Christmas Eve!

This year there were a lot of changes with Christmas and the way in which we celebrated, but all was well and very enjoyable. On Christmas Eve, Carmen and I went over to Grandma Wishy's to help her prepare the Christmas morning cinnamon rolls. Now althought both of us could not stay all day, grandma told me that our help with making the dough allowed her to finish two hours quicker than normal. It was alot of fun to bake together and start picking up a tradition that will be passed on to Carmen and I. After making the roll dough, we make the kringle that is ever so popular among our family!

Grandma perfecting our dough.

The three of us!

Carmen adding flour to her dough.

Kneading the dough!

Once again, doing the final check.

Dough for the KRINGLE!

Rolling out the Kringle dough.

Carmen sprinkling the kringle.

Punching the cinnamon roll dough!

Kringle in the OVEN!

After baking with Carmen and Grandma, I went to my physical therapy appointment. As a sinde note, I am doing very well and they say that I am making improvements! They have provided me with a home exercise plan that I can slowly strenghthen my back!

After that my family opened our gifts from each other. It was alot of fun and I was veery happy with everything that I got. I got a new purse from Travis that I absolutly love! I also got a robe, a belt, a jewelry holder and lots of other small things from my parents!

Travis opening a gift!

I aboslutly love my brother! Look at the new purse he got me!

So I got Travis and iBoom and case fro Christmas and he got me Dirty Minds (yes he sure knows the fun college games to play) and lots fo fun earrings!

We continued our evening with the normal Christmas eve plans. We always go to afternoon mass and then go to John and Shelly's for chinese dinnner with Shelly's family! Here are some pictures of me and the girls:

A serious one...

...and a fun one...we can't go without one of these!