Snacktime with the Ladies

Will, Beatrix, Lily and Hazel

Merry Christmas 2010!

First Christmas Tree

First Christmas Tree (Lighted)

Christmas Morning 2010

Star!

Will sizing up Baby Carly

A rousing rendition of Jingle Bells on Christmas Day:



Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer (and Will's wacky hair!):

Peace on Earth 2010

Second Annual Santa Sighting

Last year, Will found Santa's lap to be quite the novelty, worthy of introspection. This year, not so much.

After saying hello to our neighborhood Santa, showing off a few of his recently learned Ho, Ho, Ho's, entertaining the crowd with his rendition of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and proceeding to give Santa a high-five, we were caught off guard when we discovered that there was no-way, no-how that Will was going anywhere near Santa's actual lap. We knew that we were in trouble when the photographer suggested the "drop and run" technique. As you can see, even Santa was a little concerned. Better luck next year, Santa!

Thanksgiving Hike 2010

For several years running (actually, make that nine years), we've enjoyed skipping the madness at the airport and have instead spent Thanksgiving at home. For the past three years, this tradition has included celebrating with friends on Friday, which leaves Turkey Day open for adventures. This year, the weather didn't disappoint, so we headed up to Tilden Park in Berkeley for a hike.

We hadn't even made it out of the parking lot before the fun began, with Will hunting for pinecones (sometimes referred to as pineapples!) in the circle of trees in the center of the lot. After nearly a half an hour, Will was satisfied that he had amassed a sufficient collection, and was off and running!

Face-off!

A Case of the Thanksgiving Sillies

Turning on the Charm

Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

We have a tradition of making Turkey Soup with the bones leftover from our Thanksgiving turkey. This year, Will helped with the prep work!

First we put the carrots in...


















(Of course, we needed to pause for a sample!) Then, we shook up the broth and practiced pouring.

After all that hard work, it was time to settle in and watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

A Future Carolina Walk-On in the Making?