"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day. And I believe in miracles."
~ Audrey Hepburn

1.03.2012

A Merry Little Christmas


If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you know that holidays at my house are all about the three F's: food, family, and fun. Well, I guess everyone's holidays are about the three F's haha, but for some reason I feel that we really go all out!!! Either way, here are some pictures from our Christmas:

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And some of the yummies we enjoyed that night...
we decided to mix it up a bit instead of making all of the same ol' dishes:

appetizer: cheesy onion dip 
(I swear by this stuff. Make it for a party if you want to be popular)

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sweet mushroom pasta
(I kinda made up the recipe for this. Basically caramelized onions,
mushrooms, white wine, cream cheese, and parmesan. Yummay!!!)

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Pioneer Woman's Pasta Carbonara
(...enough said.)

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rack of lamb
(Dad made this. It was delicious...)
(P.S. Ewww I have no idea what that blue spot is!)

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short ribs my dad made... also amazing 

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and (of course) our traditional mashed potatoes & candied yams

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The german chocolate cake I made! It turned out wayyy better than I expected! 

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annddd some family pics :)
 
traditional sister photo shoot:

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cousins!!!!

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 the nephews :)

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a couple of dinner shots:

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and that is all I have for you!

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hope you all had a great christmas too!
and a happy new year, for that matter.

I will be sure to update you all on our adventures in NYC
as soon as I'm home. Tomorrow is our last day here! Don't make me leave :(

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So a couple things:
I love Melissa's hair straight.
You are right about the certain hair color change you mentioned when you saw me last.
I want to spend Christmas with your family because it just looks like so much fun
I can't believe how grown up Bailey looks! She's just as gorgeous as the rest of you.
And please, please, please come see me soon. I feel like January is probably too busy for you. But February or even March... I miss you.

<3,
Lex

January 3, 2012 at 8:35 PM

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