Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Family and the Holidays

When People think of Christmas they think of gifts and cheer
But all I care on Christmas is that my family's here.
On Christmas a main topic is Santa and Reindeer
But all I care on Christmas is that my Lord is near.

These Holidays have been wonderful but they just go by so fast! The whole family was here for Christmas, but Acacia went down to California to spend the New Year with some other friends in Joshua Tree. The rest of us are here chillin, spending family time, talking about St. John's, watching rockin' movies, playing cards, going to the Aquarium, Sculpture place and Pike's Place Public Market. Family is truly what I'm thankful for.

I've been holding off blogging to spend time with the family, so don't think I forgot. I have a lot of pictures.

It did end up snowing on Christmas and was sunny on Christmas Eve and sunny yesterday(New Year's Eve). I cannot believe another year has gone by. The world feels so old and I feel so old.
We have to start school again tomorrow, I'm going to be brain dead. I think I'll get back to gym pretty fast because I did CrossFit on Saturday(I miss Crossfit soooo much!) and went to Vertical World on Sunday with Papa and Aimee. That was a lot of fun. I bench pressed my bodyweight:)
Pikes Market, eve of Christmas Eve:



The Fruit was so beautiful!
Here are the pictures from Christmas Eve: We celebrated a day early.
Our 5 dollar Christmas tree


When we went to do dinner shopping the parking lot was really crammed up so we parked on the sidewalk...

Chaurel
Caden X
Opening gifts that evening:

Stefan got a radical hat, a nalgene, a book: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, and a Jesus tattoo.

Caden got a water bottle

I got two Hannah Hurnard books: Hinds Feet on High places and Mountains of Spices, a half gallon nalgene and a moleskine journal!!!!! yay;)

Aimee got her first own digital camera from Bethany:)

Acacia got moo cow rainboots!, and a neck warmer

A closer look:)

Laurel got some moleskin notebooks for sketching and school

Chad got liquor

and more liquor

Laurel gave Bethany an illistrated book she created called The Nature of Life. It was very beautiful

and a miniature glass blown tobacco pipe

I gave Boone a couple flies for fishing

some one else gave him some gaiters for fishing:)

Papa got some peppermint bark, a climbing guide

"and for all who appreciate his outdoor mountain cooking" a couple of half dozen plastic egg cartons;)

Then came dinner

There was some silliness

some wine

some icecream

and of course some more silliness.

And then everyone was ready for Christmas tomorrow;)

1 comment:

colleen said...

how very lovely :)