Team Vallentine Christmas 2015

Pre Christmas fun:

The Christmas wreath I made myself!

Ada's visit to Santa, with her friend Jacob

Christmas photo shoot for Christmas cards that are late for everyone (or haven't even been sent yet)

Sugar high following IKEA

Sugar crash following IKEA

Christmas Eve:

Opening the now traditional Christmas Eve present

Christmas Day at home:

Scoot train down the stairs on Christmas morning

"Just what I wanted!" said on opening every present

Mark tries out his Christmas/birthday/Christmas/birthday present

Boxing Day at Nanny Kate's house:

Rocking horse from Nepal (Yes, Kate got that back in her suitcase. No, no one knows how.)

Calling his friends to tell them about his presents

Super girl tries out her new uniform

The best boots ever

I'm trying this out this Christmas

Brining the turkey before cooking tomorrow. We'll see how it goes!

Huuuuuuuuuuuug

Silly runs in the family

Ada on the road

With her tray set up, and looking at the Mississippi.

Ada, Avery and Audrey

We met my friend Amanda and her daughters Audrey and Avery for lunch. They're all getting so big!

Ada got to visit the cockpit!

I was super excited... Ada went super shy and only showed her face on the promise of chocolate!

Consequently, I'm the one in the pilot's hat!

(The story is that when we were boarding, I asked the flight attendant if at some point during the flight we could get a signature for Ada's flight book. She said "would you like to visit the pilot?" I jumped at the chance and Ada was excited too, until she got there and there were a bunch of adults looking at her.)