Scenes from Christmas

It seems like such a long time - too long - since I've been here.  Apparently, I've got some catching up to do...

Let's start with the few weeks before Christmas.

After decorating the tree (we had a little help),

the wrapping (I had a little help),

the baking (I had a little help),

and an impromptu clarinet concert,

we were ready for Christmas.

Skating with Santa was, as always, a great way to start our Christmas Eve.

If you were Santa, wouldn't you be excited to stop here?

Christmas morning was full of very happy, spoiled, grateful faces.  Sort of like these ones:

And then, just like that, it was over for another year.

It was time for the post-Christmas hangover to begin.

 

It was a beautiful Christmas.   It was quiet and it was family which was awesome.