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Brooke
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Papa and Brooke
Brooke and TaylorIt is hard to believe all the festivities of Christmas are over, but it sure was wonderful. Once again everyone was kind enough to come to us because of the babies. Busia, Papa, Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie Ang and Uncle Eric were all here both days, it was great to all be together! Christmas Eve we did my famliy's traditional Polish dinner with perogies, mushroom soup, sauerkraut and sausage and shrimp. Mary did all the baking and boy did she do a great job! Sugar cookies, cup cakes, fudge, and various other sweets made for a real treat!
The girls were dressed as little elves thanks to adorable outfits from Holly, one of my closest friends. If the girls were put down for a minute I missed it, they got a ton of love from everyone! Since Chris's sister Beth was here for Thanksgiving she and her boyfriend Justo were not able to make it back from NY. It sounds like they had a great time with his family in town from Bolivia! Christmas Day was also quite a day, we started a new family tradition, Fondue. My Mom is the fondue queen and hasn't really stopped having the unique parties since the 70s. We started with cheese which is my favorite, then the main meal with oil, tenderloin, chicken, mushrooms, potatoes and onions. Then the grand ending with chocolate and caramel with fruit, pound cake, pretzles, etc for dipping. It is a long meal, with wine and great conversation it is a blast. At one point we were recalling funny memories and I was crying. I love that kind of laugh! A huge thank you to everyone for making it such a special holiday!
The girls were dressed as little elves thanks to adorable outfits from Holly, one of my closest friends. If the girls were put down for a minute I missed it, they got a ton of love from everyone! Since Chris's sister Beth was here for Thanksgiving she and her boyfriend Justo were not able to make it back from NY. It sounds like they had a great time with his family in town from Bolivia! Christmas Day was also quite a day, we started a new family tradition, Fondue. My Mom is the fondue queen and hasn't really stopped having the unique parties since the 70s. We started with cheese which is my favorite, then the main meal with oil, tenderloin, chicken, mushrooms, potatoes and onions. Then the grand ending with chocolate and caramel with fruit, pound cake, pretzles, etc for dipping. It is a long meal, with wine and great conversation it is a blast. At one point we were recalling funny memories and I was crying. I love that kind of laugh! A huge thank you to everyone for making it such a special holiday!
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