Christmas 2012

Christmas has FINALLY arrived! I sure had to wait a long time.

Hmmm, not your ordinary size present.

Could it be an electronic keyboard?

A little snack for a weary Santa and his reindeer.

All set to go.  Must get to bed!

The crack of dawn.

What a convenient way to drink chocolate milk.

The entire gang arrived later to open presents. There is no better feeling than being with family members you can completely trust on such a special day.

Christmas Eve Eve

On our return trip from doing "Muriel's Christmas" in Minneapolis, we stopped for a night at the Great Wolf Lodge in the Wisconsin Dells. It was a very festive atmosphere on Christmas Eve Eve.  It also had a cool water park.

I don't think this is the REAL Santa.

Story-time in the lobby.

Wolf ears.

Oddly enough, this is the only picture from our time up in Minneapolis.  While at Muriel's, I played with my Lego's in a back bedroom.   

A White Christmas

The first big snow storm of the year hit just before Christmas. As it would turn out, we would get plenty more snow before the end of winter.

"Only" 12 inches!

Christmas Cookie Party

Every cookie making party has a swamp monster to get things rock'in....right?

Gingerbread Houses

I decided to throw a gingerbread house making party. I invited Ayden and his family over.

Ayden

Ashley, Amy & Noah