Christmas '08

On Christmas Eve we all went to mass and then had dinner at the Landmark. Mike got to open his presents from Mom and Dad before we went to his place for our Christmas.

Here he is with the DVD of the Red Wings and the Stanley Cup


We didn't set up the big tree this year, but did decorate our "Mexican Tree".


Blue was excited because he was going with Mike and I back to his place...


I think he knew that he had presents there :)


A while back I was cleaning and accidentally broke Mike's Coca Cola glass he got from a Jaycee Convention that Gilbert had hosted. I felt bad so I replaced it.

Again our tree looked beautiful!

Christmas morning I spend with Mom and Dad and we open our presents then. Dad helps Blue with his, although this year he didn't need much help as he actually would bite the paper and tear it off.

Dad is a HUGE John Wayne fan and his favorite movie is El Dorado.

Blue got lots of toys this year :)

I bought Mom a new porcelain doll from this lady who makes them all from hand. This one is from Veracruz and I had the lady make her in a white dress to look like the one I used to wear when I danced.

I am very thankful for the gifts I received this year...including a Michigan t-shirt from Mike's sister :)

The gift from Mom and Dad that brought tears to my eyes was my own Betty Crocker Cooky Book...we used to make cookies from recipes in this book when I was younger and it definitely created some wonderful memories.