One of our holiday traditions, the gingerbread house, is a bit of a mess to build
but provides enjoyment for all
Another tradition, the Christmas tree, also provides enjoyment for all
and a mess to clean up Reggie's pine needle barf
Grandma Joan sewed reusable fabric bags to substitute for wrapping paper
making our Xmas tree a little greener
With newly knitted hats from Chinda, we attended the Midwinter Revels in Cambridge
Erin picked up some HU merch
It was very cold for our Xmas Eve caroling at the town bandstand
I knocked out the NYT's biggest ever Super-Mega crossword
Xmas morning
Once again family, friends, and Santa were very generous with gifts
The Lexington reservoir froze enough for us to brave skating over the shallows
Then we headed down to Maryland where amazingly there was ice on the dredge pond at Katy and Brad's
The kids ate their first pomegranate
Tessie composed a song on the piano
and then it was over to Claire and Peter's for costume parties. First, the Betsy-Tacy party
They watched 70s TV from the Nancy Drew-Hardy Boys show
and then it was on to a Renaissance New Year's party
Xmas
Tessie composing
Pond hockey
The end of our annual LOTR movie binge
