On Thursday night, we headed to the light display at the Salt Water Flats. To everyone, this was a disappointment, but it was great comic relief. The music wasn’t synced to the lights, the lights were random and the 3D glasses didn’t do anything special. But, we all had a good laugh about it and D-man did some research and found a block around the corner from our VRBO that had an impressive display synced to music. According to Jaima, D-man saved Christmas that night!
On Christmas Eve, it was pouring rain and we all hunkered down inside - except for all the swimming and time in the hot tub. There was also games and cards being played and lots of cooking/baking - Christmas cookies, Chex mix, grasshoppers and chowder. D-man and his cousin also built a Michigan football stadium gingerbread house. Mom and Sean finished the Christmas puzzle I brought, and Jacki, Jaima and I brought Christmas joy when we delivered our matching pjs to all.
I even decorated our “tree” with the Christmas lights I brought and we ate Christmas Eve dinner by “candlelight” (thanks to the flame less candles I brought). My sisters and I stuffed the stockings after sending the older cousins off to track Santa.
As we ate Christmas cookies and had grasshoppers, a Marshall cousin stated it “finally feels like Christmas.”
This had been our first Christmas Eve away from Colorado in 14 years and the boys were great sports. Time with family and lots of laughs make it Christmas no matter where you are.
Salt water flats lights
Cards
Go Blue gingerbread house
Puzzle time
Chowder
Christmas Eve swimming
Christmas Eve hot tub
Annual pic in front of the “tree”
Ready for Santa
Karlen Christmas 2021
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