Christmas

My parents arrived on December 18th for their three week long visit.  We kicked off the holidays by making some delicious sushi on the first day of their visit.

 

The next day we were joined by one of my college friends and her girlfriend who are currently driving their bus around the country and having all sorts of exciting adventures.  If you would like to follow them, check out their Tumblr account here (warning, some harsh language!). 

 

It was great to visit with Dani and V but we didn't have too many adventures here due to the 3-4" of rain that came during the four days of their stay.  Hopefully the rest of their trip isn't as soggy!

 

My rainy day projects included finally making matching stockings for Matthew and I.  They may not have names yet, but at least they were usable before Christmas!

 

After our additional guests left, Mom, Dad, Matthew, and I decorated some gluten free Christmas cookies.  We used different flours this year and they turned out just as good as the regular cookies.

 

Christmas day was very low key here at the Lazy G Ranch.  We didn't even start the day's festivities until about 10 am.  Here is what the tree looked like with all of the gifts and stockings (and cats, of course).

 

Matthew the elf delivering gifts.

 

Apparently both mom and I forgot to take photos during unwrapping, but here is another one of Matthew with all of his gifts.  Thank you everyone for your thoughtfulness!

 

At least we didn't forget the holiday family photo.  Maybe some day we'll get my brother Nathan in one again!

 

 

While the guys were playing with their new toys, Mom and I went on our traditional Christmas horseback ride.  We really enjoyed the sunshine after so many days of rain!