We had a wonderful Christmas eve and Christmas day with Reed, Lisa, Zac and Lucy - warm fire, warm vibes, nothing but fun. Annie slaved away in the kitchen and made a fantastic dinner. I didn't help much, I'm afraid, but somebody had to play with Lucy and Zac, right? After dinner, Reed assembled the wagon that Annie and I bought for Lucy. I tried to kibitz Reed's assembly efforts but then it seemed like more fun to join the others in a game of dominos. After the game, Lisa joined Lucy in the guest bedroom and Reed, Zac, Annie and I all piled into our bed and watched an episode of Monk (from Netflix) on the projection screen before retiring to dream of reindeer and sugar plums. |
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Zac is a very sweet and attentive big brother. He and Lucy have a squirmy but terrific relationship |
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Sometimes, Lucy can be tough to hold on to. She is big, heavy (not fat but solid) and strong. | |
Lucy worships her big brother and follows him around adoringly. | |
Reed, reclining by the fire, is joined by his kids in similar form. | |
After dinner, Lucy has gone to bed and Annie gets a break from the kitchen. | |
It's Christmas morning and Lucy is the first one awake. "Wake up, daddy and look at my new tricycle and wagon!" |
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Despite the day, Zac takes his time getting out of bed. | |
Lucy gets her first breakfast before the chaos begins. She will eat again when we have breakfast later. | |
I was still asleep when it happened but, I'm told, when Lucy saw this trike she started jumping up and down. | |
The wagon is a big hit too. Here Lucy moves it into place to fill it. | |
And in go all the animal friends. | |
Finally awake, Zac warms up by the fire. | |
Once warmed up, Zac takes on the majority of the Santa duties. | |
When all the presents have been distributed, we feast on Annie's fabulous sausage souffle, fruit salad, sweet bread and mimosas. After breakfast, we make a few attempts to take a traditional self-timer group portrait by the tree. This is try #3. Annie is still in her sassy pajamas (as Lisa calls them). |
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Then we go out for our traditional walk around the neighborhood. Zac gets the fun job of pulling Lucy in her new red wagon. | |
Out on Fearless Treadway, Reed gives Zac a break from his wagon-pulling job. Note that Sawyer the cat has come all the way with us. | |
Now we go back downhill through the ag field. Nana has taken the camera so grandpa can get in a picture. | |
Heading on down the road after a beautiful walk. | |
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