Christmas has come and gone

Here is our pictures from Christmas Eve with Santa at the Howie's
Beth prefers Santa when she is not in his lap


Thom talking to Santa



Jeff and I getting our present

Beth and Thom checking out their presents

Beth trying to steal Thom's bells off of his present

So another Christmas has come and gone and we are back to the regular grind.

We all recovered from the flu and enjoyed the family get togethers and holiday festivities. Unfortunatley Jeff also succumbed to the flu (as did everyone else I know) but thankfully he didnt get sick until the evening of the 26th.

We celebrated NewYears by making pizza with the family-one of Thom's jobs was to wash the mushrooms. Previously when we had friends over Jeff made mushroom caps, Thom's job was to break off the stems. When he was preping the mushrooms Thom snapped off all the stems because that is the 'correct' way to prep them