Hilltown House: December 2012

Top Ten Favorite Things...Christmas Time Edition!

Top Row:
1 - Cash the Dog getting tangled behind the Christmas tree. He doesn't panic though, just sits there and quietly wines until someone notices him
2 - Blake "singing" Jingle Bells at his school pageant
3 - Yummy French Toast Casserole on Christmas morning - best part, made it the night before
4 - Color-coordinated Christmas wrapping paper - this year's theme, blue and silver
5 - Blake's letter from Hershey Santa....he requested Thomas the Tank Engine toys and Pizza

Bottom Row:
6 - EW's End of the Year Issues....this is why I got nothing done the Friday before Christmas
7 - Waking up to White Christmas Morning
8 - Spending time with the best boys in the world!
9 - The world did not end...take that Mayans
10 - Congratulations to Eaphis for winning this year's Mr. Sparkle Trophy....enjoy it while it lasts because next year, it will be mine!

Finally...Christmas Time!

And now for our main event...Christmas Morning! Spent the morning at home and then headed off to North Wales to spend the day with my family. Very long day, but what a great day hanging out with my favorite little man and lady. Maybe next year we'll be more interested in the toys then the boxes : )

Christmas Eve

This Christmas Eve we got to spend the whole evening w/my brother Brian, sister-in-law Leslie, and my niece Adalyn. They always make sure to have tons of good food, and Leslie put together a yummy Hot Chocolate bar for dessert...what a great idea especially for a kids birthday in the winter! Before we left, the snow started falling, so we had the perfect backdrop to drive home that night and wait for Santa to come.

Christmas Brunch

The third stop on our Christmas tour was Christmas Brunch with Jon's family at the William Penn Inn. They really pull out the stops to make the place as cozy as possible for the holidays. Such a big spread for brunch, but for some reason Blake was only interested in Strawberries that day...swear that he must have eaten about a dozen btw. breakfast and lunch. I especially liked their Belgian Waffles though!

Afterwards it was back to Grandma's house to open presents, including Blake's big new wagon built by Grandpa Ernie. We weren't too interested in opening presents, but we were an excellent Santa and gave out presents to everyone else!

Merry Schlitzmas!

This year we decided to try out the new Ralph's that just opened in the KOP Sheraton. Jon introduced me to the original South Philly location when we first started dating and it quickly became one of my favorite restaurants too! They have hands down the best Mussels in White Wine sauce I've ever had, and this is the only place I'll eat veal because their Veal Parmigiana is AMAZING. Happy to say that the KOP one is just as good! Already looking forward to going back....

Christmas In Hershey

Jon and I had such a good time in Hershey this summer that we decided to plan another trip back and check out the Christmas festivities! Mimi and Grandpa joined us, but unfortunately my little niece had a bad ear infection so my brother and his family couldn't make it this year and they were missed. We're hoping to make this an annual trip though so hopefully next year we'll all be able to enjoy the sights together.