Christmas with Dad and Pam (December 21)

We invited Mark's Dad, Pam, Jess, Tyler and Grandma Vi up to our home for a pre-Christmas dinner and gifts at our home the Saturday before Christmas this year. We decided that instead of the traditional fancy schmancy dinner, we were going to do Chinese food this year. I have my favorite go-to (and MUCH healthier than take-out) recipes for sweet & sour chicken and beef & broccoli, so I whipped them up, got some crab rangoons from the China Restaurant in town, and we all enjoyed each others' company for the evening.

We enjoyed opening gifts after dinner (Cashel was SUPER excited about that part!) and had fun together seeing the joy the gifts brought to everyone :)

After opening gifts, we sat down again to enjoy dessert! Dad and Pam had been in charge of dessert, and they brought some yummy Special K bars (which taste just like what my sister makes that we call scotcheroos...and are incredibly dangerous to have around!) They were SO delicious!!

After eating our dessert, we were all amused by Cashel playing peek a boo under the table cloth :)

We had a great time celebrating together, and are glad we were able to celebrate early this year, as opposed to last year, when we celebrated in March!