Family Christmas Parties

Our family Christmas Parties started out on Sunday the 16th…. FERGY STYLE!

We did our annual progressive dinner, but changed it up, just a bit.  We only went to 3 houses instead of all of them.  If we didn’t go to your house then you helped out with food at another house. Our food theme this year was ORANGE.

First was our humble abode…. I hope EVERYONE felt welcome EVEN IF they didn’t receive a snuggle with Kye like Uncle Davey did….

Eddy was right there in the mix of things to “GREET” everyone… {he was GLIDING across the kitchen that day}

 

We started out with a spinach mandarin ORANGE salad that I made & then a ORANGE Jello-sherbet Salad Jennie made.  {i bought the stuff to make this salad in a raspberry version for Christmas & totally FORGOT to make it…. UGH!}

The food was YUMM-O, if I do say so myself!!!

Next we headed off to the Medico’s where Mom & Char provided us with a DELICIOUS ensemble of ORANGE chicken & Ham fried rice.  {one of my FAVORITE meals!!}  

I think I OVER-ATE at this house, but it was nice cause we got to sit & visit at each house so our food got to digest a lil more than normal.  It was nice to visit & let the kids play at each house, or DESTROY it depending on their mood!! {sorry Julie for the mess of toys…. Sorry Char I didn’t even look at your house to see the disaster & I feel bad!!}

Next we headed off to Dennis & Julies where we had Scrumptious ORANGE Rolls with ORANGE Hot Cocoa provided by Dave.  Mmmmmmmm…. it totally hit the dessert spot!!

Then we snuggled up for Charisse to read us “The Christmas Orange” Story.

We all got our very own Christmas ORANGE from G&G Fergy.  It was a fabulous night spend among such wonderful company!  We love our family & then fun traditions we have! I love that my kids have such a close relationship with their cousins, because I missed out on that as a child…. It’s fun to watch them interact!

The next Sunday I let our kids wear their NEW Christmas outfits because they were singing in Sacrament Meeting…. It’s always fun to wear NEW clothes!!!

After church we headed to G&G Madsen’s to have a Christmas Party MADSEN STYLE…..

We started off with a delicious dinner filled with UBER yumminess!!!  I contributed my spinach artichoke dip w/chips.  It’s always fun to combine all the sides everyone brings & end up with quite a divine FEAST!

After dinner we cleaned up & dressed up, the kids, to put on the annual Nativity Play. {this was the 1st year I feel like I actually got DARLING pics of my kids all dressed up…. I was quite pleased with their cooperation}

After the Nativity we sang songs via the kids request.  It brought such a special spirit to have the kids sing along with us to Christmas & Primary songs.  I love listening to those ANGELIC voices! {i KNOW that’s why I am in primary!!!}

Then G&G Madsen gave each of the kids a gift in these SPARKLY boxes.  {the boxes were just as treasured as the actual gift!}  They were given each their very own SILKY pillow case, so they could all “….SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE….”

It was nice to be able to sit around, snuggle, & chat it up with my SIL & find out what each of their kids were getting.  It was such a fun evening spend amongst the BEST in-laws THIS GIRL could ask for!!  I truly treasure how AWESOME my “OTHER” family is!!!!     

Zachary LOVES to play games…. I found him in the hallways at 2 different times playing games with cousins & either Grandpa or Grammy…. he LOVES to find a willing adult to PLAY with him!

Kye did show Grammy that he COULD be reverent….. HOPEFULLY he can be this reverent in Primary NEXT WEEK!!! {still can’t believe he’s OLD enough to actual leave Nursery!!}

CHRISTMAS is JUST around the CORNER…. & we are MORE than ready!!!!