Big McAfee Christmas... & most importantly-my 7 layer salad

Saturday was the BIG McAfee Christmas.  I slaved & slaved in the kitchen Friday night preparing my 7 layer masterpiece.  I was happy because it did in fact have 7 distinct layers.  I even added broccoli to the cauliflower layer.  Somebody stop me... 

So we were all supposed to be at B-rad's aunts house at 2:00...  We had some errands to run in town before we went so we left our house at 11:30.  By the time we got there a little after 2, we were starving.  We hung out at the appetizer section along with some other familiar faces.  (I love Daniel's face here... he seems perplexed as to why I'm taking a pic of them stuffing their faces.  Apparently he's not a loyal blog stalker...)

When you have 30+ people in one place, you gotta write your name on your cup!  Daniel was gracious enough to write my name for me.  Of course I mentioned (in passing, very chalantly which is my way...) "be sure you spell it correctly...."  I was sooo happy because he got the 'I' & the 'M' in the correct places & even underlined the 'I' to distinguish it was different.  Great!  

Then he added the Y.  Hmph.  (You should've seen the weird looks we got as we laughed uncontrollably...some people just don't understand!)

 I played with Nora while Alicia stuffed her face.  Don't we look cute?!  Me in my jewels, her in her signature headband & tutu.  See, I told ya I like kids...

 Yea, Alicia got hold of the camera...

 I'm VERY sorry to report that just before the camera clicked, Jake had blown a disgusting ball of snot out of his nose & Alicia missed it in the self portrait.  I got to see it in real life, up close & personal.  Good times...

Nora LOVED my bracelet.  She's quite the accessory diva & I just know that when she gets older (& can't choke on the pieces), I will have her be-jeweled.

 Nora had both fists full of Jake's hair & she.was.pulling.  Alicia was talking & didn't even notice.  Jake kinda kept saying, "mommy, ow..." but not loudly enough to drown out all the McAfee voices.  I finally pointed it out to her but not before I snapped a pic... Priorities, people...

 Looks like even the smallest McAfee's are addicted to their electronic devices.

 I have a picture of us like this from a few Christmases ago on my digital frame on my desk.  I will def have to update it with this one.

 I swear to you, my mouth does NOT have colorful polka dots.  These bows are an institution of their own. 

 Alicia & I were sitting at a table eating while B-rad sat at the counter.  Alicia zoomed the camera in & waited for just the right moment when B-rad would take a bite to click it.  

 C'mon - this is funny stuff...

 And the whole time Alicia is rolling with laughter while also saying, "Poor B-rad.  But I LOVE him!  I do!  I love B-rad!"

 Next up were the gifts for the kids.  I stay outta the general vicinity of this room while this chaos is ensuing.  And my dear friend, Alicia, didn't want me to miss a thing.  She ran into the kitchen & said, "Jaime- c'MON!  You are missing this!"  Sigh...

 I think my salad went over well.  This is all that was left.  As far as I've heard - no one got sick.  

(& if you saw my B-rad puking post on facebook no, it was NOT the salad...)

 Brady had burned some of his eyelashes off (hang on-I'll tell you in a minute...) & I wanted Alicia to take his picture.  Yea, he wasn't about cooperating...

 But us bloggers always get our shot.  I had Alicia go to the other side of the kitchen & zoom in.  He never even knew what we were doing.  Notice the red under his eye?  Uhm, yea - he burned himself...with a potato gun... welcome to the country...

 B-rad's aunt, (which is also Alicia's mother in law) had on the same scarf as me.  She's got good taste...

 The McAfee's do this Hillbilly gift exchange.  You basically bring junk from your house & then do like a white elephant exchange & you end up with someone elses junk.  I got this half burned candle.  Alicia said, 'Oh, that will go with your Rustic theme!'  Score!

 Then B-rad's aunt was up.  She got a roll of toilet paper & Milk of Magnesia.  Hi-larious...

 Until she stole my rustic candle & I got stuck with toilet paper...boo...