Christmas Eve

It is our tradition to have a nice meal on Christmas eve. When we are in the States we eat with Jon's family. Here in China it is just us. Last year I made a roast this year we had HAM!! We ordered it cooked from the Hyatt. It was pricey,but oh so yummy. The rest of the food (mashed potatoes, green beans, and sweet potatoes) I cooked. We invited Frank to eat with us.
We ate until we were stuffed (we also had leftovers!).



We gave Frank a Christmas present.

When Frank left, we finished decorating the cookies.


Then we called Poppa and Granny on Skype and opened presents. Poppa and Granny got up very early to watch the kids (and us) open presents. After we cleaned up the mess and calmed down, the kids put out cookies and milk and settled down for a long winter's nap...