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Merry Christmas and Happy New Decade. Our Christmas tradition spans two days. One Christmas Eve we gather at my Sister’s house for supper and keep the Polish tradition of exchanging opłatek with best wishes and health for the new year.

Christmas Eve

opłatek Christmas Wafer
opłatek Christmas Wafer

My nephew sets up a stellar firework display after supper which is most impressive. Check out his festive leggings.

Christmas Eve Pyrotechnics
Christmas Eve Pyrotechnics
Jesse watching his show with his son

My sister lives in Texas, so we had her join us electronically.

Virtual Pat
Virtual Pat joins the family on Christmas Eve

My niece brought two of dogs for the holidays. They had a great time visiting and plotting how they might get some of the turkey. I noticed that Phoebe had a dog-eared ear.

Phoebe is dog-eared
Phoebe is dog-eared
Ginny & Betty
Ginny and Betty on Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

We headed to my Mother’s house after eating a fine breakfast and exchanging gifts with the children. A fire in the fireplace added to the ambiance.

Fireplace
Yuletide carols being sung by the fire on Christmas Day

The dogs and humans enjoyed the warmth of the hearth.

Phoebe the dog
Phoebe lies down near the fireplace

Aunt Stephanie read to Alex from several of the Amelia Bedelia series as Arthur (a short haired, deer head chihuahua) looks on.

Stephanie reading to Alex
Story time on Christmas Day
Christmas Day
Susan with Arthur on Christmas Day

There were more gifts to exchange, dinner with lots of leftovers and desert. Alex seemed please with the transformer guy that I found at the Green Center.


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2 thoughts on “Merry Christmas 2019”

  1. Wonderful pics JP……thank you again for your talents. We appreciate all you do.
    Merry Merry and Happy New Year to all.

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