Christmas Eve

We had a really warm and cozy

Christmas Eve at Papa and Grammy B's.

Mom made her traditional clam chowder and garlic bread,

and we toasted with Martinelli's sparkling apple cider. Yummy.

With Tito and Tita

With Papa and Grammy

The Fam

Surrounded by Gifts

Love the expressions on the girls' faces.

This present-opening experience was the best one over the holidays. They thoroughly enjoyed every gift (and there were many), and they were so thankful to everyone for them.

By Christmas morning, they had begun to get a little jaded with all the presents.

This was before any jading had set in. :)

Overall, a wonderful evening.

Thanks, Dad and Mom, for all your hard work!

Little Miss Priss

Christmas Duds

Here the girls are decked out in their Christmas duds, ready for church.

Playing Peek-A-Boo

Can't take credit for these photos. My mom took them.

Didn't she do a great job?

I see a lot of Eric in the one of Esther above. The one below of Abby too.

It's a conspiracy!! :)

All of us on Christmas Sunday...December 21st.

If it looks like Abby's being held hostage, it's just because she was being held hostage. :) J/K

Reading to Pink Bear

Gotta love candid moments like this:

The girls read Pink Bear a book.

Snow the Day After

Beautiful blue skies over blankets of the purest white snow...so invigorating!

Another Cat in the Hat Comes Back Photo

Winter Wonderland

View from the End of Our Cul-De-Sac

Making Snow Angels

This one is just to prove I was here. :)

Eric is enjoying the two extra days he got off for Christmas vacation.

Essentially, Christmas break started yesterday, at the start of the snowfall, and he doesn't go back until January 5th. Cool, huh? We think so!

Our snowman is melting!

Knee-deep in Snow

Snowball Fight (slightly one-sided)

View from the Backyard

(isn't it beautiful?)