Happy Christmas to All!

Mom arrived last Friday and helped get the house ready for Christmas Day. On Sunday, we baked cookies with the kids and several of their friends (Sekou, Mohamed and Shaaim)...they all went home with full baskets of Pfeffernusse, Mrs. Leonard's Cut Out Cookies, Cookie Candy Canes and Peanut Butter Blossoms (aka Kissy Cookies), to share with their families (although Sekou told me that Mohamed ate them all himself that same night).

Dwight got home late Saturday night because he was in Evansville again. He's made 2 trips in the past month. Once to evict the evil tenants. And the second time to check on the house and prepare it for renting (wish us better luck this time around). Luckily he made it home in time to give Rumbles his Christmas present. Rumbles loves to open gifts and he was very enthusastic about his new squeaky bird toys.
Punch wasn't so sure about the packages. She ate a dog biscuit while it was still wrapped and then let Rumbles open the rest of the gifts. Slowly throughout the day, she collected all the toys on her new cushion. Sly dog.

Siobhan and Henry had a good Christmas. Both received many nice gifts. Siobhan, however, did not get the "real pig like Babe" that was on her list. Thank god for that!

More tomorrow about the post-Christmas touristy things we did with Grandma.