Again this year, we threw a Christmas Party complete with Santa. It's become a tradition with the kids talking about which friends they are inviting weeks before anything is set in stone. John, our event planner extraordinaire, did not hold back. His creativity was seen all over the table. My favorite was his pinecone cheese ball.
John wanted to bring back some ol' school treats this year. He made figgy pudding (forefront) which was more like a bunt cake than anything.
Izzy helped out with the food preparations making Grinches. She was quick to point out this would be Oma's favorite.
My contribution was rice krispes treat ornaments. Those were a big hit with the kids and all gone within 30 minutes.
John was definitely the hostess with the moistest. In addition to figgy pudding, John wanted to make wassail. It is an beverage of hot cider. The boys added brandy for the "signature cocktail" of the night. Wassail was traditionally drunk as part of wassailing (singing the song in your head yet?), a ritual intended to ensure a good cider apple harvest the following year. It was quite tasty!
He's here... Santa is here!
Reading a holiday classic... Twas the Night Before Christmas. Everyone sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The older kids knew the echoes of the sang making it even more entertaining. Afterwards each child was able to sit on Santa's lap and let him know what they wanted for Christmas. The child who gets to start has to answer Santa's one question... what color was Mrs. Claus' green apron? Micah answered first... blue, no purple.
Santa then handed out presents to all the kids. The girls received Hatchimals and the boy received Hot Wheels.
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