10 days: Zingerman's for lunch

It's on everyone's Christmas to-do list, isn't it?

11 days: a bit of Christmas coloring

Calvin is actually coloring our Christmas cards this year (which is why the lot of them isn't yet done...), but coloring with Aunt Rachel and Uncle Steve in Christmas activity books found in the free bin at our library book sale is three times as much fun.

12 days: The family picture, and a little more

And the countdown begins. It's an important part of the holiday season—the obligatory family photo, the one that is included in the family album and often in the Christmas cards; the one that gets posted on the blog. We took ours today at Calvin's second piano recital, thanks to a tripod and the helpful fingers of family. We snapped a few extras, too.

0 days: May your Christmas be merry and bright!

7AM has come, and so has Santa.

1 day: Twas the Night Before Christmas