Christmas in July

After we woke up, we decked ourselves out in holiday jammies before heading downstairs to open presents.

Maddie was still a bit sleepy, but was definitely surprised to find a new kitchen and dishwasher in her play area! She wasted no time in getting to work on some laundry.

We all opened the rest of our presents and Maddie was much more interested in tearing off the paper this time than she was during December Christmas!

Later in the day, Dakota made an amazing Christmas feast (turkey "thing" with stuffing and mashed potatoes!) and we were joined by our neighbors for a lovely Christmas dinner.

It was a fabulous day and a great start to a new (and quirky) family tradition.

SnowFudge

We had our first snow of the year on December 5, 2009, and we began a new tradition! Each year on the first day of snow, we'll be making SnowFudge and topping it with white chocolate to the degree that it snowed! Since we just had a small smattering of snow, there's just a drizzle of white chocolate on top of the fudge. Yum!