Breakfast with Mickey and Minnie

Christmas morning starts earl with little ones

down snooping through the packages to

try to find their names on the gifts.

Then they can take their stockings to 

their rooms and open them.  They have

to wait until the parents get up, especially

Grandma and Grandpa.  Four of our five

children spend the night, so it is a lot of fun

and excitement.  We open two gifts and 

then head into the kitchen and everyone

helps prepare breakfast.

The Christmas breakfast table is always set

early!  It adds to the excitement when the

little ones come over.  My oldest was born on

the 21st of December.  She was due December 6th

but they used to let you go way over your due

date.  I wanted to cry every day she didn't come

as I didn't want a baby that close to Christmas.

Now we take advantage of her birthday

and we finish all of our preparations

and head to Salt Lake City and stay

at the Grand America for a couple of

nights.  We enjoy the European grandeur

of the Grand and the lights and splendor

of Salt Lake at Christmas time.  It is our

reward for all of our hard work.  We bring

the entire tribe and have a wonderful time.

So tables are all set before we leave the house.

This year Mickey and Minnie in their 

Christmas finery are the centerpiece of

our breakfast table.

Minnie with her cupcake hat and sprinkle dress

was a new nutcracker last year.

She was joined this year with a gorgeous

velvet Mickey nutcracker.  Can you see the

"hidden Mickies" on his sparkling tree?

And knowing how much we love gingerbread

here at Purple Chocolat Home,

this shorter Minnie holding a gingerbread

man just had to join the collection.

Traditionally we have the same candy

cane plates every year for the breakfast

table, but this year I found these new striped

plates and added my polka dot mini plates

to create a new look.  

The new plates are all nestled into a

snowy feathered placemat.

The striped plates coordinate nicely with my 

cups and saucers from last year.

I just love these red and white put together.

 Foiled polka dot napkins follow the

Minnie polka dot plates,

and the flatware even have polka dots.

More luscious red in the tablecloths

and the goblets.

The candy dish was also found last year.

This will be filled with my hand dipped

chocolates.

We don't just eat candy for breakfast!

Christmas Morning Menu

 Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice,

Maple Candied Bacon, 

Cheesy Scrambled Eggs

and 

Biscuits and Gravy. 

Then we head back to the great room

and go around the circle opening one gift at 

a time, thanking each other, giving hugs and

taking pictures.  With 15 of us here, it takes

a long, long time and let me tell you,

Mrs. Claus loves that! 

From Mickey and Minnie to you,

Have a

VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

I will be posting with

Tablescapes Thursday