Christmas at our house

Our little santa! Isn't he adorable? This is our Christmas tree. We have always had a small 4 ft. tree and this year I wanted to get a big 6 ft. one so we did. It's lovely and smells wonderful. I really didn't have enough ornaments to put on it (no one looks at the back anyway, right? - except that the back of the tree faces the window in our kitchen, oops!). Drake crawls over to it and looks at it with curiosity as he touches the branches and plays with the bows on the packages. Our home looks and smells like Christmas - we have cinnamon scented pinecones in every room, stockings hung on the...wall :), the occasional smell of cookies and wassail, friends come over to eat and drink with us, and don't forget the Christmas music. I love Christmas and all that it entails. The best part will be going home on Sunday to spend two weeks with our family and loved ones. Merry Christmas!

Christmas in New York

Here is a quick look at New York City at Christmas time... Going across from left to right: 1. tree in Rockefeller center 2. giant ornaments on 5th Ave 3. Macy's 4. angels and tree in Rockefeller center 5. Radio City Music Hall 6. window display at Macy's 7. Michelle and I on 5th Ave 8. light tree on Macy's 9. Empire State Building

Thanksgiving

My nephew Ethan is upside down - only feet visible. My nieces: Ruby is playing with rocks while Ava is happy to play with the big kids! My cousin Ale is spinning... Maddie and Drake. Sisters. Cousins - Anna, Drake and Ava - happily together at last!

Seven Months

This is a couple of weeks late but here is my adorable - now seven month old - son!