Christmas Cheer

I have been trying not to be too bummed about not going home for Christmas, but it is just hard not to be. Last year was such a fun Christmas, I put some pictures below of our house and hosting Christmas Eve. Even though we will not be up in WA, we are still keeping our few traditions, like today when I got home Kelly had bought me Christmas Roses, it amazes me that he remembers every year. Each year he buys me 2 dozen roses and calls them my Christmas Roses. The first year we were married I had Christmas roses and my sister and I made my Grandma a white rose tree, too bad I don't have a picture of it.

We are also still planning on celebrating Christmas Adam the 23rd of December:) Since the first year we were dating, Kelly wanted to celebrate Christmas Adam, because Adam came before Eve (ha ha :) we would go out to a nice dinner, exchange gifts and then go look at the Sheraton gingerbread houses. This year we are going to Duke's in Malibu, it is not a "fancy" restaurant, but we had wanted to try it in Oahu, but never got the chance, so it should be fun.

By the looks of this picture, if we were still in our house, I think I would need a bigger wreath :)

Papa with Taye and JeMarkus, Taye was still crawling around last Christmas. Next year I am bringing some of our decorations down to CA, it is a little weird not having them up, and probably doesn't help with the whole staying home for Christmas thing.
The Brough Family, I think this is such a cute picture of them.
Kelly with his Mom, Grandma Pat, Dad and Grandpa "W.W"
A snapshot of the Christmas Eve $15.00 Gift Exchange, played like a white elephant game. Last year there were almost 40 people at our house, and I loved every minute of it!