Christmas prep!

I'm emptying my camera pre-Christmas flurry and oh my goodness do I have a lot to catch up on.  While I'm "off" work this week, hopefully we'll get blog updates on:

1) Soccer
2) Halloween
3) Thanksgiving
4) Beach day post-Thanksgiving

In the meantime, here's some of our Christmas prep photos.  It's been a fun December!

We decorated our tree.  The Santa in the outhouse was a big favorite for the boys.

 The kids hung their stockings and stood still for me to take a photo.

Then they all got goofy like Anna

 Dave went to the hardware store and discovered a train treasure trove.  He embarked on a month long train extravaganza.  This is the the beginning... after coming soon.

The girls were in the Nutcracker.  Sarah Jane looked like a little lady. Bit sobering...

 So glad I still have one of these!

And now here we are at Christmas Eve.  The table is set for 29, we have brief moment of calm. 

Team effort.  Flowers purchased by Nana, arranged by Whitney and Janet B.

Sometimes you might actually think adults live here.  And then you see the hole in the wall where Roby banged the door open...

You might also see the train set, pictured here in finished form!  Hours of entertainment, for everyone in the house!

Merry Christmas to all!