Snapshots from the holidays!

Nothing beats the holidays when you are together with family.  Like the song goes… It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  And we love spending it on Nantucket.
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The gangs all here! Thanks for coming all this way Allie!  It would’t have been the same with out you.
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Christmas preparations! magsandwrapping

Christmas Eve red ticket drawing – A Nantucket tradition! redticket

Our friend Jason was announced as the new honorary Mayor of Nantucket!  His girlfriend Courtney, Lady Mayor.  Congrats!! nantucketmayor

Christmas Eve dinner at Pazzo! (We promise we didn’t plan for our outfits to match!)ladiesxmaseve

Christmas Morning! snapshots3

Steve making jokes :)snapshots4

A Christmas stocking for Ivy of course – that spoiled little puppy! snapshots2

Being an LA girl these days, Allie has missed the snow.  She was so excited it snowed on Christmas morning!allie

Homemade cinnamon rolls made by Allie – it’s tradition!
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The girls are ready for Christmas dinner! thegirls

The Christmas tablescape was designed by Patty with items from Milly & Grace!  Mom, you’ve outdone yourself this year!
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Christmas Dinner with the Hollisters! We feel so lucky that when Steve and Em got married, our family friends became family.  This is our 3rd year celebrating Christmas on Nantucket together.  snapshots6

Ivy being cute. As usual. ivy

Nantucket in the wintertime. dogwalks

Ivy got a new crate for Christmas – Steve set it up and thought it would be a good place to nap.SteveincrateLike every year, it always goes by way too fast .  Until next year!

Favorite Christmas Movies, Playlist and Traditions

It’s almost Christmas!!! 12 more days!!!! Can you believe it??  That means Christmas movies and the Christmas playlist are on rotation to get me in the Christmas Spirit!  There are so many wonderful Christmas movies… but the following ones are my favorite Christmas movies!

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Now my Ultimate Christmas Playlist! I just whipped up this Christmas playlist on Spotify.  It’s an upbeat Christmas playlist with a mix of new and classic Christmas favorites!

THE MILLY & GRACE GIRLS’ FAVORITE CHRISTMAS TIME TRADITIONS

– Decorating cookies and leaving a note for Santa

– Waiting at the top of the stairs until Patty and Bill tell us to come down!

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– Coloring in our Christmas Coloring Books

– Making Nanny’s Spaghetti

– Playing Bananagrams

– Going on walks all bundled up

– Cuddling

Here are some pictures from the last few Christmases!  I can’t even wait for another NANTUCKET Christmas!  I hope it is a white one :)

P.S. I said Christmas 15 times in this post. I CAN’T WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS! …16

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Choc Peppermint Rice Krispy Treat

Monkey and I are back with an easy Holiday treat recipe –  Chocolate Peppermint Rice Krispy Treats!

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons of Butter

6 cups of mini PEPPERMINT marshmallows

6 cups of Cocoa Krispies

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He was posing all cute and on his best behavior for like 3 seconds, and then he stuck his hand in the marshmallows.

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Monkey really tries to be helpful.  He carried the pot over for me… and then did this amazing front flip into the pot.

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Then all of a sudden he pulled out some mistletoe.  Mistletoe.  Where does a monkey get mistletoe from ??  He even did the spiderman upside down kiss thinking that would help him get lucky!  And it did ;)

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Then we melted the butter, added the marshmallows, stirred them until they were melted, added the cocoa krispies, stirred,  then poured it into a buttered pan and smooshed it down.

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They turned out great!  Easy and simple!  Done in minutes and ready to eat!   Some recipes called for extra peppermint extract but I think they were pepperminty enough (but not too strong).

I was trying to take pictures but all he wanted to do was get his hands on a treat!  I kept shooing him away and then he came in all Tom Cruise “Mission Impossible” style!

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  Cooking with a monkey is not always easy… but there is never a dull moment with him!