Our annual tree-decorating party took place several days after the fact, once Katy had arrived in town. To celebrate having the Ensigns with us for the evening, we opened our present early and had them install our new blue-ray player and HD television. It has a pretty spectacular picture and we can stream Netflix from the internet straight to the TV.
The pre-Christmas season also included a batch of baklava. Katy is quite an expert now and it turned out very well. We were joined on Christmas Eve by Stephen and Ann. We cooked another rib roast and I believe it was the best one ever. We had a slim version of the traditional nativity. The cast was much smaller with cousins in the east this year. The talent show was great, but the highlight was Phillip's impromptu guitar serenade, which was by turn, wonderful and hysterical.
Everyone scored on Christmas morning with lots of good gifts. The crowd at the Ringer's Christmas brunch was small this year, which is a good thing. The rest of the holiday has been filled with games and food and that probably won't let up until after New Years. That's just how it is.
The usual fare
Red-wax lips are de riguer
Auntie Katy working over the Ensign kids
We were so surprised
These two are a godsend for theirtechnologically-challenged parents
Katy Kathryn adds another layer of filo
The finished masterpiece
In Anna's absence, Phillip has become the rollmeister
Delish
Ensigns and Taylor-Woodburys
The binkers picking at their food
The Christmas pud' with lemon sauce
Jayson thought that Phillip was "very fun tonight"
Phillip performing via Skype for the cousins in VA
The minimal but excellent nativity cast
Lizzy plays a Christmas ditty
As does Ollie
And Meg
Even Max showed a new talent this year
Kris with her new fire topaz
The Ensigns and Uncle Adam (shades of Uncle Tony?)on Christmas morning
Max is following in Uncle Pippy's footstepswith his new guitar
Amy, Hansen, and Jeff on Christmas morning
A very noisy game of PitThat was Christmas 2010. Hope you all had a good one -- we missed the Virginia and Arizona cousins like crazy. We're glad that y'all could be together in Virginia even for just a few days.
OXO
D.
OXO
D.
3 comments:
Missed you guys like crazy. Don't know if I can do another VA christmas without y'all. too sad.
So fun! Looks like a very merry Christmas. Congrats on the tv upgrade. Mom and dad just got one, too. You should inspire them to use their netflix streaming capability.
It all looks like such fun. Also, the baclava was delicious! Thanks for sharing. :)
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