Preparations

...and lots of photos from the last week or so. (And more here.)

feliz navidad

Sing-a-longs. (I'm pretty sure this was Feliz Navidad.)

st nicholas day

A visit from St. Nicholas. (December 6.)

mulled wine

Mulled wine. My husband doesn't "believe" in straining it. ;)

vintage ornament

Ornaments old...

hanging

...and new.

snowy fence

A steady fall of snow -- sometimes more, sometimes less, but always welcome.

tickling

Sibling love.

coming back up

A few runs down a favorite hill.

kim's tree

Evenings spent with friends.

windshield

The beauty and furor of winter.

glee

Sheer excitement.

silence

Silence.