As planned, we’d delayed our family Christmas get-together do that Gabe could get off the river and get home .
It was worth it..
the cherubs slept late .. so Diane and I lazed around in the hot tub until they woke.
We’d decorated the hose with lights we brought with us.. and improvised a tree by wrapping lights around a small totem pole carving we found in the house..
the kids woke up around 10ish.. then we spent a lazy day in our pajamas opening present, playing, eating , hiking, decorating a tree outside for the birds, and napping as is our custom (ok.. the napping part is only MY custom 🙂
we also started putting together a 1000 piece puzzle of Vermont that we gave to the kids. That turned out to be an awesome family thing to work on
Max and Gabe had some really cool creative gifts for us.. like socks with our dogs pictures.. and a giant steel candy skull that max cut out on the laser
The boys made an amazing Peruvian dinner for us.. Peruvian checkin for them.. Peruvian scallops for us
and it was the last night of Chanukah.. so a mixed ethinic, mixed cultural bash as always
Days like this are always wonderful.. also bittersweet for missing Sam.. He was defiantly with us in spirit !
Nite all, nite sam
-me