Christmas Homecoming

Christmas Homecoming

 

Christmas homecoming.

How many years ago had it been since I was home last for Christmas? I don't remember, but I know I have only been back a handful of times in the last twenty six years.

 

But isn't love like that… when you haven't seen someone, and then you see them years later, the time no longer exist, you pick up were you left off…

Homecoming !

 

Christmas buffet

 

 

My mom has Christmas at her home. She prepares everything, it is the way she is, and we are every thankful and amaze. This was a small part of the buffet style meal.

 

Christmas table

 

 

California.

Beautiful.

Rare warm day for Decemeber.

We ate outside.

 

Christmas Homecoming meal

 

Christmas pie

 

 

My oldest niece Patti, and Chelsea with home made blackberry pies.

 

 

 

Football at christmas

 

Brother Mat, and my nephews George and Warren.

Playing football.

 

Christmas football

 

My nephew Jack.

 

 

Christmas football at home

 

My nephew Andy.

 

Christmas teens frisbee

 

Sam, Joe and Marie.

 

Popcorn ball in a tree

 

 

The youngest eating a homemade popcorn ball in the tree.

 

  Picking names from a bowl

 

My mom picks name out of a bowl for the "Christmas Gift Money" she gives her grandchildren. Each envelope has a certain sum, and a few have even more.

 

THe grandchildren love it!

 

 

Opening gifts

 

Gifts are exchanged between Godparent and Godchild.

 

Paris Christmas

 

 

Warren drew an Eiffel Tower for me!

 

Christmas gifts

 

 

The girls gifts!

 

Christmas Portrait

 

Christmas portrait: My mom and her grandchildren. 



Comments

17 responses to “Christmas Homecoming”

  1. Chelsea and Patti have the same eyes.
    No matter which side of the world you are on, Corey, you manage to make happy memories wherever you are.
    Christmas and New Year blessings to you.

  2. Wonderful photos, Corey! Many blessings for all in the New Year!

  3. Big families are so enviable. I love to see the closeness and the joy in everyone’s faces. Merry Christmas.

  4. It’s always wonderful seeing your family having fun. As always, thanks so much for your blog, it truly is a highlight of my days.

  5. Beautiful photos of your beautiful family.

  6. How wonderful and delightful to get to spend Christmas with your mom. And eating outside, playing, and exchanging gifts wonderful.

  7. wonderful post- so precious… and yes with love it is as if no time passes through the hour glass – picking up right where you left off or not!

  8. Oh! How beautiful! So much family love. You are so lucky to live such a life.

  9. I cannot imagine a better Christmas! It looked like great fun! and I know how warm! It was 80 degrees in Santa Barbara…..Christmas day!
    Yikes!!
    I have to learn where “the Willows”is1
    going to google!!
    There is a lot of love there!!!!

  10. Patti Lloyd

    I especially like your niece, Patti…she has a great name! hehe. Looks like something straight out of Sunset Magazine. Big wonderful celebrations like this DO exist.
    Yes, there is a Santa Claus! and Corey Amaro is as real as they get.

  11. Lovely – wishing you & yours all the best the new year 2014!

  12. GORGEOUS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!
    DO not even for a minute consider leaving them to visit me!
    Loved the table outside!The portrait with the GRAND CHILDREN……..NO WORDS!
    Love too the exchange between Godchildren………..JUST BEAUTIFUL!

  13. Merry Christmas a day late!

  14. How wonderful to be with family at Christmas. And how wonderful to eat outdoors on Christmas!

  15. How wonderful to be able to eat your meal outdoors! It never even got UP to freezing here on Dec. 25 :-(((

  16. Marie-Noëlle

    The Eiffel Tower is a must ! I love it !
    Are you going to pin it up back home ? (I mean in France)

  17. What a wonderful family!!! It must be so much fun
    to be part of a large family, and your mother is
    blessed to have so many wonderful grand children.
    I love reading your blog!!!

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