Around noon on Christmas Day we piled in the car and headed over the snowy pass to Quincy. Clara has really gotten into a lot of holiday songs and books this year and seemed a little confused that it was Christmas and there wasn't any snow. Good ole' Western Washington for ya! As we approached the pass she started oohing and aahing at all the snow. There really wasn't a ton for that area but it was very impressive to her. She was disappointed that we wouldn't stop and play in it, in our Christmas clothes of course. Well, not long after being at Grandma Carol's we noticed that there was some Christmas snow starting to fall. Somebody was SO excited that she raced outside and immediately tried to catch a flake on her tongue. The snow didn't last long, but either did Clara's patience. Soon she was distracted by thoughts of Grandma's dinner and more presents and right back inside. In the days following she talked about how cool the Christmas snow was because she had hoped for some snow. What a good reminder it is about what things kids notice. In the hustle and bustle of gifts, food, travel and family the wonder of this tiny bit of snow still meant something special to her.
Christmas Day was a nice day for us all. We did our best to laugh often and share some nice memories of Murray. There were some tough moments, but we were comforted by being together. Our girls helped in keeping things lighthearted with their silliness and excitement of the day.
Daddy and his Baby Girls
Janie and her baby! She loves dollies, especially feeding them and them flinging them in their beds with a "Nite, Nite, Baby."
Uncle Elmer and Janie have a little bond. He spoils her with attention and she eats it up!
Clara opening up her gift!
I attempted taking more photos but I received a new lens for Christmas from Kevin and am still getting used to using it. I thought I was getting some good photos but they ended up really blurry.
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