Christmas Afternoon
So after the stockings, breakfast, presents, and sweat pea’s nap, the family headed up to Great Uncle Jack’s (Grams’ brother) for a Buczek family Christmas.
PJ, Cousin Becky, Aunt Pat, and Lily.
Uncle Dave and PJ.
Penny in her Christmas duds.
Kisses from Great Grandma.
Always a good time for a nap with Grandpa.
Uncle Dave with Zoe and Penelope.
Wheee!
Santa hats for everyone.
Grams, Great Grandma, and PJ having a great time.
Back home for a Christmas bath! Not Penelope’s favorite part of the day.
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Early on Christmas morning (but not that early), Penelope awoke to her first Christmas.
Hard to tell if Mom or baby is more excited in their Christmas caps.
Penelope soon found herself dwarfed and surrounded by all the presents in the stockings.
Just about everywhere was bursting with presents. All eyes on Penelope!
Penelope in her Christmas cracker hat.
Penelope and Mom in their Rudolph noses (everyone got one).
Penelope, along with everyone else, had a great time opening presents and Penelope really loved her new toys and clothes. Santa and everyone was very very nice to Penelope (and us too!).
Penelope in her favorite present, her new Bumpo chair with her favorite fashion statement, one sock on, one sock off.
Eventually the excitement of the day took its toll and Penelope took a nap, even before all the presents could be opened.
In the middle of opening gifts, we had a wonderful breakfast. Christmas morning was close to perfect and only marred by the absence of Grandpa and Grandma Margheim and Uncle Adam.
Part two with the rest of Christmas coming soon…
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…and to all a good night!
Home from Christmas Eve Mass, smiles all around…
a few pictures before bed in her candy cane dress…
in front of the tree, ready for a visit from Santa.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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To those that know the Foleys, it should be no surprise that this week has been filled with cookie making. Now well into our third day of baking, the plan is for at least 12 types of cookies. I suspect that number may go up by one or two by the time all is baked and done.
And here are some of the results. If you think they look good, you should see how they taste!
At home with the Foley Family Players
There is always music in the air at the Foley house, and this Christmas has been no exception. When holiday music isn’t being played over the stereo, the Foley’s are busy making music themselves. Grams has been playing the violin for 2.5 years, and Grandpa Tom has more recently picked up the viola, which has been Karin’s instrument for many, many years.
Here are some pictures of Karin and Bernadette serenading the family:
All that music puts Penelope into a great mood.
Last night, Penny Jean even joined in and sang along…
Mutual of Steve’s Wild Kingdom
Here we see a mother quietly feeding her young. Click on the image below for a closer look. BUT BEWARE, mother’s are easily startled and they viciously protect their young.
Grandpa Tom’s Musical Extravaganza!
The entire family ventured out into the cold (some less successfully than others) on Monday night to the church for the annual Christmas concert featuring the choir. Penelope was dressed in her new lambs wool dress that Daddy bought for her, and of course, she was a hit with everybody. The concert was wonderful, and a good time was had by all.
The Church all decorated for the holidays.
Penelope and Tia Karin.
Grandpa Tom (and the rest of the choir).
Penelope and Grandpa Tom
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At long last, Penelope got to meet her Aunt Karin! Penelope was delighted.
Champagne was opened and toasts were made.
To celebrate the Foley sister’s homecoming, we had a big Turkey dinner. I particularly enjoyed it since I missed out on Thanksgiving on the summit this year. Penelope also seemed to really like (looking) at the turkey, although she was a bit bummed that she couldn’t have any.
Penelope and I even snuck in some football as we watched Denver continue to try and blow the playoffs. Go Broncos!
Then we ended the night in typical Foley fashion, baking an apple cake for Tom to bring in to work the next morning. Everyone pitched it and it turned out pretty good, or so we heard…
Snow Baby
Getting Penelope ready to go outside has proven more difficult in the Connecticut winter than a typical Chilean day.
Not only does Penelope get to wear a big snowsuit, she also has a special fuzzy insert for her car seat, thanks to our friends Chris and Rikki, who lent it to us for our trip.
You’ll notice that she wasn’t exactly super happy about the ordeal. She eventually got used to it and was nice and warm in the snow outside.
Now, why would Penelope bother with getting all dressed up and go outside on a day like this? To visit Grandpa Tom at the Pancake Breakfast!! Here’s Grandpa showing Penelope how to perfectly flip a pancake.
Here’s Penelope doing her best Pillsbury Doughboy impression.
Of course, it is Christmas, and Christmas means SANTA!!!
Penelope then wanted to play in the snow before coming home again. Snow angel time!
Penelope can’t wait for Auntie Karin to arrive tomorrow along with more and more snow.
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