48 images ![]() 2. Matilda says, "Welcome to my cabin!" Emmy & Michael hosted lunch, with Joan's sister Laurie (and son Ian and daughter Melanie, who is expecting in July, and dad-to-be Olvin), and niece/nephew Ben & Debbie Whitmore. ![]() 3. ![]() 4. At our log cabin for dinner, Thalia looks at the book of photos given to Bill by Eva-Marie Neher, who visited from Goettingen, Germany in June ![]() 5. Those are real candles on the tree, in the olde German tradition ![]() 7. Dinner over, it's time for the long trek (200 m) back to their cabin ![]() ![]() 9. A nice snowfall over night ![]() 10. ![]() 12. The XC skiing was super. Jen broke trail through deep powder the entire trip, and Bill happily followed along. That's Mountain Abbey in the background. ![]() 14. Back in Denver, Matilda and Olaf (from Frozen) ![]() 15. Thalia negotiates with Matilda for Elsa (or is it Ana?) from Frozen ![]() 16. Joan's birthday dinner (Dec 24) at a Cherry Creek restaurant, where we occupied the balcony ![]() 17. Happy birthday Mom! ![]() 18. Thalia (4) and Clara (6) (Ana & Elsa, Jen thinks) ![]() 19. tickle tickle ![]() 20. ![]() 21. Michael ![]() 23. ![]() 24. ![]() 25. Raise your hand if you like ice cream. ![]() 26. ![]() 27. Dan bench presses the children ![]() 29. There was a little stage near our table at the restaurant, and we danced while singing "Rockin' around the Christmas tree" and "Jingle bell rock" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 33. Zach demonstrates (fictively, I think) how one can pee off the deck at Mountain Abbey (their mountain cabin) ![]() 34. After dinner we went to the light show at the Botanic Gardens ![]() 37. ![]() 38. ![]() 39. ![]() 40. Chiristmas morning brunch was hosted by Jen and Dan ![]() 41. Zach and Clara received matching laptops from Nona and Saba (Dan's parents, Sharon & Ben Liptzin) ![]() 43. ![]() 44. Michael, who first solved Rubic's cube at age 6 or 7, did it again, multiple times, and coached Zach ![]() 46. ![]() 47. Zippy ![]() 48. Opening presents... ![]() 50. ![]() 51. Zach (9) gets a new book (he has finished all seven Harry Potter books) ![]() 52. ![]() 54. We hosted Christmas dinner at our house. Here are Michael and Zach (still at it with Rubic), Dan's sister Debbie, and Thalia ![]() 55. ![]() 56. Robert and David Peterson arrived from Dayton just in time for dinner. They will head out for Mountain Abbey and some skiing (Jen and family will be going to Florida) ![]() 57. ![]() 58. ![]() 59. Joan and Debbie talking (with video) with Katie and Alex Harbison (who are in Seattle) ![]() 60. Craft time ![]() 61. Thalia in the bouncy castle (sort of) ![]() 63. Outtakes for our Christmas card ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 70. Well, if you've come this far, you may as well see our Christmas card, which we hope to send out by post sometime before mid-January.... ![]() 71. Sort of sums up the week... ![]() |