Our Christmas celebrations were lovely. We spend Christmas Eve day with the Aune family at April & Jesse’s house. About half of the crew was able to make it, and it was great to see everyone.
Christmas Day brought us up to my mom’s. We missed our cousins and uncles and aunt on this side, but it was still a lot of fun. All of a sudden our immediate family fills up a place in a hurry.
On Christmas morning, Vera found a stack of presents left in the living room sent by family and left by Santa. She did a great job of opening gifts, playing for a bit, stopping for a little egg nog (!) and then on to some more gifts. What a fun age!
Today brought some more skiing on the lake. There is very little snow, so for me, it’s easier to ski off the trail than on the same one Bill and I have skied over the past few days. That track is pure ice (which = falling hazard when you’re as uncoordinated as I am). When I returned to our bay I found Kate and Grandpa giving their skis a workout, too. I sure do love being able to get out on the lake year round!
