Happy Christmas to All

Thanks to Aunt Magen, Uncle Dave, Braxton, Amelia, Evan, Nana, and Papa for a great Christmas visit!

Thanks for the photo too, Magen! Not easy to get almost everyone in one picture, and with the FoxCycle too!

Great to see Franklin spend some time with his cousins:

And adorable, if a little poignant that even after we've been back almost a week he still asks about going back to "Aunt Magen's house" :)

Delicious food too!

Here we see sweet potatoes on their way to being roasted with coconut milk, cilantro, and my favorite condiment, Sriracha:

So yummy! Recipe here.

And an excellent pork roast:


Plus a mini Christmas concert thanks to Braxton!

What you can't see in this photo, of course, is an enthusiastic Franklin, clapping and saying "And again, Jingle Bells!"

A few more photos, by the way, in a set on Flickr.

At first he didn't like the cold (and don't even ask about trying to go sledding during nap time), but eventually Franklin seemed to enjoy the snow:


Perfect weather for hot cocoa:

Not a bad spot to stop for a sip either!

We also visited Great Aunt Dorothy, which was good, though I forgot to take any pictures there.

Had to take this one on the way though: maybe, unlike us, you heard about all the Dominick's grocery stores (no relation) being permanently closed around Chicago. So weird being inside one on its last day:


Okay, thanks everyone for the fun!

And to all a good night!