Merry Christmas

Today was Bode's 11th Christmas, and what a merry one it was.  We got back from the mountains a few days ago, and we've spent them being lazy.  We did do some last minute shopping, and Ashley did some painting in the dining room (it looks lovely--I'll post a new dining room pic later in the week), but otherwise, we just hung out.  We watched some movies and read (even Bode).  I think the days before Christmas are my favorite part of the holiday season.

Last night, Ashley was playing the piano, while Bode was just enjoying some time with his dogs.

I tried to get the two of them to sing some songs while we played the piano, but neither was really game for that.  Thus, we watched a bit of Christmas Vacation and Bode and I also watched an episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.  At some point, we got everything ready for Santa's arrival.  Bode was a bit amped up, but after awhile, he went to sleep.  I took a nice picture of the tree--didn't quite catch the fat man in action though...

We woke up around 8 am, and quickly discovered new presents under the tree.  Before diving into the pile of presents (Santa brought me some alliteration), we paused for some pictures.

Bode was kind enough to get the dogs a new rope toy.  They immediately started tugging on it, but this lasted only a few mintues before Barkely took it outside.

We attacked the presents with a controlled manic attack.  We all received some wonderful presents--clothes, Nerf guns, books, a drone, some awesome science items, and, of course, some Star Wars stuff.

We spent the morning getting to know our new toys.  We then headed up to Denver and had a wonderful dinner with David, Jennie, Teddy, Charlie, Jennie's Dad, Larry, and two of Jennie's aunts.  We all ate too much and enjoyed more presents.

We had a wonderful afternoon with David and Jennie.  We are now at home, resting, and getting ready for another episode of S.H.I.E.L.D.  Merry Christmas to all :-)