Christmas

Snow in Portland?!?! On Christmas?!?! Yup. C'mon, sing with me...

"I'm . . . dreaming . . . of a white . . .

This is a selection of art given to me by my best friend's 5 year old daughter while I was visiting them at their house. She did all of this herself without any suggestions from anyone. The two things I like most are the spelling of the words (the small strip on the far left of this picture above Buddy's tail reads: HO HO HO SANTU KLOS) and that she accurately left one of Buddy's legs off.

This is gauffe(sp?), a traditional french holiday cookie that my family has been making for years.
Gaufrette
Part of Speech: n
Definition: a thin crisp fan-shaped French wafer, often served alongside a dessert.

Ever since I can remember, when Thanksgiving rolls around, our family starts making this stuff and we munch on it through Christmas. Can't say it has much healthy nutritional value, but it sure is delicious!

The epitomy of children at Christmastime: Giving a big hug whilst holding a gun. (In this case, a gun that shoots nerf-like foam tubes with suction cups on the ends. No shooting your eye out !)

The fam