...12.25...Christmas Day...

...Merry Christmas...a very late in the day post...

...a few photos from our Christmas Eve-drive-around-and-look-at-lights-trip...we headed out right at dark...

...and first we drove through our old neighborhood...where we used to live in the early 2000s...before North Dakota...

...pretty much the same as years ago...

...pretty lights in this older neighborhood...

...then we drove to the city park...

...where they have a drive through light show...we used to bring a very young Airman here...

...the train...

...and the Cinderella carriage were his favorites...

...lots of neat vignettes...it really hasn't changed at all in 25 years or so...

...and then we followed a 'map' to see some other lights around town...

...it was a fun evening...just listening to music in the car in the dark...

...opening a few presents this morning (new shoes)...in my Christmas jammmies...

...I searched the blog because I thought I had posted about them...but I can't find them...they are thrifted and they were size 2X...so I had to basically just use the material...and cut out entirely new pieces...keeping the bright green collar and cuffs though...I really like how they turned out...and they are so soft...

...and some new silpats...

...not sure what happened to my old ones...and they may still turn up...but I've not seen them since we moved...

...the Man opened a few gifties as well...that's not a joke present...he loves hot wasabi peas...

...and a new air fryer...we were resistant to getting one...but Our Airman convinced us that it's definitely worth having...

...these are my pretty new shoes...from Vivaia...

...all vegan...and so comfy...

...and new tennies too...

...do you think I needed them...haha...these will become my new lawn mowing shoes...

...while we were waiting for the kiddos to call for their Christmas morning festivities...we fixed our Christmas breakfast...waffles for me...

...and buckwheat pancakes for the Man...

...and then the kiddos called and we opened a few presents with them on FaceTime...

...this new camera is my 'big' gift for this year...so I'll be transitioning to it after about 14 years using my trusty old Sony with the replaced screen...and of course I posted about it when it was new (before the Grand Canyon trip) in 2011...so it has served me well over all those years...

...and the kiddos had sent us a Bonsai kit...so that will be a lot of fun...

...it was great seeing them in their cute sweaters and playing with their new toys and games...they are such a sweet family...

~Wishing you a lovely evening...