Christmas Photo Diary [2017]
Hello hello!
Is it just me or does the day after Christmas feel like the day after you get back home from an amazing vacation and are staring at unpacked luggage and a mountain of laundry? SO MANY THINGS to get organized and put away! I am also in dire need of a trip to the grocery store for all of our “everyday food” necessities.
We had such a fun weekend and managed to only miss one holiday gathering due to everyone being sick, so that’s a bit of a win. We spent Christmas Eve at my mom’s where we crammed in the traditional seven fishes, got to wake up to a white Christmas, and had a fantastic dinner of beef tenderloin and twice baked potatoes here with my in-law’s yesterday for Christmas.
It was a wonderful time, Joseph had so much fun opening presents, and Dominic was just happy to have wrapping paper to play with lol. I wanted to take a few minutes and share a few of my favorite pictures with you!
I’ll be back tomorrow and Thursday with my annual top ten lists! I hope you’re enjoying your holiday! xo
You’re little family is adorable! Good luck with no. 3!
It was great to the photos.
Such a beautiful family you have. Happy New Year!
Thanks for sharing your lovely Christmas pictures, the boys are growing so fast I can’t wait to see their sister.Â
Your son is so cute, and it look like he had a wonderful Christmas. Â Happy New Year
Love seeing the boys and Duke. Sounds like you had a Merry Christmas. Snow covered the grass in the part of Texas where I live but before Christmas. Hope you can all stay well.
So very sweet, Merry Christmas!
You got more snow than we did, we only got a small coating on the grass, less than an inch.
The boys looked adorable!
Merry Christmas Laurie! Thank you! :)
You got so much more snow than we did! Â We pretty much have a dusting of snow, about the 1″ necessary to call it a white Christmas. Â I love seeing Duke just laying out there in it. Â My Golden boy loved to go out and lay in it. Â My Golden girl doesn’t really do that.
 I don’t host Christmas dinner, but think if I ever do, what would I make for dinner.  Reading what you had made it all click together, and I’ve just now decided that’s exactly what I would make.  So, now the question becomes “how do you make a beef tenderloin?”.  Will you consider doing a post on that? Â
Enjoy your day-after-Christmas. Â I’m still loving the relaxed feel to this day.
Good idea asking for a post on tenderloin. But if it doesn’t come, I have made them. I buy at Whooleys & they have directions right on their counter. Super easy & really a quick cook in the oven. I can’t remember the specifics off the top of my head, but it starts out at a high temp & gets turned down after a short while to finish. Always turns out perfectly.
Ahhhh . . . . thank you so much!  I would never have thought to go to Wholey’s for a beef tenderloin (I always think fish).   Even if Michelle does a post on her tenderloin, I really appreciate  your input.  I like to hear that it’s quick in the oven – a bonus for sure!
That’s so funny because doesn’t lay in the snow too much, but he enjoyed it on Christmas! Einstein always loved to lay in the snow.
My mother-in-law has made the beef tenderloin each of the last two years, but she prepares and cooks it at our house, so I haven’t technically done it myself. But I will say it’s slathered in softened butter, salt and pepper, and then cooked at a very high temperature for a very short amount of time, then the temperature is either reduced or the oven turned off altogether. It comes out so tender and delicious!
Always wonderful to see how big the boys are getting.
Beautiful tree!! Happy New Year next!
Thank you Barbara! Happy New Year!
Love the pictures! I don’t comment much…. but thanks for being you. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into everything. I have followed you for years and enjoy all you post!  Thanks for all your hard work, and sharing your treasures with us.
Aww thank you so very much for the kind words, Nichole, much appreciated! xo
Looks like you had a wonderful day. Thanks for sharing, Michelle.
-Joe
You’re welcome, Joe!
Looks like the boys got some great gifts! So sorry everyone is still somewhat under the weather but glad you were able to have a great holiday in spite of it…..I’m sure Joseph will love his new bike and Dominic just looked bewildered…lol…
I love the shot of the tree an neatly placed gifts .you would never know you had kids .how long did it stay like that merry ho ho georgett
Haha! I took that picture Christmas Eve after we put the gifts under the tree once the boys were asleep… so it didn’t stay like that very long at all once they were awake ;-)
Sweet boys, precious! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Shelly! You’re welcome!