Merriest of Christmas 2024

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Only 8 hours to go before 2025...here's to my last post of 2024!

This Christmas we tip-toed into new family looks and old family traditions. And it worked beautifully. 

Kringla making...

...followed by tamale making

Angela met the San Antonio family...



Parker channeling Uncle Matt 

 Downtown DC Christmas Market and Lights Tour with Henry
(it was soooo cold!)




Old Ebbitt Grill - the oldest bar in DC 



When you're too young to sit at the bar you get calamari all to yourself!

The National Christmas Tree 



The Willard Hotel 

Christmas Eve morning...all the chicks were in the nest! 

Post-mass and pre-dinner beers at Commonwealth 
Christmas Eve dinner at One Bar 
(a very slow start) Christmas morning...everyone hoping to win big with scratch offs
(didn't happen!)


Presents!







Christmas dinner at home 
Exploring downtown DC (again!)

The Natural History Museum


My new favorite picture of the six of us

The Portrait Gallery




...walking through through Chinatown...
...lunch at Founding Farmers...


...a final stop and a final picture with the OG3...
 Merry Christmas and cheers to 2025!











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