christmas!

getting ready for the Christmas eve service at g&g's church -

conked out at dinner :)

back home, ready for family gifts!

sometimes bows are the best part

someone had been asking for nail polish for months and months

skates from g&g!

the 'skateboard' package turned out to be an iron and ironing board

g asked for screwdrivers.. and boy did he get some



c's request - a vw van tent

c's gift to daddy - an illustrated Christmas story, by c. nicholson

leaving out milk and cookies

Christmas morning!

decorating a DIY jewelry box from g&g

helping make pie

whew, that was hard work

Christmas dinner with uncle n!

the entertainment ;)

God rest ye merry gentlemen (or gentle children!) let nothing you dismay
For unto you a Savior was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy!

almost christmas

the week between nai nai and ah gong's visit and our trip to st. louis was filled with sledding, cookie-making, oh and packing.. =)

let me out of...zzzzz

we tried to sled down our neighbor's good-sized hill (of slip 'n slide fame), but I guess the girls were too light.. I had to pull them =p



the hill at the park across the street worked much better, maybe because it had been packed down by other sledders

the last hurrah for the cookie press, which broke shortly thereafter =p  RIP, you served me well for almost 14 years =)

packing up

it seems like every other year or so we have a hair-raising drive to st. louis over Christmas  =p  the ice started halfway through iowa, but thankfully we made it in without incident, though long after midnight.

singing carols with g&g

I know there's something good up there

introduction to daddy's car collection

tomorrow is Christmas eve!

pre-christmas

now that we are having a hsu family reunion, i'll post the pictures from the last visit.  it was 75 and sunny today.. not so much when nai nai and ah gong came to our place before Christmas  ;-)

building nai nai and ah gong's gift

this one is a performer ;-)

early christmas

c's gift to them

seeing c off to school

bright and early - or at least early =p