christmas pictorial

12.23.09

BFFs riding shotgun:

Bannisters don't mess around when it comes to Christmas trees.

12.24.09

Mom had big plans for the fam:

The pond froze over:

So we went ice skating:

It was smooth as glass in the middle:

Then we had hot cocoa afterward:

After church, we made snowflakes:

Dad is the master snowflake maker:

Jayne focusing intensely:

Christmas Eve pjs!

Every Christmas Eve, my dad reads The Night Before Christmas. This year, we called Robert on speakerphone so he could hear too.

12.25.09 - Merry Christmas!

Santa came:

Yummy Christmas dinner:

Pool tourney:

Shaking hands after Jayne defeated me soundly:

Doug strategizing?

The bracket Mom made. Yes, she made a bracket.

(Doug ended up winning!)

12.26.09 -Boxing Day

We watched some soccer & lounged pretty much all day.

12.27.09

Fam went to Grandma & Grandpa Lynk's, and Doug & I went to Victoria & Jeremy's. V, I didn't get any pics of the 2 of us. Frown face.

Cute Christmas mantel:

The Mookster:

Sidenote: Who is 6 months pregnant, works full time, has a long-haired dog and still has floors this clean?!

12.28.09

We had to complete Mom's schedule, so we decorated cookies.

All in all, a wonderful Christmas (with the exception of Robert's absence). I'm sad I didn't get to see more people while we were home & that we'll miss Bannister Christmas.

Happy New Year's Eve!