Someone else remembered to snap this photo of the delicious Yule log and the handmade Sprungli chocolate pinecone cake while I was busy defending these delightful confections from the hungry hordes.
Amelia and Kurt were delighted to receive this gift of a month-long lottery ticket. Just look at those faces! You'd think they had already won!
Ian models the nice, warm sweater that he recieved from his Grossmami.
Another Christmas Eve tradition, this one from the Americans. "Some Assembly Required". This process is usually accomplished solely by the Dad in the family, but as demonstrated here, sometimes it can be expedited by cooperative participation of both parental units. This also serves to test the stability of the marital relationship.
Fortunately, this project was successfully completed without any major discord, although there were a few tense moments.
Fast forward to Christmas morning. Ian only took a brief moment before making his first package selection. Without any prompting, he knew just what to do....
He was pretty good about cleaning up after himself. After tearing off each piece of paper, he handed each one to his dad to put in the trash bag. I bet that will all change by next year.
Later on Christmas day, we all rode the bus over to Grossmami and Grosspapi Steiger's, where we had a delicious meal. Amelia made this delectable Italian creme cake, as well as another whole carrot cake just for Lisa. Sorry we can't bring any of the carrot cake home for a certain person.
Getting ready for the bus ride home. Ian had finally swallowed all the food that he had packed in his cheeks. He usually looks like a squirrel for about an hour after each meal, and you have to check his cheeks before bedtime to make sure he doesn't still have dessert in there.
Aww look at my little man! Yes, I vouch..those cakes are delish.
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