Merry Christmas

We started Christmas off by saying goodbye to Madison, Calvin, Cassie and David.  They are spending Christmas with the Simpsons.  Here they are at the airport waiting for their flight with Santa Claus.

We found holly trees on a property that we had just purchased. Christmas Eve morning we ventured into the woods to harvest some holly.

We used the holy to set the table

The holly made great place cards this year

We ate early on Christmas Eve because the Seahawks were playing.  So we recorded the game to watch that night.

Good news, bad news. Good news is that Sarah, Tom and Lily got to join us.  Bad news is that the Bells were sick and I cut Sarah out of the picture. Shoot.   Tom Bell was out doing errands and joined us later.

Christmas Morning.  The calm before the storm.

(As you can see in the bottom of the picture Gus joined us this year.)

 But first Church

The opposite of a white Christmas it is a sunny and bright Christmas.

Henry doesn't need to open presents he thinks there just here for him to climb on.

Hailey is so excited

It was a musical Christmas for Joey he got a bass guitar and a drum kit.

Christmas Breakfast

Hot chocolate bar

but Henry just wants pop.

Our Christmas gnomes

Merry Christmas 2016