We had round one of Christmas this past weekend with Felix's family. We drove in Thursday night so we could have all day Friday and Saturday to visit. Blair couldn't have been any better in the car. Thank goodness for portable dvd players! Before I get started, I do realize that every celebration is centered around a meal. That's just how we roll.
We met Blair's Paw Paw and Gigi for lunch on Friday at Mr. Ed's. I had the stuffed bell peppers and turtle soup. YUM!
Friday night, we got all dressed up and went out to have a big Italian-style family dinner at Gino's. The kids aren't too big into taking pictures these days. I was able to snap a few in their Christmas dresses.
Felix is all about doing fun things with Blair and taking her to new places. So, he had the great idea of taking us to the Teddy Bear Tea at The Roosevelt Hotel in the French Quarter. We got all dressed up again, and took Paw Paw and Gina with us. They were ON TIME, and we were so proud of them! When we got to our table, Blair had her very own tea cup waiting at her seat. It was adorable!
Santa made an appearance with all his sidekicks. Mrs. Claus, Rudolph, the Toy Soldier, and the Snow Princess were all there. Blair wasn't really digging any of them, but we did manage to snag a picture with the big guy.
One of my favorite parts of the tea was seeing how beautifully decorated the hotel was for Christmas. The lobby literally took my breath away.
While we were away, Jason and Melissa were at home cooking up a feast for Christmas dinner. Melissa made crawfish and shrimp dressing, eggplant casserole, and peanut butter fudge. Jason even managed to catch the wax paper on fire while making his chocolate chip cookies that were to die for. Before stuffing our faces, we let the kids dive into their Christmas presents. They had waited long enough ; )
Harper and Harrison were so sweet to Baby Buh-lair, and they were total champs at sharing their toys with her and being patient. We completely took over their house, and it just never phased them. They are going to be a great big brother and big sister to baby Jose who is arriving in June! LOL! JK on the name! We are looking forward to our next visit this Spring!
3 comments:
Apparently I'm behind on the news...congrats to Jason and Melissa! Loved it all, as usual. Hope you all have a great Christmas...this year should be pretty fantastic at Blair's age!
Tara, is it me or does it look like Santa is getting frisky with you?? He's way more into you than anyone else in the picture....and he has a VERY big grin on his face....does Felix need to be worried about the big guy?
We sure enjoyed the visit...and I agree- Santa appears to be loving every minute of you hugging up on him!
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