Merry Christmas to all my Taylor relatives! First, let me apologize for being so horribly late with this blog posting. I had grandiose dreams of compose a Night Before Christmas type poem to accompany my pictures, but that plan was a pipe dream so you are now getting a more understated post.
As you all know, I was granted the honor of hosting the Taylor Family Christmas Breakfast this year in my new hometown, Fort Smith. Instead of words, I have decided to let my pictures tell the story. So here it is, my Christmas Breakfast Pictorial Spread:
The night before breakfast, family has gathered at my apartment. As you can see, Andrew is appropriately excited.
No surprise to anyone, Mom burned the bacon. I told her not to be upset, we were all getting kind of tired of the hot dog jokes.
Don't worry Uncles! We have plenty of extra bacon!
Mom celebrated when she cooked the biscuits without incident (Aunt Jean helped).
Lovely Aunt Jane taught me how to make sausage gravy for hordes of hungry Taylors. I'm very afraid I will never be able to duplicate it on my own.
People line up for the food. I was afraid there was going to be a stampede, but everyone behaved themselves.
Jonathan was so anxious to get to the food!
Silence reigned except for the sounds of chewing.
The first empty plate!
The Taylor's who were so inclined went on a walk around Historic Downtown Fort Smith.
Trolley Ride!
Andrew looking oh-so-cool.
Michael. Need I say more?
Jeff and Michael doing something I forget... Changing poles maybe?
The two youngest skipping to my Lou.
They're king of the world! And the homeless... we found blankets under the bridge. I'm living such a cosmopolitan lifestyle now!
Pucker up, Brittany. I think it might be a love match.
Family Picture.
The Newman Family.
Enjoying lunch at my favorite local diner, Boom-A-Rang.
And here are the loveliest flowers ever! They were a thank you gift from Jerry and Jane. They are still in my office looking beautiful. I also got some Tontitown wine from Uncle Jeff and I got a wine holder and ornament from Jean, Cathy, and Brittany. I'm so lucky to have such a terrific family! Thank you all!
So, in conclusion, I think my first Taylor breakfast was very successful (sans bacon fiasco which wasn't really my fault). I hope I get the opportunity to host again sometime in the future and from me to all my family: Merry Christmas to all!
Fabulous, Nora! From all of us who weren't there, it's almost like we were.
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