Christmasy Things

There was the counting down...



...and the neighborhood luminaries.



We decorated things...







...and people.





There was outdoor ice skating. In Alabama.





We had family come to visit, some as late as Christmas Eve...



...and we made cookies for Santa.



Reindeer food was made and scattered in the yard, Christmas movies were watched, cookies were put out, and Christmas stories were read.



Then two tired children were put to bed so the equally tired parents, grandparents, and great-grandparent could assemble the everliving shit out of some seriously complicated toys.



Then Santa stopped by and left a bunch of really cool things.



Seven hours later, the adults got tired of waiting for the kids and went upstairs to wake them up to see what Santa had brought.



(As soon as Micah saw the trains, he was done. Turns out Santa could've stopped with those, and Micah would have been just fine, thank you.)



(Aerin was equally enamored of her cat. It doesn't try to bite or growl when she squishes it.)



Then many toys were played with, many presents were opened, and much fun was had.





And that was December!