Favorites of Christmas 2012

  This Christmas was full of firsts and lasts.  We always get excited about taking time off and "relaxing", but really we go from sun up to sun down. I'm usually exhausted when I get back home, and just have energy to put away my new toys and NOT enough energy for laundry. 

 You'll have to excuse Max, he was a camera hog this year. 

Jereb tree

 This was our first Christmas with Franklin.  Had to put the antlers on Franklin while Michael was gone.  Doesn't approve of dog clothes and doesn't even know about cat clothes...

 Barb and I shabbied up my tree topper snow flake. 

 After losing the most ever, the Jereb boys and I decided to retire our Christmas gambling habit.  Definitely a LAST.

Rutledge home with lights.  This was the last Christmas at my childhood home.  The parentals are moving closer to town.

Love my momma!

 FM 449 before

 FM 449 AFTER.  My first white Christmas ever.

 I like the way he smiles :)

 Camera hog.

Best mac n cheese. Lawdy.

 The Rutledge's own backyard winter wonderland.

 Hope the white Christmas was a first and never a last.

 Christmas card next year? :)

 Wish we could leave stockings out all year.

 More home pics.

For the wedding, we got a ton of vintage post cards of places we've gone.  I turned the one from Puerto Rico into a Christmas card. It read: Dear Mary, Don't you wish you were here? Love, Brother John.

Typical brother!

And last, a recipe for Red Velvet Peppermint Swirl Brownies from Southern Living. 

DEFINITELY not a last :)