Holly Daze

So a little while before Christmas, Rudy and Samantha asked Ted to take some portrait shots of them with Rudy's two sisters, Felicia and Tiffany. They wanted to give the portraits to Rudy's folks for Christmas, so we all trundled over to a little neighborhood park and Ted created his photo magic.

Felicia, Tiffany, "Lil' C" (baby Curtis), Samantha, Nayla Rose and Rudy.

Rudy, Nayla and Samantha. OMG these people are just toooo adorable!

Rudy used Hello Kitty bandaids to cover a bruise on the back of his head caused by an unintentional whack with a frying pan.
Oh sorry ... just kidding ... he nicked his head while shaving it smooth for the photos.

Nayla, Aunty Pinky and "Lil' C".

Taaa Daaaaaa! Our Christmas dinner ...

Ham with gravy, purple cauliflower (looking a little uncomfortably like human brain, but tasty nonetheless), mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese ... and since we've been on a Macrobiotic kick lately, it was all made out of TOFU. Really! Can you believe it?

NOT!!!

This year we made seven different kinds of holiday cookies along with my Great Grandmother's English Toffee (recipe's gotta be over 100 years old). Not a bit of butter used here ... (heh heh.)

Happy New Year Everyone!