We celebrated Cousin Christmas last Thursday. At the risk of TMI, it was a busier week than I had originally expected it be because I ended up being scheduled for a colonoscopy on Tuesday of that week. It was just routine since I have Crohn’s, but it basically meant that I was out of commission most of Monday and Tuesday as a result. Wednesday was pretty busy prepping for guests, and everything came together in the end, mostly because Jonathan is amazing.
The kids put on a nativity play. Joshua was Joseph, Charlotte was Mary, the girls in the back were angels, and Breanna was the narrator.
At one point, Charlotte took off her costume and decided she wasn’t going to be Mary anymore.
Then she changed her mind at the end and decided to hold Baby Jesus.
After the play the kids exchanged their books.
Charlotte got a Spot book.
Joshua got The Ox Cart Man.
Ben got a Lego book.
Sarah got Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Rosemary got A Pair of Red Clogs.
Breanna got Misty of Chincoteague.
Olivia got Celia Garth
And Matthew got Guns of Thunder.
Then the kids opened their gifts from Grandma and Grandpa Peine
After presents, we ate lunch. Thankfully it was warm enough to be outside this year.
So, since it wasn’t actually Christmas day, we went with a less than traditional meal and gave it a bit of a British twist. I put the wardrobe door back of from Rosemary’s birthday and we celebrated like we were in Narnia…or at least in Britain. So we enjoyed beef stew and parsnips with a spinach salad. We opened poppers and everyone wore their tissue paper crowns.
I’d never had parsnips before…but they were like sweet carrots. And I made two kinds of stew. I must say that the Pioneer Woman’s recipe served over mashed potatoes was my favorite.
We headed inside for stockings.
Then we enjoyed fresh donuts for dessert.
Before everyone left, we snapped a few group photos.
Merry Christmas!
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