Friday, December 25, 2009

Christmas Eve

Christmas this year consisted of Christmas Eve-Eve dinner (the 23rd), Christmas Eve church service, and Christmas Day lounging at home opening presents.
For dinner we had 4 guests show up. The new worship leader at our church is newly married, so we invited him and his wife over. They don't have family in the area (just like us!). My friend Rheina, whom I have stayed good friends with from EMF Broadcasting, came over. We had more than enough food prepared, so last minute, the morning of the dinner I invited our across the street neighbor Shaun over who is a massage therapist. We had a fabulous time of good food, and great fellowship!
Our Christmas meal consisted of pomegranate chicken, garlic-herb roasted potatoes, lemon-dijon green beans, herb biscuits, spinach salad with goat cheese and cranberries, and to top it off pecan-date pie with whipped cream. We were STUFFED by the end. It was all SOOO good!
Unfortunately, I was so busy preparing for the occasion, that I TOTALLY forgot to take pictures. But it was all very pretty! :) You can just imagine how it was in your head. Use that imagination!
Here are some pictures of Hannah on Christmas Eve. The funny thing, most of the other little girls around her age at the church were dressed just like her! Velvet black dress with red trim. :) Apparently that was popular this year.
We decided to volunteer on the greeting team for one of the Christmas Eve services at our church this year. It was so much fun! Definitely something we want to do again next year.
Hannah snuggling with the little angel baby that sits on our tree. She loves that thing!
Look at that beautiful smile! :)
At the church there was this cute little elf lady that Hannah loved, so we took a picture of them together. :)

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