Holiday Food

To say we had food this Christmas season is an understatement. 

 

 

 

There was Cookie Day.

 

I think the production line cranked out about 300

 beautiful, frosted, creative sugar cookies. 

 

Maddie got up early and baked all morning. 

Then she got serious.  

She started to frost and decorate. 

 

These cookies are too pretty to eat!

 

 Morghan joined us and helped for awhile : )

She's happier than this pic shows -- Nana didn't get a good photo.

 

 Maddie and Hannah persevered. 

 

 

They worked right through the Sugar Cookies

and moved into the Gingerbread House phase. 

 

From Gingerbread, they moved to silly!

Let's just say they got a little hyper . . . okay, we'll call it creative! 

 

Sitting around our house, or for dessert after Christmas dinner or even just wrapped up and sent home --  we had Banana Cream pie, Chocolate Pie with home-made whipped cream, Dad's Kringle, the old chocolate chip banana/maraschino cherry bread and don't forget the cinnamon and caramel rolls.

 

We haven't even mentioned Christmas Dinner.

 

Ham, potatoes and gravy.

Kristy's 7-layer salad.

Erica's corn/mac bake. 

Deviled eggs, dinner rolls, relish and meat and cheese trays. 

 

 

 

I heard Audri go back for seconds and all she wanted was Aunt Erica's corn.

 

 

I don't know how much these boys really ate but they did sit up to the dining room table for a bit.  I saw Jack going back for some ham.  I'm pretty sure they had a little chocolate along the line.  And a coke.  Or two. 

 

 

On Saturday we had Runza day.

 

We browned ground beef and onions and grated cabbage.

We made lovely bread dough and wrapped it all

 up together into what we call Runzas. 

 

I know Morghan Grace and her Mama and

Aunt Kristy and Aunt Johanna like Runzas. 

I don't know if the rest of the grandchildren do

but Nana and PaPa do! 

 

And I enjoyed Runza Day. 

I'm writing it on the calendar for next year!