SHARING OUR CHRISTMAS MEMORIES

 ON FRIDAY AFTER WORK, WE TOOK A LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE AND ANGEL OVER TO THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE FOR MOM, DAD, RON AND TERESA.  WE MISS THEM ALL AND WANTED TO REMEMBER THEM.  TERESA ALWAYS BOUGHT EVERYONE VERY SPECIAL GIFTS THAT SHE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT IN THEM.  SHE WAS LIMITED IN HER MONEY BUT SHE NEVER FORGOT ANYONE.

 WE BEGAN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION WITH TAMI AND JEFF'S ARRIVAL AT 4:30 P.M.  WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THIS NIGHT.

 TAMI ALWAYS MAKES MAGIC COOKIE BARS FOR A SPECIAL TREAT THAT NIGHT.  IT'S THE ONLY TIME WE EVER MAKE THIS RECIPE AND WE ALL LOVE THEM.

 THEN IT'S TIME TO ORDER PIZZA FOR DINNER.  IT ALWAYS TASTES ESPECIALLY GOOD ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

 TIME TO OPEN OUR GIFTS TO EACH OTHER.  OF COURSE THIS IS ALWAYS FUN!!

 PART OF JEFF AND TAMI'S GIFT TO US IS THE CHRISTMAS BUFFET AT THE DOUBLE TREE HOTEL.  SUCH GOOD FOOD AND GREAT COMPANY.  THIS IS SUCH A GREAT TRADITION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO SHOP FOR FOOD, COOK OR CLEAN UP AFTERWARDS.  WE LOVE IT!  JEFF AND TAMI INVITED HIS PARENTS AND A FRIEND FROM WORK THIS YEAR.  WE HAD NEVER MET JEFF'S PARENTS BEFORE AND THIS WAS A GOOD WAY TO MEET THEM.

 SOME LAST PICTURES BEFORE WE LEFT THE HOTEL.  THANKS TAMI AND JEFF!