Christmas Extras

We made it to the Masons on Christmas to see Kendall and Avery open a few presents from family.  We ate our Christmas feast.  We played Risk for the first time in years.  We waddled to the car afterward full of food and drink.  The day after we took a drive with them to see if they could use a free outdoor playscape.  It looked good so we dismantled it, loaded the thing in Aaron's truck and unloaded and reassembled in their backyard.  Looks like the girls will have a good time with the finished product.

Mimosas are ready!

Aaron's presents with his favorite one being the car jumper cables

Getting the ham ready for dinner

The table is set

"Ooohhhh, look!"

"Look what I got!"

Relaxing

Setting up for a hot game of Risk

"Let's eat!"

Avery is ready to go

On the razor's edge

Movin' on down the highway

Threw this in...the new leased van

Checking the playset out.  Can we get all this in the truck?

Modified and reassembled in the Mason's backyard

Merry Christmas 2013

Merry Christmas to y'all.  Here are a few pictures of our Christmas Eve.  We had our traditional taco dip and brandy slushes and we trust the other two Redmond girls kept up some of the traditions, too. 

The Masons Christmas Eve 2013

Grandma Rose, Grandpa Bob, Kendall and Avery

Sisterly love

In formal dinner 

Another Gone with the Wind doll for Maeve

"What is it?"

"A prince doll!"

"Princesses!"

"There's more?!"

"It's a story!"

"LOOK!"

"Do I have more?"

Tiny princess

"Let's play!"

December and Birthday

Here are a few more pictures of some December events at Rancho Redmond in South Carolina.

Finger paint cleanup with Avery

Saluda Shoals lights

Marshmallows and s'mores at Saluda Shoals

Sliding at the Shoals

It's trains day at the daycare

How do these go together?

Hamming it up with Grandma's glasses

Birthday dessert at Private Property in Lexington

Mother Ann and Daughter Candy owners of Private Property.  Great Cajun food!

Mid-December Times

Here's a few pictures of the second week of December.

Booger the cat drinking from the bird bath.  Notice we still have flowers blooming on Dec 11

Yes, that's Rose supposedly providing child care

The old appliances are ready to go

The dishwasher also ready to go.

The new stuff in place

Ooohhh, it's shiney

Rose and Maeve went to a cookie exchange.  Maeve's friends enjoy a post cooking mimosa.

Sugar cookie time at our place, too.

Avery

Kendall 

Everybody got in on the action

"Say, cheese!"