Christmas!

We have just wrapped up our weekend of Christmas celebrations. Whew!

Filtering didn't go so well, so get ready for a LONG post, primarily of photos... and in reverse order. Will I ever learn?

KinderLarsen, the newest preschool in Iowa City

and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care...

Fruit soup!

Tom made sticky buns with pistachios - what a shame. :)

Kaj + glitter = quite a mess

Quality assurance looking on

Our view of a winter wonderland from the reading chair

Peaceful cat nap in progress

the tree

the snow

Christmas morning

a water bottle for Dad from Leif

socks from Kaj

Grandpa Hawley sporting a Farmall hat

this bores me, says Mingus

This season of gift giving at the Larsen's was brought to you by the

Pirate Marketing Campaign of 2010 - Arghhh!

The remnants of Santa's cookies and milk

Lucky Uncle Doug got to see the big man himself -

hopefully that offsets being assigned the futon

the boys' new puppet theater in the door frame from Santa

full of goodies - well, at least toiletries

best of 10, I kid you not

Grandma Hawley with the Leif man

Yoda + Elmo slippers (both Leif's, I must add) + sleepy big brother = darn cute

"huh?"

notice the hair cut - quite a bit shorter

"Big Doda!"

later to be referred to as "Doda Mommy"

wasting no time

the tie went on 8 minutes before the church service started 8 minutes away

the best call on my part? maybe not, but seriously adorable

rockin' the clip-on

tracking Santa on the NORAD site

it's ALMOST ready, I swear

the dinner table(s)

Christmas elf or Tom?

of BOTH???