Christmas 2014

Our Christmas festivities were great this year, starting with decorating the tree and visiting Santa at the mall.  We had saved the tree topper for last so Parker could put it on, but she was scared, see video.  Our girl has a bit of acrophobia.

The visit with Santa went very well this year.  Parker kept saying she was going to sit on Santa's lap before the visit, but I didn't believe it until I saw it. Graham didn't know what to think about the bearded stranger, just kind of warily checked him out.  Even though we went on a Sunday morning, the line was long, but both kids did great waiting.

Afterwards we grabbed some lunch and rode the carousel in the mall.

It was our turn to host the annual Goforth Christmas Eve party!  Greg has a large family, most of which live in the area.  We had 25 adults and 17 kids, by far our biggest party yet.  We used our new smoker (the Pit Barrel Cooker, which we highly recommend) and cooked 23 lbs of brisket and 10 lbs of wings. It was a good time and so nice to see everyone.

Christmas day was low key with hanging around the house opening gifts, followed by a walk.

We went to Papa G and Sandy's for dinner that evening and had a great time visiting with Sandy's mother, two daughters, and granddaughter.