We had a wonderful, peaceful Christmas here at the Menagerie House. As we went through the various holiday rituals and traditions, I was reminded again and again how blessed Kevin and I are to be together for all these years now, and how blessed we are by having our beautiful, playful, and kind boys to raise. Life is so hard for so many in the world, and so we are truly lucky to have only a few problems in our lives.
Here are a few brief snapshots of Christmas 2009 at the Menagerie House:
A White Christmas is a rare thing in New Jersey, but we had one this year! The storm last weekend ended up giving us about 14 inches of snow, and it was beautiful.
Snow angels were made…
and there were sleigh rides…
When we woke up and came downstairs on Christmas morning, all these presents had appeared under the tree.
So we went to work unwrapping them all.
This is Santa’s big gift for Kieran and Liam this year. It’s Geotrax airline and train system. Kieran had asked for the airport, while Liam had asked for the train, so Santa arranged a set up where the two lines could intersect and mingle. This toy has been a huge hit; both boys love it. If the interest holds there are lots of expansions sets availabale that could be fun for Kieran’s birthday in March!
Santa did not for get Casey, and even Houdini received a gift bag of raisins and Cheerios, a ferret’s favorite treats.
It was a fun but long day-even the gingerbread reindeer look a bit tired. I think next year I will make these guys a day or two before Christmas.
That’s the quick round-up of Christmas fun at the Menagerie House this year. Now we have ten wonderful days of family time together since Kevin’s company closes between Christmas and New Year. I will be back throughout the week with updates on our activities, and to check in on all my blog friends out there!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my readers!
All I can say, Liesl, is thank you, thank you, thank you for the photos!!
Look at all that snow! How fun!
As you know, we’re big GeoTrax fans here… we’ve been building our collection for the last 3 years.
Thanks for sharing. Share is caring after all.
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