I love it that Jan has a candle (electric) in the front windows. |
Her neighbor has a Palm in the yard and I thought it was beautiful with snow on it. |
Jan got Joe to paint an old sled she found at a garage sale a few years ago. I didn't get a picture of it, but when it was dry, she added greenery and a beautiful red bow and it now stands by the front door. |
Remember my last post, the fun we had at Watsons, a nursery/gift store? Well guess what. We found another one, this time in Woodinville, Washington. It was all about Christmas. We ate at the little Cafe there. The food was wonderful |
But this time we had to behave ourselves because Joe was with us......so you won't see any "Where's Waldo" Pictures or Jan framing her face with a wreath. Nope we were really good girls this time. |
After finishing the gift shop area and the great lunch at the little cafe, wandered out to the actual nursery area and I found a desert friend.... |
Christmas Eve at Jan's house with her son and family. A beautiful evening, with soup, salads and finger foods. |
A beautiful fire in the fireplace sets the mood for the rest of the evening. |
A family tradition passed down from father to son, the story of Jesus birth is read before opening our gifts. |
A family picture followed before ending the evening. Those three youngsters needed to get home and get to bed. Christmas comes early. |
Do you see the look of shock on Joe's face? That trombone was a gift from his kids. We thought maybe he would cry.... nope he was speechless. But some of us had the tears. |
He showed us what it sounded like, and then spent time in another room playing it until his lips were sore. |
We had a wonderful Christmas Day. |