December 2015

On our way to the Alexandria Christmas Parade (Scottish Walk)


We hung out with the Vineys


One of the many excellent bagpipe bands in the parade


A kilt-wearing, bagpipe-playing Santa


Every traditional Scottish Christmas parade needs Star Wars characters.


Katie with our former neighbor Sophie, who was born exactly 2 months after Katie.


Here were Katie and Sophie about 8 1/2 years earlier (Katie is on the left, looking like she is trying to escape).


Katie does Peter's hair


The Christmas light show at National Harbor in Maryland.  They had dancing water fountains and light shows coordinated to Christmas music along with snow falling from the ceiling.  It was a lot of fun.


Katie's wish list for Santa


Visiting Santa.


Santa checks out their wish lists.






Peter at the Mitten Tree Chapel at his preschool.


Peter hangs his mittens on the tree with Maggie.


I put on my hockey stuff to show some of Peter's friends how to play.


They had fun... I think.




Miscellaneous fun stuff in December


Katie's principal dressed at a Panda because the students hit their goal for something or other.


Group hug with Theo


The kids at Star Wars The Force Awakens at the Air and Space Museum.


Waiting in long lines can be tough... even for Jedis.


Watching the water-skiing Santa in Old Town Alexandria.




Santa and his reindeer




Ready for Christmas Eve mass.


Christmas morning!


Merry Christmas!


Yay presents!


A flurry of activity




Must be something good






Skater boy




Katie opens her present from Theo


Theo has good taste in young ladies' clothing


Theo opens his present


Peter models his new shark slippers and shirt.




Katie's gigantic bowl of lobster mac & cheese at Founding Farmers before seeing Matilda at the Kennedy Center.


Rusty and Junebug hang out by the fire.


Playing roller hockey with the Goodriches


Katie shot some video of the game.


Helping Mommy open one of her birthday presents (a pizza stone).


Peter almost made it until midnight on New Years Eve but conked out around 11:30pm.  Katie made it all the way to 2016.


This is how we spent New Year's Eve at our house.  Wild and crazy.  Happy New Year!