Uncle Brandon hauls Pekay up the sled hill.
Pekay rides the snow unicorn.
The kids unwrapping their presents...
Calder liked the packaging much more than the actual presents...
Mmm...ribbon.
Pekay got this super cute kitty, home-made (by momma Tara, left) from a sweater...
...and a Star Wars Light Saber from Santa Claus.
The ladies tried on their new aprons (wow, how domestic!).
Tara, Sheena, Heather, & Jane
the low-flying helicopter was very interesting to the cats too.
Baby Nason stopped by for some play time with Calder...
but he spent most of his time climbing up & down the stairs,
with a little assistance from Don.
[I've already told Melissa & Jeremy
that I'm counting on Nason as my ropegun
to set all the hard climbs in a few years.]
There was much smooching of the little ones.
...and hugging, of course, Nana Teresa with Calder here.
We didn't get any pictures of the loads of eating that occurred because, well, we were eating.
We ate well, though, rest assured. This year, the cooking was somehow much less stressful and everything turned out according to plan. Weird, huh? No unexpectedly dry stuffing, overdone meat, overflowing pots of boiling water, etc. Even the dishes were done in quick fashion, thanks to helpful family members.
It was another great Christmas. We missed those who couldn't be with us, but hope to see you next year. I'll leave you with this final snow shot...as I type this, it is POURING rain outside. :(
We had grand visions of creating funny, large-scale snow scenes...
(Calvin & Hobbes style, if you are familiar)
but the snow bear and snow unicorn
were all we could really do with the lack of snow.
were all we could really do with the lack of snow.
Next year, next year.
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