Day 362. Happy 2010!

We 'had' Christmas again today so that we could celebrate with the Muyaba's. It was like Dec 25 all over again - with a few fewer gifts.

Taliah enjoyed the toy that was in her stocking.....

Day 359.....Dec 29 Tuesday

Oyster soup is a Hutchinson Christmas tradition. In Jim's family it is always served on Christmas Eve. At our house, we sometimes make it for the 24th - sometimes it is served on New Year's Eve. This year, Jim made it (for himself, because I do not much care for it) today. The photo is of the recipie - taken from the family cookbook I made a few years ago. Unfortunately, the oysters were bad and the soup had to be flushed. Jim was very disappointed.

Day 357.....Sunday, Dec 27

A bit of the aftermath.....which we did NOT clean up today - we just layed around all day

Day 355....Christmas Day

Of course, there are tons of photos to choose from for Christmas Day....too many, so we go with the candles.

Day 353......Wednesday, Dec 23

Yes, there are some ornaments on the tree......a few more each day.

Day 351 - Monday, Dec 21

Started wrapping presents today.....these are the first to be wrapped.

Day 349....Saturday, Dec 19

One of the best things about this season is the beautiful lights decorating homes.

Day 347 - Thursday, Dec 17

Christmas Preparations all week. Actually, today I shopped all day in Red Deer.

Day 346.....Wednesday, Dec 16

Day 345.....Dec 15....Tuesday

Christmas in the bathroom

Day 344.....Monday, Dec 14

More Christmas ornaments and decorations out.......snowed in today.

Day 343.....Sunday, Dec 13

The tree got brought upstairs today.......time to get into the Christmas spirit

Day 259...Tuesday, Sept 29

I spent most of the day making a Christmas gift for the little girls.

Here's a hint as to what the gift is:

Don't tell!