Before we left for Bellingham, we received a special gift from a special friend. The lovely Christianne sent us this beautiful book with the words she penned just for our wedding day (incidentally, the only time I cried that day was when she was reading these words).
We had some beautiful trees to look at during our stay.
Kaari and I didn't really intend to go all matchy-matchy, I promise!!
Mmm ... nothing like breakfast with the ones you love!!
James and I attended Mass on Christmas morning.
We put together a puzzle together later Christmas morning. Miss Lulu and the stuffed moose also got in on the action.
We opened gifts.
Some of us put bows on our heads. It's what we do.
I was really excited for Kaari to open her gift, so she saved it for last.
It was a book I made on Shutterfly with pictures I took fo our trip to Ireland!!
We drank coffee (mmm!!) and enjoyed our gifts some more.
We drank coffee (mmm!!) and enjoyed our gifts some more.
Scraping ice off the car was a daily routine. And taking pictures? Oh yeah. I was chomping at the bit to take some pictures.
Speaking of which ... I've got a lot more to process!!
I'll see you soon!!
What are some of your favorite moments or
memories from Christmas 2009?
