Christmas!

We have been with Gladys & Carlo since Thursday the 23^rd, and have been enjoying a wonderfully restful holiday here. Much of time has been spent visiting, taking walks, playing with Liam, and of course eating! Gladys prepared a delicious Christmas meal for us, which we enjoyed both yesterday and today (nothing like Christmas dinner leftovers!!!). I’ve also spent a lot of time blogging to catch up a bit before we begin our sightseeing adventures in Amsterdam & The Hague. I once casually mentioned that the blog wasn’t of critical importance but Gladys quickly assured me that it was, and that I better keep it updated before we start doing more things! So I’ve obeyed (not too difficult as I enjoy blogging so much!).

The first thing we did on Christmas morning was go to Mass. When we got home we had breakfast, and once Evert the turkey was in the oven, we sat around the tree and opened gifts (Carlo always names the Christmas turkey – this year’s was Evert!). In the afternoon, B and I went for a walk around a small lake across the road from the house. The weather was beautiful and many others had the same idea we did. When we got back we chatted with both our families and heard about their morning celebrations – it was nice to see them and hear their voices on Christmas day. Gladys & Carlo’s friend Donna arrived late afternoon to join us for dinner. We spent a very pleasant evening together visiting, eating a delicious meal, and then recovering from the delicious meal! All in all it was a lovely Christmas and we are very grateful to Gladys & Carlo for welcoming us here to celebrate with them.

Liam in his Christmas suit! 

Under a REAL tree!

Carving Evert

Carlo readying himself for the feast!!!