BB to 79th

28 December 2009

Christmas postponed

After the snowfall we waited a few days before heading up to Betty's for Christmas.

Santa Travis

Peggy and Beth enjoying gifts

The men snuggling up together

Betty with her spread of food. I created the lovely vegetable tree to the front left. Beth and I wanted to make the most fantastic veggie tray ever. Did we achieve it? We used a styrofoam cone covered in tin foil, soaked the veggies in ice water after cutting and attached with toothpicks.

Christmas Blizzard 2009

Starting Christmas Eve we started getting sleet... then snow... then wind... and more snow. The weather didn't start to improve for a few days, but we found time to play in the snow on Saturday.

Travis getting ready to ride down the hill (the sleigh didn't look so small 10 years ago)

I'm ready to go!

Beth and her snow monster

The farm covered in snow (and the road)

Where's the front steps?

Christmas Eve party

We had a lovely Christmas Eve at Nancy and Sue's... until the Blizzard hit. Well we had a lovely time after it hit as well. A lovely meal was followed by hours of board games and the evening was topped off with the opening of our "envelope exchange" gifts.

Sue and the two headed dog

The entire group sitting down to eat

Jon and the Christmas tree

Some of my lovely cookies I took over

Jon, Diane, and Kristen sitting by the tree

The birds that followed

The past few days, especially after it started snowing, we have been having a parade of cardinals, blue jays, a woodpecker and some little birds eating in the front yard. They have completely cleared the cobs below of corn.