early christmas celebration

dennis' family came over today for lunch and to celebrate christmas with us since we'll be in CA for the actual holiday. we had a lovely meal (everyone brought something--thank you!) complete with mimosas, honey-glazed ham, sweet potatoes with pecans, green bean/broccoli casserole, salad and dinner rolls. and for dessert we had lemon/chocolate chip bundt cake (my favorite) and a peppermint ice cream pie...it was all delicious. we all got a lot of fun and useful gifts and overall all it was a great day!

some homemade hummus and tzatziki

my handsome husband; his brother howie and his girl, michelle;
dennis' mom, darlyene; her sister ilene; and dennis' stepdad, dave.

me after a long day of festivities...

and sherman after a long day of festivities...