It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like.....

Christmas!

After all of the sadness, it's definitely time for a little Christmas cheer!!

First a couple of party pics that I had promised you...

By the time I started getting food on the table (buffet style),

I forgot to take pictures.

But I did get a few shots of the cookies that I baked....

Coconut macaroons, peanut blossoms, pecan pie bars, spritz,

ginger snaps, russian tea cakes, spritz, and iced lemon cookies.

The table was decorated in red with white snowflakes.

About a half hour before the party, Oakley came back from a run in the woods.

Oakley:  "Ok, I'm ready for the party.... I finally smell good again!"

Why is it that after you give a dog a bath, he's not happy until he once again

smells gamey?

The first activity was a farm tour.  

Moonbeam welcomed everyone with his Mr. Ed impersonation.

The goats are always a favorite...

especially Dot, who was extra charming (begging for Ritz).

Following the farm tour we had a buffet dinner:

London Broil, Tequila Chicken, Shrimp cocktail

Pasta Salad, Fruit salad,

punch, mulled cider,

Vidalia onion/ Swiss cheese bake,

Fresh vegetable tray,

Homemade Guacamole, and other munchies were on the menu...

and of course Christmas Cookies!

Yesterday we spent a little time playing "dress up".

Chloe:  "Hmmmm, so much to choose from...."

Me:  "Oh, Chloe, you look so festive...

which is your favorite?"

Chloe:  "I think I like this garland the best!  It reminds me of hay."

Chloe:  "Definitely not this elf hat....it makes me look like a unicorn!"

Daphne:  "Is that you, Chloe?"

Sam:  "I don't know, but...."

"I think this hat is a little too heavy for my head"

The rest of my afternoon was spent constructing a Christmas star for Hubbs.

He had told me over the weekend that he thought our old log cabin needed a star.

So, I got to work in the shop and made this...

Thanks, Jim and Kathy, for helping me get it hung in time to surprise Hubbs!!