Sometimes Christmas Eve can be a bit of a challenge for a large family with so many things
to plan, bake, make, wrap and etc. But this year Ami wanted to take over the responsiblity of planning it so I wouldn't have too much to do after the wedding was over. I gratefully said, "That would be Wonderful!"
Ami's enthusiasm was contagious! She even sent all the family e-vites. She gave everyone responsibilities and assignments for the evening in plenty of time to prepare for it, plus gentle reminders so no one could forget! hee hee. She decided to stick with our traditional Christmas Eve Mexican theme as we have been doing for longer than I care to admit... because of that I was asked to make my famous Chicken Enchiladas, salsa and rice. Everyone was given a part in the program, mine was to sit and enjoy it - which I loved. Then on top of that, everyone was supposed to bring a nice gift for the White Elephant gift exchange marked 'girl' or 'boy' gift. We also had to narrow it down to 'little girl' gift for Kathryn, 7, and Angela, 10, who basically did a gift exchange with each other! The two grandsons were able to open gifts from grandma and grandpa...
Amanda bought all us gals Christmas bell earrings and the little girls wore bell necklaces.
Rachel and Dan made a delicious dip with chips...YUM!
The guys helped with some of the food preparation and moved around the furniture to make room for an extra table brought in from the garage...Amanzingly there was a seat for everyone!
Ami and Amanda had made these really festive tissue Mexican flowers in the traditional green, red and white colors...for our placesettings. They also brought with them some table decorations as well.
Ami made some beautiful programs. See photo above...
We loved having Jim, Louise and David Amrine come this year to join in our family celebration.
I have to say that it was one of our best Waldron family moments. The food, the friends, the family combined with the program and the gift giving turned out to be a very special evening for all of us!
These are the kind of moments that make having a large family so worth it and fun!
Quote for the Day:
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other”
Ami's enthusiasm was contagious! She even sent all the family e-vites. She gave everyone responsibilities and assignments for the evening in plenty of time to prepare for it, plus gentle reminders so no one could forget! hee hee. She decided to stick with our traditional Christmas Eve Mexican theme as we have been doing for longer than I care to admit... because of that I was asked to make my famous Chicken Enchiladas, salsa and rice. Everyone was given a part in the program, mine was to sit and enjoy it - which I loved. Then on top of that, everyone was supposed to bring a nice gift for the White Elephant gift exchange marked 'girl' or 'boy' gift. We also had to narrow it down to 'little girl' gift for Kathryn, 7, and Angela, 10, who basically did a gift exchange with each other! The two grandsons were able to open gifts from grandma and grandpa...
Amanda bought all us gals Christmas bell earrings and the little girls wore bell necklaces.
Rachel and Dan made a delicious dip with chips...YUM!
The guys helped with some of the food preparation and moved around the furniture to make room for an extra table brought in from the garage...Amanzingly there was a seat for everyone!
Ami and Amanda had made these really festive tissue Mexican flowers in the traditional green, red and white colors...for our placesettings. They also brought with them some table decorations as well.
Ami made some beautiful programs. See photo above...
We loved having Jim, Louise and David Amrine come this year to join in our family celebration.
I have to say that it was one of our best Waldron family moments. The food, the friends, the family combined with the program and the gift giving turned out to be a very special evening for all of us!
These are the kind of moments that make having a large family so worth it and fun!
Quote for the Day:
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other”
3 comments:
Well done! I'm glad you faced you fear and got your blog going. Good Luck!
It sounds like a very fun evening!
Hey, I really admire you and your big family. I loved your quote too.
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