The Costa Family Christmas Celebration 2000 Page 2

Merry Christmas... From Our Home To Yours

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Here you will find out how The Costa Family used to celebrate Christmas Eve before the New Millennium and how we will be celebrating the ones yet to come.

On Christmas Eve we always used to go to my Mom's house. That's where all the grandchildren would go wild! At the time, there were seven kids from ages 2-9 years all over! Usually there were so many gifts under the Christmas tree that we couldn't even walk properly... Specially if you are running after toddlers... *<[8^)

Mom would put up the old traditional 9 feet tall Xmas tree, (that she brought from the US) all decorated with Xmas ornaments that are older than I am! She still has some very antique ones that she bought when it was her first Christmas when she got married in 1959! My Lord! Okay... Let's skip this part and keep it low profile that I turned 40 this year... *<[8^)

I Adopted my GORGEOUS Christmas Ornament at Geoff's World

Since the temperature is so high at this time of the year, we would manage to keep the menu as "light" as possible. But, someone always ended up eating too much. This is so rare to happen when it's Holidays Season isn't it? *big smile* All the kids were very small yet and they couldn't stay up until midnight like most families do on Christmas Eve. So we had our meal in the afternoon, a "late" lunch or an "early" dinner, your choice. *<[ 8^)

Hurry up!! Santas is Coming!!! GIF Animation by (c) Kitty Roach

After that, it's was wild party time with the opening of all those Christmas presents from Santa Claus!!! The kids would get so excited! Their eyes were like tiny stars shining and sparkling looking at all those presents! They would scream and shout and it was a hard job to keep them calm! *giggles*

All the GIF Animations above by © Kitty Roach

However, this year things changed drastically. I had many serious health issues, which I don't even want to mention, as well as my family members. But, on a much brighter note, our new home has just ended it's construction! *HUGE SMILE*

I just love Christmas! Is there anything more beautiful than see a child's look while they open a gift from Santa Claus? I always took tons of pictures, and taped everything, trying to capture that innocence for eternity!

Happy Holidays from my Chubby Angel PHILLIP!

I can't explain into words how we (Detto, the kids and myself) feel when we have a chance to come over here and spend an extended weekend, or the kids Summer vacation. We are literally in Heaven.

Happy Holidays from my Whiny Angel WILLIAM!

This year was a very difficult one for my family, but just to see the kids running around the house, happy as they can be, listening to their laughs and giggles, their excitement of "helping Mommy set up all the Xmas decoration" (That was a tough one... LOL!) makes all the sorrows and everything else vanish in the air...

Happy Holidays from my Spoily Angel ANNA KARISSA!!

Can you all believe I have a fireplace?? In Brazil?? I'm more excited than the kids!! I hung their stockings in front of the fireplace, just like my fondest memories from my childhood. The Christmas tree with all the twinkling lights and all my collectible Xmas decoration things makes this the most special and cozy part of our new home. This is the Costa's Family Very Special First (of many more) Christmas Celebrations in our new home!!!

Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year From My Family To Yours!

I wish to you and your family all the best. May you have a wonderful Christmas, fulfilled with Joy, Health and Bright Blessings!

Have a wonderful New Millennium Year!

Happy Holidays
from our family
to yours!!

Sylvia Ann, Detto, Phillip, William and Anna Karissa

The gorgeous graphics displayed on the Costa Family Christmas Pages are an exclusive creation of my very talented friend Beverly from Moon And Back Graphics. That's where beauty meets talent right in front of our eyes! Just click below on the logo below are you will be there in just a few seconds! A must see!!

$I Adopted my GORGEOUS Christmas \ornament at Geoff's World!$

All the GIF Animations displayed on this page are creations of my dear friend Kitty Roach. Don't forget to visit her wonderful site! It's a must see!

The MIDI is "Warm Wishes" and it was sequenced by Ricardo Leão specially for me. Many thanks Ricardo!