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On Christmas Eve we ate a cutting boards worth of cheese and meat and lingonberry sparkling drink, put on our matching pajamas, opened one present and watched Superman (Joshua put together his Ninja Turtle legos). And then the four of us kids slept in the living room- Katrina kicked Joshua is the face all night and Jarrod woke us all up at 0500. So we had the perfect setup to Christmas morning!

Between a Will the Thrill jersey, a gorgeous Kate Spade, and a Pendleton for the mom (who's always wanted one and couldn't stop smiling when she opened it) and all the paper everywhere making kitten look insane it was a wonderful day! It's cheesy but true: family is the nicest present of all to have on Christmas.

And finally kitten fell exhausted into a bag and napped. 

Christmas tree!

We picked a Christmas tree! With our friends Cody and Tiffany and my parents- a triple date for trees! Tiffany took these photos (the same Tiffany and Cody of my brother's engagement photos) and I love them. Do I associate evergreens with winter because of Christmas trees or because they are the only color left in the grey PNW or just right now since these photos?

Also. Bison sweater.

Wintertime.

It's winter so we bought some flannel sheets that Roo likes to snuggle in and we went to Seattle to watch the snow fall at the mall. And saw Hunger Games. In other news we've hung our stockings with care and decorated our little tree and purchased a moose cookie cutter. That's all. This week it's sewing kitten a stocking and doing the very last bit of shopping (even when you're done there are just so many good gifts out there)!