A few good holidays

So my last post was from Halloween. This is by far a new record here on my blog, and not a good record - the longest length without posting. In fact, does anyone even still read this blog? Probably not. But I've long given up hope of anyone besides Gabe reading anyways, so I'm mostly recording things online just to remember them in years come. Still, I've done a bad job in the past few months. No excuses. If I were giving excuses, I'd blame it on my camera or computer. But I've had a brand new computer for over a month that works great, and a nice camera
that works just fine. Really, I've been busy with the holidays and trying to spend every spare minute reading files to make a little extra money. I should have been able to post a few cute pics.

So, here's to 2012, more blog entries. To start it off, I'll just give a few quick pics of the holidays between Halloween and Valentine's day. They are good ones, you know.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Our family gets to celebrate Hanukkah thanks to Grandad! Henry took his menorah lighting responsibilities very seriously. Maggie enjoyed some latkes and applesauce

Next up, Christmas! We also get to celebrate Christmas a couple of times - once with one side right after Thanksgiving, once at home as a family before we travel, and then with the other side of the family for the actual holiday. Three times the fun!

Some brotherly instruction about Santa. And our Christmas card this year! I love this picture!

So excited about presents!

Maggie digging right in and she loved ripping the paper

We decorated some sugar cookies when we went to see Santa at the bookstore. We also made a few batches at home

Gingerbread house construction workers

Maggie and Mommy Christmas Eve

Can we open presents yet????

Santa's toys Christmas morning! Trains and Jessie and Bullseye. Henry proclaimed "he came, Mommy!" and "I ALWAYS wanted a Jessie!" So sweet, excited and genuine!

Playing in the wrapping paper and being presents

Maggie Christmas Morning

Baby's First Christmas

Happy Holidays! Just a little late