Happy Holidays

We had a wonderful Christmas here at home with our little bundles, friends and neighbors. Christmas Eve, Auntie Suzette spent the night with us after braving the elements to get across on the ferry from Seattle. Thanks to her neighbor Becky for taking her to the ferry on that side and our neighbor James for picking her up on this side. The babies fell asleep about 15 minutes before I was due downtown to pick her up and James graciously agreed to make the run for me. Here is a photo of Auntie Suzette and Peytine on Christmas Eve:


Darin read "Night Before Christmas" to the twins that night - here is a photo and a video clip of that cute event:




Christmas morning we had the "overnight coffee cake" for breakfast that Darin had mixed up the night before and then the adults opened our stockings. After the babies got up we fed them breakfast and then set them on the couch to open their stockings. Here they are - of course first the stockings went in their mouths and then everything in them. Here are a few photos:





The two little huskies (photo taken earlier in the week wearing the outfits from Uncle Jeff & Auntie Bonnita) each got a University of Washington hard board book in their stocking. Elijah's is titled "Little Husky's first football game" in which the little huskies beat the little cougars OF COURSE! Peytine's book is "University of Washgington 101" and includes everything a baby needs to know about going to college at the UW (Mommy's alma mater)!!


Christmas afternoon our neighbors Keith and Jessie and Keith's brother Talon, Jean's old friend from Seattle college days and our neighbor down the street Beth, and Suzette all shared dinner with us. We enjoyed good food and good company and finished it off with a raspberry trifle for desert.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. We love it when you post comments so we know you are out there keeping tabs on us!

Darin, Jean and the Twins