The Frawlidays, 2011

Hello friends. I had a wonderful Christmas at home and wanted to throw a tantrum when I had to leave today. It went by too fast as always. Here's a little recap...

My mom was a baking machine, and I got to help her on Christmas Eve with one of my favorites...snickerdoodles.

There was some dog drama over the weekend, which is to be expected when you have 5 dogs under one roof. Long story short, a dog who shall remain nameless bit Sammy (the brown one) which resulted in him having to stay the night at an emergency vet and have surgery. I'm happy to report Sammy is doing well now and she-who-shall-not-be-named is back on her way to the panhandle.

Bella!

Sammy's battle wounds

my favorite dog

bella! again

We had a very low-key Christmas Day, which was just perfect. Everyone woke up around 8, ate breakfast, and then started the present opening.

My first Christmas ornament

An ornament I made in Kindergarten

A blender and a crockpot!

A Harry Potter snuggie...you heard me

Some of my haul

We watched some Christmas movies and then later my Grandpa and some friends of my parents came over for dinner. My Grandpa has Alzheimer's so it was really special to have him there. We opened some presents with him, and my sister showed him a book of her and Daniel's wedding pictures.

After dinner, we skyped with my Uncle and his family in New York and my Aunt and her family in Florida. My grandpa was a little freaked out, but it was so cool to be able to see them on Christmas! And I know they really appreciated being able to see Grandpa.

I didn't take a picture of my Christmas Day plate, but this is my plate of leftovers. My mom outdid herself with this meal, including the family favorite mac & cheese and a baked potato casserole that was off the chain. And I actually ate some salad with my meal!

she-who-must-not-be-named

Bailey boy

Today, Heather and Daniel left early to go back to Dalhart and I hung around to go see a movie with my dad. My mom met us after the movie at Chelsea's, my favorite, and then my mom and I checked out a few holiday sales.

best chicken salad ever!

Over the break, we watched: Holiday Inn, Home Alone, White Christmas, A Muppet Christmas Carol (my fave), War Horse, and Mission Impossible 3 (just me and dad). We ate a ridiculous amount. We laughed a lot and barely left the house. It was perfect! I can't wait for the next time we're all together again!