{Our time in Michigan} ~ A Lovely Family Christmas

My family gathered round in my parent's living room.

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We talked and just were together before 

getting to the presents we had for each other.

My parents gave me the most loveliest

Christmas gift this year:

The Sister of Angels by Elizabeth Goudge.

It's a Christmas book and just perfect.

I am so grateful to have it to read now!

My Mother found this Dutch tile for my husband as part of 

his Christmas gift.

I just love it and am so looking forward to it gracing our home.

My husband was given this game also.

Handmade pistachio cookies (ingredients almond meal, pistachios, butter and sugar)...

A very little bit of Christmas Scotch.

(We are quite careful to drink only small amounts;

I would not want anyone reading my blog to be tempted to 

misuse alcohol!).

A cake from a local bakery.

My parent's Christmas Tree...

It was a lovely family Christmas time!

The baking of cookies and cakes with lovely young ladies

Mr. Husband's family
manages to pack in a lot of special things
in a Christmas week.
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One that was a special joy to my heart
was baking cake and cookies with various nieces.
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We baked St. Lucia cookies
but I failed to get pictures of them.
We gave them out after reading this book to them.

I ad-libbed it a small bit as
I was telling the story to God-loving protestants...
I am already hoping to do a new story with them on
St. Boniface at a future DV Christmas!  :)
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Two of my younger nieces came walking into
my cabin as my eldest niece was baking a cake.
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They said they were here to bake a cake with me! :)
Melted my heart right there, I tell you!


I had them bake GF chocolate chip cookies from a mix.
They loved helping clean up eatting the batter in bowl! :)

The cookies were a real hit! 

 

The cake was lovely too!
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It was a really special time!