Christmas Morn 2009

Santa was incredibly generous this year. We had a great time being surprised and humbled at the presents that were chosen for us and for each other. Some gifts will require many hours of study and play! Others we can enjoy right away... and we are... a Cowboy Junkies CD is playing in the background as I write this.

It's stocking time...

it's "Santa" time...

Kitty is participating in the fun...

my mouse candleholder that I got for Christmas...

a new hat and scarf from my sis... thanks!

Fun with Family

It is so great to have family in town. Mindi and Scott came through Alaska on their way to visit parents in other far flung locales before heading to Niger. It's always so fun to have them here.

Breakfast at the Snow City Cafe before spa treatments at Allure Day Spa. Thanks Greg!

Waiting for the Tram at Alyeska Resort. We headed up the mountain to dinner at Seven Glaciers Restaurant.

Confirming our reservation...

salad course...

entree course... beef and alaskan king crab...

Greg and Scott's dessert of Pistachio Chocolate layer cake.... yum!

my dessert of Triple Creme Brulees...

the view from the mountain of the ski area...

yep, that's where we were...

posing in front of the restaurant's tree...

and... yesterday I was presented with an early Christmas present for all of us to enjoy...

that's right... the Beatles Rock Band... we spent a fun couple hours fumbling our way through the Beatles repertoire...

this morning at breakfast Kitty was the center of attention.

Christmas Tree 2009

The Christmas tree is trimmed and standing proudly in all its glory.

At Christmas play and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
~Thomas Tusser

Bringing Home the Christmas Tree 2009

We got a nice Christmas tree for this year. It's still down in the garage defrosting. We will let it relax for a week and set it up next weekend.