Christmas Eve finally arrived and we spent the morning tidying up. Our friends Nori, Akiko, and Yuto arrived at 6 to celebrate Christmas Eve dinner with us. Gifts were exchanged and of course Gabriella instantly asked Akiko to assist her in coloring all of the princess pages she'd just received. We had a few appetizers and some drinks before the main course was ready. This year I made Prime Rib, mashed potatoes, mushroom risotto, and green beans. The dinner was delicious and I think everyone enjoyed it. After dinner the beer tasting began. Even Gabriella had a special "children's beer" I found at Jusco. As you can see from the photo above everyone had a beer to try. Nori and Akiko tried Egg Nog for the first time and we shared a delicious ice cream cake for dessert. Once we said our goodnights to Nori and his family we opened one Christmas gift then quickly put Gabriella to bed before Santa arrived. Greg and Matt snored through Christmas Vacation and then Santa set up all of Gabriella's special gifts and stuffed everyone's stockings. It was wonderful sharing our holiday traditions with our Japanese friends, it made the holiday even more memorable for us.
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