Cereal City Christmas

We started the festivities in Battle Creek by going to dinner with the Bonfiglio-Schuemann-Zaplitny-Scheid-Lehner clan. The dinner was great, the kids were good and the conversation was nice. It's a big crowd but its fun to see everyone together in the same place celebrating Christmas together.

Aunt Mimi and I wrangling the kids for a picture

Bonfiglio-Schuemann Family

Prababa and Papi

Scheid Family and Papi

Next stop on the holiday tour was to my parents house. My mom had the house decked out beautifully this year, three separate trees and lots of decorations ... the kids were in a winter wonderland. Of course the had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Britt and Poppa Jim, but we all missed Aunt Abby and Uncle Ben. They're stuck in Florida studying their butts off in grad school.

Close-up of one of the trees

Grandma and Aunt Britt

Another picture after the bend and snap!

A Christmas cutie

Aunt Britt and Poppa Jim

My mom made the most adorable (and edible) placecards this year

No, Mrs. Wonderful is not me ... that moniker belongs to my mom!

The Bonfiglio Family Christmas was next and it was resplendent, decadent and lots of fun! The gifts were amazing and so was the food. We spent the morning opening gifts and then the rest of the day enjoying them and hanging out with the family. That evening we played a rousing game of Cranium - a Bonfiglio favorite!

Ruthie enjoying a book in her new chair

Baby Mia's first Christmas!

Ruthie with her giant satin-trimmed blanket ... its awesome and cuddly!

Roman enjoying the dragon castle

Big Mia, Me and the scary robotic kitty

Thanks to everyone for the thoughtful gifts, cards and treats, we had a fantastic Christmas! The 2009 year was good to us and we are looking forward to a happy, healthy 2010 for all!