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| Patty Barrier & friends, ZiZi & Pepper |
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| ZiZi dreaming of Santa Paws |
At the end of the evening on Christmas Eve, 6 month old ZiZi was exhausted from all the celebration activities! One of the guests brought Pepper, the Papipoo, and ZiZi was kept incredibly busy chasing Pepper around the house including up and over the guests sitting on the couch! The dogs were a blur!
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| Ken with "mustache" |
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| Nancy Wallace, Kjell Shei with Shake Weight Dumbbells |
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| Kevin & Katie Laramore |
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| Mike Kunath pontificating |
It was our year to host the Christmas Eve dinner at our home and we so enjoyed having friends and family join us. We began early with "Elf" cocktails and champagne with JJ McKay joining us along with dinner guests, Katie & Kevin Laramore and little Cutter, Patty & Jimmy Barrier, Pat Wallace, Nancy Wallace, Kjell Schei, Mike Kunath & Kate Harrison. We feasted (see menu below), sang Christmas carols and had a white elephant gift exchange. Sumo Wrestler made his annual appearance and went home with Patty Barrier this year. The big gift hit this year was the "Shake Weight Dumbbells" and they were stolen time and time again. The gift I ended up with was "mustache bandaids" so I got Ken to model one for a photo.
Christmas Eve Dinner Menu
Fresh Dungeness Crab Fry Legs with Canlis Mustard Dipping Sauce
Caviar Pie
Assorted Cheeses with Crackers
Fennel Vichysoisse with Crab Garnish
Homemade Bread with Christmas Tree Butter
Mustard Crusted Prime Rib with Roasted Balsalmic Onions
Dijon Horseradish Creme Fraiche
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Garlic and Fresh Thyme
Cauliflower Gratin with Mustard, Sage Cornbread Crumbs
Sauteed White Asparagus
Beet and Tangerine Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette
Persimmon Pudding with Brandy Creme Anglaise
Assorted Christmas Cookies
Grandma Lee's Christmas Fudge
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