Merry Christmas!

Last Christmas it was blue skies and palms, family and a beautiful new niece. This year, we stayed put with our own little one and enjoyed a quiet time at home, just the four of us. We delighted in putting up seasonal decor, a very puzzling, mild Chicago winter, making Christmas dinner at home, and introducing Baby Max to his first ever Christmukkah!

{ Baby Max, 9.4 weeks: Why am I in a full-body Christmas suit?? Thanks, Grandma! }

{ sleepy, cross-eyed + lizard tongue }

{ Daddy telling Baby the story of Hanukkah }

{ basketball watching + fist pumps }

{ FurFur time }

{ Max's favorite new book! Did you know that the Grinch's reindeer dog is named Max?! }

{ reindeer with eyelashes }

{ roasted turkey breast with herb butter from Whole Foods }

{ lobster egg rolls }

{ chocolate dessert shells with plums }

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, everyone! xo