Christmas: Part 1 - The House of King

On Monday evening, We Three Kings went to Cousin Lilyana's house for a delightful dinner and gift exchange. Someone gave Jessica a hard time for "viewing the world through a camera," so she let someone else take the pictures. She is hoping they share them soon so she can post some of the fun images.

Christmas: Part 2 - The House of Beile

CONFINED!

UNCLE TROY FINDS ONE OF ZANEY'S TICKLE BUTTONS

HIL HELPS ISAAC INSPECT ONE OF HIS GIFTS

MMM...ISN'T THE PAPER THE BEST PART???

"WORKER MAN" ZANE AND HIS MOST FAVORITIST PRESENT - A TOOL BELT

APPARENTLY SEVERELY FEVERISH WITH GIMME-MORE-PRESENTS-ITIS, AVA SHOWS OFF SOME OF HER GOODIES
THE MATRIARCH (WITH LUCY) & THE PATRIARCH WERE CAUGHT ON CAMERA, UNAWARES
HIL & NOE CHECK OUT A PHOTO ALBUM OF EVENTS FROM THE PAST YEAR
SEEMS AS THOUGH HIL AND JESS HAVE SIMILAR TASTE IN MEN
AVA'S PARENTS
THE BEST PRESENT EVER

Soggy Victorian Christmas in Nevada City

We walked in the nearly freezing drizzle for a
while before heading to Mountain Mikes in Grass
Valley for dinner.
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THE STREETS WERE DESERTED
TRYING TO STAY DRY IN A GIFT SHOP
VENDING MACHINE JUNKIES
VIDEO GAME JUNKIES
FOUR CHRISTMAS HAMS
BUTTERFLY PIRATESS
HMM - DUNNO ABOUT THIS GUY
THE MOMS

Christmas Cookies by Ava

SHE MIXED...

SHE DECORATED...



SHE ATE!

Ava's Debut Performance: the Winter Program at Foskett Ranch Elementary

All four kindergarten classes performed
"Angel Band" and "Mitten Song" together.
Which one is Ava?
Find the left corner of the white screen above the children...
Under that corner there is a boy wearing a Santa hat...
To the left of that boy is Miss King wearing her pink/brown hat...
Isn't she adorable???

Mom & Dad went backstage to congratulate Ava
on her first spectacular public appearance.
She was upset that she had to go back to class
instead of going home with them.