December... Full, Full, Full!

It's a pretty wonderful time of the year... :)

 The view out our front door... we got our icicle lights up quickly!  

Thanks, hon!

 Yes.  Aron got his finger stuck in a toy.  :)

Unfortunately, for him, it really, REALLY got stuck -- and scraped up his entire finger in getting it out!  [He wasn't smiling after Joel removed it... ouch.]

 Ready to go outside and exercise!!!  In Mom's stuff, of course...

 Richard Simmons?!?

Nope... just Baby Eric!  :)

 Time to break out the Santa hats!  

I think Ithan wore his hat most of December... ;)

 Aron turned 12!  And getting a basketball was the greatest thing ever.

Like, totally, man.  :)

 Grandpa Jeff came down to visit and had a helper for most of his jobs...!

 Candi and Grandpa playing cards; the Richard Simmons look was apparently big in December.  :)

 Attack, Grandpa!  Attack!

 Inveigling someone else into helping him skate...!

 Well... the sideways, awkward-looking cake was for Aron; I had the wrong kind of mascarpone cheese for the tiramisu, but he still liked it!

 Playing chess with the birthday party invitees!

 It's kind of become a yearly tradition to have supper and decorate gingerbread men with the Wulfs!  Lots of fun... :)

 Grandma Janice got here partway through Dad's visit, so Dad, Eric and I went to pick her up at Aunt Jakie's!

 Mom and Eric hanging out on the couch...

 Notice the huge smile on Ithan's face?  Probably because of...

 ... flips by Grandpa!!!

I have no idea how many times Dad flipped him, but the number was up there!

 We had an ugly sweater contest one night... this was Katie's entry!

[I think she was too cute to be called anything even approaching "ugly!"]

 Our "ugly sweater" participants -- we might need to work on this.  :)

Seth ended up winning, chosen by an Anonymous judge!!!

[I still think Joel's sweater takes the cake!!!]

 Squishing Ithan against the window... a perfect spot to do this!

 Game-time on the floor with Grandma Janice -- she's great at this!!!

 Wii-time, which also means "entertaining-Eric-time" for me... :)

 Our Christmas spread -- pork-loin, cheesy-olive bread, wine-soaked mushrooms, cheesy potatoes and two kinds of pie!!  We were "no longer hungry"... ;)

 Ready for Christmas dinner!  

[No, thankfully I didn't fall off the stool taking this shot... but Joel definitely thought I was going to!] 

 I'm so glad he got into the spirit of the season... ;)

 Holding the GI-NORMOUS stockings from Grandpa and Grandma!!!

 Hmmm... do you think somebody wanted the sweets from Christmas?!?

 Oh yes... our Santa Claus likes peppernuts and Dr. Pepper.  :)

Watching White Christmas and drinking egg-nog in our new, Savers-purchased, Christmas glasses!

hehe.  :)

Merry Christmas... six months later!!!

And a video for your viewing pleasure: