Christmas 2023


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Our Christmas celebrations have been forever changed by COVID. While we were able to resume our traditional Christmas Eve dinner with Auntie Deanna and her family, we no longer have Christmas Day dinner with the rest of Grandma Sato's family. Instead, we now have dinner at our house with just the immediate family (Grandma, Grandpa, us, and whoever is around from Uncle Joel's family).

Christmas Eve dinner was really quite nice this year as all of Auntie Deanna's daughters were in attendance. We always see Auntie Deanna, Auntie Melissa, Uncle Craig, Collin, and Curtis; but we never see Auntie Cheryl and Uncle Daisuke (because they live in Chiba, Japan). Sometimes we see Auntie Pam, but this is the first time her partner Tony came as well. Oh, and even Uncle Joel dropped by to drop off gifts (he had mandatory overtime this year). Grandma brought clam dip to begin the feast. Dinner was prime rib, salmon, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, stuffed mushrooms, followed by chocolate silk pie and cheesecake for dessert.

Xmas Eve

Christmas Eve at the Helms' house!

selfie

Mom showing off her selfie skills.


Auntie Cheryl, Auntie Deanna, Auntie Pam, Grandma, & Auntie Melissa

Grandma with Auntie Deanna and all her daughters.


For Christmas Day dinner Mom made garlic shrimp pasta with tri-tip steak. She also made Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits, zuchinni with cheese and Italian Seasoning, and some more sweet potato casserole and mashed potatoes. Oh, and of course, Grandma brought clam dip!

Gift wise, I scored lots of presents. I received a number of Japangeles t-shirts, Lego, a laptop desk, a bluetooth speaker, a hoodie (with penguin), a Pop Funko, and MONEY!

open gifts

Time to open gifts!


Lego

Lego Nano Gauntlet!

bluetooth

Wireless speaker!

Japangeles

T-shirt!


long sleeve t-shirt

Another t-shirt!

laptop desk

Laptop desk!

hoodie

Penguin hoodie!


SW Papercraft

Star Wars papercraft kit!

more Lego

More Lego!

Target exc.

Black Panther Pop Funko!