"If you're hoping for a white Christmas, the chances of that are ZERO"
- Weatherman
Gasp! No snow for Christmas? I racked my brain for a memory of another Christmas that came and went without at least a dusting of snow... fail. Neither Kurt or I can remember another non-white Christmas in all our 25 years. Much to my surprise, the weatherman was right this time. We had no choice but to up the Christmas cheer with extra carols and cookies. I went into crazed baking mode and whipped out an embarrassing amount of goodies, which of course isn't a problem this time of year because we had plenty of people to share with. :)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge & Snowmen on the Stick
Candy Cane Kiss Cookies, puuurdy.
Rolo Cookies
As it turns out, Christmas doesn't have to be white to be wonderful. In fact we even enjoyed the comfortably cool weather and ideal driving conditions. Now that Christmas is over my constant "let it snow" cry has disappeared and we are counting this abnormally mild winter amoung our many blessings. (Let the record show that a light layer of nice fluffy snow on Christmas morning would still outweigh the aforementioned pros)
Speaking of blessings, the holiday season has an awesome way of reminding everyone how lucky they are. We always feel extra grateful to be surrounded by family and friends at Christmas time and this year was no exception. Although we've been sharing holiday traditions for the past few years, it was exciting to share in each other's family gatherings as an "official" member this time around. Here's a little glimpse at the fun that we had:
Yes, we did have a cowboy themed Christmas. Awesome right?
Love this picture with Kurt's Mom, Siblings and their families!
Wonderfully chaotic = Christmas at the Simon's.
Cousins on the Westra side! =)
PS. HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY, MAX! Look how little and cute he was!! It's been a
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