Home for Christmas…and New Year’s

Rocco Claus at the piano on Christmas Eve

As much as I love to take off and experience adventures away from home, sometimes it’s nice staying put too…especially around the holidays when everyone has a little more time off and flexibility in their schedules. Here are a few highlights of our time home in Miami for the holidays.

1. Baby talk with my 5 month old nephew, A.J…that is until Rocco came over and told Mommy, “All done.”
2. Yummy dinner at Red, The Steakhouse with old New York City friends we haven’t seen in 5 years.
3. Hearing “Here Comes Santa Claus” by up & coming singing artists (a.k.a. 9 year old nieces) Chloe & Samantha and our very own Rocco…accompanied by Grandpa Tim on the piano and 6 year old nephew Joshua’s Christmas Eve breakdancing routine.
4. A long overdue mid-week lunch date with just the girls (and no kids) at the new Crave restaurant in Merrick Park.
   

   Tee Ball with Grandad

5. The 2nd Annual Holiday Kickball Game on Christmas Eve morning…until the kickball went into the canal.
6. Driving by Christmas lights each night and hearing Rocco say “Ohhhhhhh, another one!” over and over and over.
7. Backyard tee ball with Rocco, Grandad, Abuela, Pops & Gogo and realizing Mommy’s softball lessons growing up weren’t all for nothing. So there, Daddy!
8. The taste of Christmas Eve Dinner (and those French desserts), the sight of all 9 kids (my two and their cousins) dressed in their holiday best, the sound of the English Christmas poppers and the smell of my parents’ gorgeous Hammacher Schlemmer Christmas tree.
9. A big group New Year’s Eve dinner at Morton’s before ringing in the New Year alone with my hubby.
   

   Nothing like a beach day in January

10. A warm, beautiful beach day with my wonderful son, Rocco, on January 2nd. It was 82 that day. Today? 43 degrees.

Now, maybe I can finish putting away those Christmas decorations. Though after reminiscing, I don’t really want it all to end yet. But onto the next holiday…how many days until Valentine’s Day? xo

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