Happy Christmas to those of you stopping by today!
I think this was perhaps the latest Christmas morning we’ve ever had. We had a lovely brunch at 11AM and then opened presents afterwards and are just now finishing up! When we were younger we were never allowed to start opening presents at 5AM like some families do – we always had to wait until my parents got up around 7 or 8. Today mom and dad were up before we all were!
I woke up around 8:30 and ended up taking a shower before coming down and having some coffee while we prepared brunch. I was surprised I was able to make it to 11 without anything formal to eat. I did nibble from the fruit salad and sipped my cup of coffee, so that helped 🙂
Lillian says a Christmas hello!
Too many cooks in the pot!
Brunch was delightful –
Mom’s cinnamon coffee cake
Fruit salad
Matt A’s cheesy scrambled eggs
Turkey Snausages
Great Harvest buttered toast
Smoothie Girl Deb’s Pecan butter with peach preserves
I had some tea with brunch so as not to overload with caffeine
I had some of everything (‘cept snausage cause I don’t really care for meats at breakfast)
It was all so delicious!
Plus some OJ my mom put at each place
Then it was gift time
Kanz’s were wrapped in bears!!
And he got a new OUTFIT for our bears!
Santa my have a partnership with Delta because I got BISCOFF for Christmas!!
I got some wonderful gifts – a Yogitoes towel, the Wicked CD, a Davidson running hat and cooking measurements kitchen towels 🙂
A book I’ve been wanting to read
And this awesome/hilarious running top from Matt‘s dad and Cheryl that has half gloves, a hood…
And a PONYTAIL HOLE!!
The bear theme continued with some bear PJs and this awesome sleep mask!!
We got my dad those gloves with the fingers missing so he can read and walk with his magazines in cold weather!
It’s pouring rain here and we’re all cozy inside. I might lead the group in a space-heater hot yoga class from YogaDownload and there will be lots of reading and relaxing until Christmas dinner tonight.
Hope you guys are surrounded by those you love 🙂
Read your blog a lot but have never commented before – the running top really made me chuckle though. Love the ponytail hole!
Merry Christmas
x
What a yummy looking brunch! Love the cheese-y eggs and fruit salad 🙂 It looks quite a bit healthier than my family’s annual GIANT cinnamon roll tradition, hehe.
Looks like lots of fun
Merry Christmas!
That ponytail hole is too funny… Merry Christmas Kath!
Merry Christmas Kath!
hahaha, I was reading along and when I saw the running shirt, I flip the computer around and told DH he needs on or those running shirts. Then I saw the ponytail hole. Not so much….I guess 🙂
Merry Christmas!
That top is great. what a clever idea.
So glad you got the New Rules book and hopefully will start doing some real lifting! I think you will enjoy it 🙂
What a lovely Christmas Kath! That running top is actually pretty neat – you certainly would stay protected from the elements. 😉
I love the New Rules book – hope you do too!
I really like that running top! Santa gave me a gift card to Dicks so I might look into that. Idk if I’d use the ponytail hole though haha
Merry Christmas, Kath!!
Thank you so much for your blog. You are a great inspiration throughout the year!
everything looks wonderful!!! i hope you are having a great time with your family. By the way, could you get your mothers coffee-cinnamon cake’s recipe? it looked amazing!
thanks!! xx
It’s pretty much the same recipe as my grandmother’s hot milk cake, which you can find on the recipe page 🙂
The ponytail holder cracked me up!! Merry Christmas. 🙂
Merry Christmas! I always wondered what those holes were for on my shirts- my arms are short so they never reached them! I love the ponytail hole. I’ve had a weight lifting book for a year and I have yet to open it because I’m not a fan of lifting weights, but hopefully I’ll make that my new year’s resolution.
What a fun breakfast! And that’s a great running top, so fun with a ponytail holder 🙂 Merry Christmas!
That pink top is glorious! I just busted out laughing at the ponytail holder! I want one soooo bad! Merry Christmas!
Jenn
love the ponytail hole! and the idea of x-mas brunch…we basically picked all day until “dinner” at 3pm
that coffee cake looks delicious! and that running shirt is too funny.
Aren’t snausages a brand of dog treat? It made me laugh anyway.
Merry Christmas, Kath!
ahah I love how your running shirt has a ponytail hole!! so creative 🙂
merry christmas!
Kath,
I have that sleep mask! I just got it at Bed Bath and Beyond a few weeks ago and I LOVE it. It is the best sleep mask I have ever had- it keeps ALL the light out and the little bubbles around your eyes make it feel like you aren’t even wearing a mask! I hope you enjoy it and get lots of refreshing sleep after the sun comes up!
I absolutely love that underarmour shirt! I just laughed out loud at it! Merry Christmas, Kath!
Merry Christmas Kath! I love that hoodie. What a great idea! Definitely need to get my hands on one of those.
(I loved that sweater so much when you posted about it the other day that I searched my Target until I found one!)
That book is on my Birthday wish list. Good thing it is in less than a month 🙂
What brand is that shirt? I need one for spring running.
Under Armour
That shirt is so awesome! Happy holidays, hope you enjoy yourself!
Love that running shirt. Too funny!
That ponytail hole is priceless! I’m so jealous you got a yogitoes towel :). Love your blue sweater, looks like a good time was had by all!
Brunch looks wonderful! Great gifts, too! I have that NROLW book. Some people swear by it. I skipped to the nutrition part and got bored, but I haven’t tried their lifting program yet. Maybe that will be my January resolution. 🙂
Jenn
First, a very merry Christmas to you. Second, did you know that you can find Biscoff in grocery stores? I can get it here at my local store…no flying on Delta needed!
Yep! But I think the ones from Delta taste extra special because of the love in carrying them back.
Oooh, I did the whole 6 month New rules of Lifting program and loved it!!! Even if you don’t do the program it’s a good read. Love that shirt with the ponytail hole too 😉
Merry Christmas Kath + Fam!!!
Merry Christmas Kath! I love the running top from Matt’s Dad.
I got that book for Christmas 2 years ago and enjoyed reading it. It will make you want to be a beast and tear up the weight room using heavy weights. I am interested to know what you think of it!
that running outfit is hilarious!
Love the ponytail hole shirt!
I have been doing the New Rules of Lifting workouts for a couple months.
What a lovely brunch! The cinnamon coffee cake looks delicious.
You two and your bears are tooo funny 😀
That top is so awesome! Who woulda thought of a pony tail hole?!
Merry Christmas!!!!! That book is AWESOME!!! 🙂 Hoodie is pretty nifty toooooooo!!!
That running shirt was cracking me up, but I think I want one!! Where did they find it??
Merry Christmas to you all too!
It’s amazing how much more relaxed the atmosphere is at Christmas now, compared to when we were little kids! I love being able to take my time in the morning and not waking up at 6am to see what Santa brought 😉
Brunch looks incredible, and that running shirt with the ponytail hole is the coolest!
Ha! That shirt is hilarious. I showed my husband and he asked if it was a running Snuggie.
I really love that book. Not just for the lifting guides & program but also for the general weight loss and nutrition info in the first half. Plus, the author is entertaining and his advice makes a lot of sense.
Merry Christmas! I LOVE the bears outfit!
You will love New Rules of Lifting!! Best weight lifting book ever. I have it and have done the workouts and loooooove it!! Makes so much sense weight lifting wise. Nutrition wise and cardio wise, I wasn’t impressed, but it is a weight lifting book, so the good weight lifting info is what matters the most. Enjoy the book!