Happy New Year!

Another year has come to a close on our whacky and wonderful clan.  Here's to 2010, we'll probably not meet again.  And introducing 2011.  Hope it's a good one.

Happy Birthday, Two Year Old!

Let'em eat cup cake!

 Jack celebrates turning two with a Spiderman cupcake.

A Rackety Coon Christmas

Polar Express

Jack was able to visit the Olbrich Garden Holiday Train Show three times this season.  He'd gladly have gone more often...

Quarters?

Jack sorts money for the laundry machines...

Visions of sugar plums danced in her head

Splish Splash Takin' A Bath

Jack enjoying a bath with one of his early christmas presents.

What would you do for a Klondike bar??

I'm a Christmas Tree!

Jack stole the tree skirt to become a tree himself.  Why should Mr. Branch get all the fun!

And the Band Played on

Our family Christmas parade is a tradition dating back over forty years.  This year, Avery took the lead in setting up the marchers and observers.

Presenting: Mr. Branch!

Our 2010 Tree, Mr. Branch.

Decorating the Tree

 Jack assists in the support department.

And steadies Thom while he waters the tree

Oh Tannenbaum! Oh Tannenbaum!!

Our Christmas tree search took us to Hann's Farm in Oregon...

Avery in search of the perfect tree!

 Could it be this one?

Time to cut it down.

It was a cold day, with a storm coming in, but we found the best tree!

Shaking off the needles...

The fancy auto-baling machine wrapped it up for the drive home.