WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Cooking breakfast

Beach day at what used to be called "John U. Lloyd Beach" but in now named "Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park"

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Cheese ravioli for dinner

settled on these footy pajamas for family Christmas photos. These were the only ones after a long search that had all the sized we needed

Dining in the Dark: Piri piri wild caught shrimp, cheddar grits, broccolini, pickled onions, sauteed greens, marinated tomatoes, bacon mushroom gastrique

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Mom and Diane arriving for Christmas

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Christmas Eve Eve

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Bus tour of Miami

Christmas tree

Gary and my feet

Bus tour of Miami

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Dining in the Dark: Grilled coffee rubbed Antelope loin, roasted root vegetable, Pepper's, marinated mushrooms, rainbow chard, Sherry currents, onion jam, and harissa

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Organizing the front closet

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

settled on these footy pajamas for family Christmas photos. These were the only ones after a long search that had all the sized we needed

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Dining in the Dark: afterwards we walked to the top of the 17th street bridge causeway

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Mom and Diane arriving for Christmas

Dining in the Dark: Grass-fed beef tartare. Green beans, apples, jalapenos, kohlrabi, chives micro mint, ponzu sauce, and garlic crostini

Mom and Diane arriving for Christmas

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Bus tour of Miami

Baby Lailah in her jumper

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - December 01: Scots Leavers Dinner 2017 December 01, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Elias Rodriguez/ marktantrum.com)

Christmas Day

Beach day at what used to be called "John U. Lloyd Beach" but in now named "Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park"