Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Zoe's first Christmas...and the fancy dress her dad bought her.

Jess and Zoe

Matt's new hat.

Emma and Abby in the fancy skirts Santa brought them.

Christmas Party

Annual Haines family Christmas party...the one time each year we all get together.  We divided into teams and played this game...one of our favorite...which team can spell the selected word fastest.

Yea...my team won this round! 

Mike and his gift from the exchange. 

Starbucks cards...always a popular gift...Stef was happy.

Abby wasn't quite as happy with her pair of lounge pants. 

Julianne won the annual "rock, paper, scissors" tournament and the right to keep the trophy for a year.

Snow

Beautiful snowstorm...2nd of the season and more snow that normal for December.  My backyard-art looks better in the snow...especially the old lanterns I bought at an auction.

Happy mom, sleeping baby.

Learning new skills.

Sometimes, you just get the PERFECT shot!

Christmas tree ornaments

I give the girls a new one every year...these are to celebrate their love of the beach!

Zoe and Santa

Zoe's first visit to Santa...a cool Santa...a little different than most.

And here's Zoe in her Santa hat.

Honor Choir

Emma and Abby in their choir's performance at the mall. 

Christmas Tree

Matt and family cut this tree for me on their annual trip to the forest above Fort Collins.  It's the prettiest one in year...love it!  I've been collecting these ornaments for YEARS...decorating my tree is like a visit with old friends.

Senior Show

Our trio (sadly we didn't get Carol in the picture) danced to Glenn Miller's Little Brown Jug and dressed in the red, white and blue in keeping with the show's USO theme.  This may be our last appearance...the choreographer...me...is running out of ideas.