First day of Christmas (out of twelve for us).  We do all the fun stuff, cookies, quiche, Marissa's present is to take us all bowling.  Tree better be ready to hold the weight!  Simeon came over and taught me how to knit.  Mary and I kissed under the mistletoe.  Sing carols, dollhouses, ranger cloaks, chocolate,

... Oh and special thanks to my children for sleeping until 8 AM.  Really.  They just never did the 4:30 AM thing.

And we love going for long hikes in the winter woods with John and Will.

Christmas tree decorating night.  We sang carols, did readings from the Jesse Tree Advent Program, and otherwise had a lot of fun.