We had a wonderful Christmas Eve this year. As every year, we spent this special evening with our close friends Ania, Jason and bunch of other friends who joined us. Babcia Ewa and Ania's mom were also present so this made everything even more special. Couple days prior to Wigilia babcia made a fantastic Polish pierogi, mushroom soup, mushrooms and beans and cabbage side dish, and of course we fish (since we don't eat meat on Christmas Eve). I almost forgot about the most delicious cheesecake on the planet only babcia knows how to make :)I tried several times to make it myself to no avail. My sernik is not even close to that of babcia's. She brought her "special" ingredients all the way from Chicago, where there are a lot of Polish delis. Ania's mom made other awesome dishes so everybody was literally stuffed when we finished our dinner. After the dinner we had a special visit from Santa so all the kids awaited him in great anticipation. Santa's visit this year was especially significant to Noah, because in order to get his presents he had to give all his passys back to Santa. It wasn't easy at all and Noah had second thoughts but with everybody encouragement he DID it and is now passy free :) Way to go Noah! You are officially a big boy now! (i just need to figure out something about his two blankies he carries everywhere with him :) Anyways, everyone loved to see Santa besides my little girl Leah. She was not happy at all :) As a matter of fact, she didn't want to be near him at all. LOL. every time i brought her little closer, she would just start crying. Poor thing was just terrified of Santa this year. Nevertheless this was a very special Wigilia and we are blessed to have some good friends around to share it with.
Leah's first Wigilia. She looked so pretty :)
With babcia Ewa before our dinner.
With daddy.
All the kids looking at Santa.
Noah sitting with Santa :)
Noah giving away his passys. I just love his facial expression here :)
Noah opening his first gift- he wasn't impressed :)
Yeah this was much better gift :)
Miss Leah sitting with Santa :)
Noah thanking Santa for his gifts. Soo sweet.
Babcia rescued Leah's from Santa's laps :) Leah's new toy cabbage patch doll helped to sooth her tears :) I love these dolls. They look awkward at first but then they can be very lovable.
Happy Leah.
trying to walk.
On our way home, we went to see the Christmas lights in our neighborhood. Some of our neighbors have incredible Christmas decorations. The street is always completely decorated for Christmas and all the kids love it! We go every night and admire the lights. My picture is just a glimpse of this Christmas magic:
Here is our humble Christmas decoration. Believe it or not i decorated it half of the day :) Next year i will add some more decorations.
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