARTAN tomato, feta, onion, Greek oregano, evo oil
PENNE CHICKEN MARSALA
Chopped chicken breast, shallots, garlic, sage, mushrooms,
Marsala wine, demi glace, cream
BEEF TENDERLOIN SKEWER
Marinated in red wine, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, garlic
Christmas Eve Eve...prepping for our Christmas Eve dinner.
And this is what I came home to the next day after work on Christmas Eve...everything was chopped, sliced, cut and ready to go thanks to Grandma...whoo hoo!
Scott made the garlic bread. Thanks for helping out!
No bean chili
Baked Ziti
Quiche Lorraine
Manicotti
Chicken Marsala
Spanish Chicken Rice Soup
Rib-eye Steaks & mash potatoes
Yummy!!
All ready for our Family Christmas Eve dinner party of 8
Decanter for Kevin's fine wine
Scott & Brittanni unpacking their Christmas gifts
Lewis Family 33rd Christmas Tree
Sally investigating where her gifts were
Our sweet girls opening their Christmas Eve jammies gift 
Reindeer Onesies...even at these ages our girls are still such troopers!
C-27/T-25/B-29
C-27/T-25/B-29
How cute are they?
Look at their footies...aren't they adorable?
While ordering the girls jammies online, I got thinking we now have a son-in-law, he should be part of it and so I got him a onesies jammie gift as well and when Scott opened it Christina just about died laughing.
We were laughing so hard Sally started barking. Chrissy was trying to calm her down :)))
Way too much fun!!
Way too much fun!!
As Scott opened his gift and saw it was an Elf outfit, Chrissy hysterically laughed.
But then I realized I mislabeled his gift...that was Beau's gift...and the laughter continued...
Beau was such a trooper!
Scott then opened the right one! He was going to be Santa!
Santa with his helper Elf Beau...you guys made our night!
Thank you for being so great!
Santa and his helpers
Santa in action taking great pictures
Santa and his favorite reindeer!
Adorable Reindeer Christina & her handsome Elf!
Christmas morning...
Gift distribution
Blessed for having Grandma & Susie with us for Christmas
Girls enjoying their Harry Potter collectible stamps
Happy Grandma!
Miss Tara wearing a heavy duty scarf from Chrissy. Comes in handy for chilly San Francisco!
Miss Sally opening her gift from Grandma (me)...I want real grand-babies :-/
Opening more gifts...
Sweet Miss Tara & Sally
Scott opens his gift from us
Sweet!
Grandma loves her leggings
One of our other Christmas tradition is we would enjoy having Bull Dogs with Grandpa.
In his honor, we made a toast to Grandpa!
Beautiful gift from Kim! Touched our hearts!
Thanks Kim!
Fun, fun, fun!
Our little reindeer was beat!
Christmas Day night Tara flew back home to San Francisco and here she is back home with her 2 kitties Enzo & Burt in the background...our two grand-kitties.
And finally...an out of the ballpark Christmas gift for us from our lovely girls and our wonderful
son-in-law, Scott!
son-in-law, Scott!
Hope you enjoyed our Christmas pictures.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!
