Christmas Eve Birthday

We have a very special Christmas Eve every year, because not only is it the Eve of Christmas, it is Grandma's birthday.  We've had a tradition of having birthday breakfast together on Helene's birthday, and this year we got to host it.  I put in several hours during naptime and got that birthday banner done in the nick of time!  We had a delicious menu, special request of the birthday girl!  Bagel, egg and bacon sandwiches (toasted with the personalized options of garlic cream cheese, monterey jack cheese, cheddar cheese, avocado, grilled onions and mushrooms and bell peppers), fresh fruit, and hashbrown casserole.  To top it all off we had strawberry smoothies (which we had to wait several hours to eat because we were so stuffed!!).  It was a wonderful way to celebrate a wonderful woman, my mother-in-law, my children's Grandma, and my husband's Mom.  Eating good food, visiting, playing dress-up, and watching the children pour smoothies on the dog...this rowdy party wasn't missing a thing!