The 12 Days of Christmas

I have informed my family that although it is now a few days after December 25th  ~

I am

still

 Celebrating Christmas!

I mean, what about

The 12 Days of Christmas?

They start on December 25th,

which is celebrated as the

Birth of Jesus

and they go until the

Epiphany

which is celebrated on January 6th

as the day when the manifestation of

Christ's Glory

was realized.

Therefore, it's still Christmas to me! :)))

And what a wonderful time we have had.

So  here are a few random pictures to share with you

Scott & I spent Christmas Eve at my sister's house

 where she had every nook & cranny

decked out! 

When Scott & I returned home it was time to give our furry babies their stockings

We had to do this first

because when Hubby tried to give me my stocking

Phoebe {the spotted weenie}

snatched it and ran lickety ~ split into her dog bed with all my goods in tow!

Just like their Mommy, they

Love Christmas!

Then on Christmas Day we had both sides of our family at our house.

What a time we had!

All 18 of us packed in like sardines :)

Plus my 3 dogs, my Mother~in~Law's dog, 1 cat & 3 birds

{starting to sound like a song....}

Our precious Granddaughter

Gabby

couldn't wait to show us her new doll Annabelle

In a quiet moment I got my daughter & son~in~law

Chelsea & Eric

to pose by the tree

{somehow my other daughter and hubby ~

 Hilary & Brandon ~ escaped me!}

I did manage to capture Scott with my handsome nephews though!

Court, "Uncle" & Brendan

{my sisters boys}

Sophie tried to figure out where all the presents went

 and why she didn't get more...

And after all the

wonderful

beautiful

crazy

merry madness

of it all......

I settled in for a

lovely

Cup of Rose Petal Tea

Compliments of my sweet friend Erin

 

So ~

I have made a decision

"I will honour Christmas in my heart,

and try to keep it all the year."

God bless us,

Everyone!

 

P.S. My sister LOVED the rose scarf that "Sister Claus" made for her.

She squealed with delight and said,

"You made my WHOLE Christmas!"

Well now~

Guess who's Christmas that made.