Merry Christmas 2 & 3

  We are never short family when we are home for a visit, and were thankful to be able to get together with my extended family and Dale's family, the 2 days after Christmas.....

  First up, Aunt Gena's house!

  It's really such a shame there was no food to eat while we visited....

  I have been wanting to make this recipe since our OLD house and recipe blogging days!!!  A SAVORY cheesecake, and when we moved in, I just so happened to save a springform pan for such a time as this....

http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/chili-cheesecake-2/

  It was as tasty as I hoped it be! I did Doritos crust instead of regular chips for more flavor, and added a layer of shredded cheese to the top.  I had a larger pan, so mine is much thinner than the photo, which isn't a bad thing, its RICH! And only requires a tiny sliver as it is!

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  So fun to all be together and let the cousins meet and play for the first time for our Floridians!

  The next day, we headed over to Dale's momma's for a ham dinner and snack supper/game night....Eileen recently remodeled her main room and kitchen, so its PERFECT for big gatherings!

   Everything was amazing and we had a lot of fun, even if I got stuck on the first phase of Crazy Phase 10 FOREVER!!!!!!

  If you are a Phase 10 fanatic like we are, be SURE to google crazy phases to change the whole game up! :)

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  After games and snacks, brave Grandma, had ALL the grands stay for a slumber party. They were SO flipping excited!  Destiny was fighting a sinus something and decided to head home to sleep it off.  Little did I know, we'd ALL end up with it! UGH.  Thank goodness for oils!

Hugs, T