And then, December

Starting to wonder if a time will ever come where I don’t reflect on a given month as a “whirlwind.”  I suppose that when I do, I’ll likely miss the very whirlwind-ness that now leaves me wishing for a smidge of less.

But anyways – December.  Yes, December.  Despite bout #3 of pneumonia, and of course the typical holiday business, it was a good one.

We began with the annual Christmas tree cutting down excursion (preceded by a coffee/cocoa stop).  This was our first time doing so in Idaho and it was as good as we had hoped.  (The year we went to Enumclaw on a December weekend and fought with traffic + a goddamn checkpoint verifying our permit was not coincidentally the year we knew we would move east.)

Drive thirty miles east of town, pick a logging road, any logging road, drive a few miles up (deserted) logging road, park, hike around, choose tree, chop down, tie to car and head home, all without every seeing another car.

But not without tromping through the snow a bit, of course

More cookies

Decorating the tree

A nice trip up to Spokane for some shopping (and bonus sewing lessons)

H. reading with Grandpa

Body art

Thanks for the obscenely large gingerbread men, Nonna!

As the chalice in the church’s “pageant”

Sledding (before the big snows)

Making presents

‘Twas the night before Christmas…

Waiting for Mr. Sleepyhead Mo eaaaarly Christmas morning

“Santa came!”

Pit stop from present madness for some cinnamon rolls

Max is thrilled with this (can’t tell what this is)

Putting together lots of teeny-tiny pieces for the coveted Playmobil castle

Seriously, does it get cuter?!

Spy glasses?  Check.  Gyroscope?  Check.

Aaaand… the aftermath

All-in-all, a great Christmas.

 

~ by onedandelion on January 21, 2011.