Christmas in Afton
For starters, it was very, very cold. Much of the time, the temperature was below zero. Grandma Olson loved it!
We were greeted by Santa's Little Reindeer...
...who, of course, wanted at all times to have her nose in a book. Grandpa read and sang to her I'll Love You Forever--over and over and over again. Something about that story made her very somber.
Her sobriety disappeared, though, when it came time to attack the presents. Hallie quickly added an new word to her rapidly-expanding vocabulary: "OPEN!"
She's a true Olson/Hansen or Hansen/Olson. She loves books. That is her new kitchen in the background, the assembly of which took Clay, ailing from the flu, a full day to complete.He was sooo happy...
Books are great, of course, but sugar-coated breakfast bombs run a close second...
Mother and Daughter appeared pleased that Santa left behind some of his chocolate-chip cookie dough.
Grandma is noticeably absent from any of these pictures. Her hands made it, though. Here she teaches Hallie the intricacies of the "Sing-A-Ma-Jig" from Aunt Kirsten. Hallie learned quickly to sing along.
Clay was thrilled with the fly-fishng gear bag that Jodie gave him. He gave her a sewing machine.
Hallie, in her Christmas dress, pilots her new push-toys around the house (and around and around and around...)
And finally, a moment of genuine cuteness from the star of the Christmas morning show
Books are great, of course, but sugar-coated breakfast bombs run a close second...
Mother and Daughter appeared pleased that Santa left behind some of his chocolate-chip cookie dough.
Grandma is noticeably absent from any of these pictures. Her hands made it, though. Here she teaches Hallie the intricacies of the "Sing-A-Ma-Jig" from Aunt Kirsten. Hallie learned quickly to sing along.
Clay was thrilled with the fly-fishng gear bag that Jodie gave him. He gave her a sewing machine.
Hallie, in her Christmas dress, pilots her new push-toys around the house (and around and around and around...)
And finally, a moment of genuine cuteness from the star of the Christmas morning show
such cute pictures! and dad, that one of hallie on your lap as your reading to her is priceless! super cute! i'm glad you guys had a great christmas and stayed warm...it looks like it was completely frozen!
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