Pretty Paper

In my mind, Christmas truly began when we received a little brown package in the mail on December 23rd. I saw that is was a CD and started exclaiming, "Please be Willie Nelson's Pretty Paper, Please be Willie Nelson's Pretty Paper!" It was. To date, I would guess that we have listened to the album 20-30 times--probably 15 on Christmas day alone.

Christmas day was relaxing and lovely. We spent a leisurely few hours opening all of the gifts from our family and from one another, ate a hearty breakfast, and attempted to go snowshoeing. Turns out we didn't reach snow until about 3500 ft. in elevation, but we found some SNOW to make it feel like Christmas. We finished the evening with dinner out at the local Pho Restaurant--a throwback to my family's tradition of Chinese on Christmas Eve.
A few choice photos from the day:

THE CAT



HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO FAMILY


JUSTIN GOT ME NEW RAINGEAR



...AND AN AWESOME TEAPOT



THEN WE WENT OUT TO PLAY