Christmas Party at Our House

 Getting ready!

 We re-arranged the furniture a little

 Here is one of my sous chefs!

 A pinterest idea that actually worked out like they said-though my toothpicks were a little short.

She took her job seriously!

 Another of my sous chefs-Ms. Dali!  She always makes pancit, a Philippine noodle dish that went over so well last year that someone who had been invited to the party asked Greg if she was making it again.  I told Dali that they wouldn't have been asking that if I had been the one making the pancit!  She also makes us lumpia-basically the Philippine version of egg rolls, wrap your ingredients and then fry them.  They are delicious too!  I should have gotten a picture of the 100+ that she wrapped all precisely and the same!  They were ALL eaten!

 2 more Grinch Kabob makers join us!

 Some of the food sitting out.  I made lemon cream cake-a copycat of Olive Garden's recipe and thought it tasted almost as good!

 Then I have to make every year, by request of a different co-worker of Greg's-Death by Chocolate Brownie Cake-so rich, delicious, and chocolate-y!

 I put Cranberry Lemonade punch in this server borrowed from a friend-recipe also from pinterest and another success.  It was really easy-equal parts:  cranberry juice, lemonade, and sprite or ginger ale.

 Above is Greg visiting with Noel and Howard in the crazy hat!

 We had a great time snacking, visiting,

 and playing wii!

 Here is Ashley reading a book to Ms. Cham, Greg's admin-who does all kinds of things above and beyond the scope of her job to make life here easier for our family!

 I forgot until everyone was gone that I wanted a picture of us together so we set the camera up on the tripod.