Cortney and Jon Ophoff's Family Site - Photo Albums

Photo Albums > December 2008 (72)

Climbing the pile of shoveled snow. 12/1
Helping. After the work is done, that is. 12/1
A little song helps the work go by faster. 12/1
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The Thomas Kinkaid style scene at the Dexter Tree lighting ceremony. 12/5
Staying warm at the Dexter tree lighting ceremony. 12/5
One very big, very bright snowflake. 12/5
Who needs a flash when they have a snowflake? 12/5
The tree we came to see lit in the 15 degree weather. 12/5
Meeting with Baby Jesus. 12/5
Meeting with King 1, who looked like Sinterklaas to him... 12/5
Our shoes by the fireplace on Saint Nicholas Eve. 12/5
Sinterklaas brought Christmas PJs, books, an orange, and coins to share. 12/6
Opening gifts on Saint Nicholas Day. 12/6
Ho ho ho. 12/6
Receiving an heirloom chair gift - very special! 12/6
"It's a boat!" he says... 12/6
A new sled for Saint Nicholas Day! 12/6
Riding the bus to school before dinner. 12/6
Playing with Opa in the sled (or the boat, as he thought it might be). 12/6
The beatiful Redwood tree we got for Christmas. 12/7
Trying out his new sled. 12/7
It takes a little help when you aren't that heavy... 12/7
It's cold out here. 12/7
Street band at Greenfield Village - I swear they were there last year. 12/12
Outside the old courthouse (at Greenfield Holiday Nights). 12/12
Looking over the square from inside the (heated) old courthouse. 12/12
Poor freezing cold fife and drumb band... 12/12
Jon, Dave, and Sarah at Greenfield. 12/12
One final romantic scene before we go warm up for the night. 12/12
12 days: a Christmas craft at the library. 12/13
12 days: meeting a reindeer! 12/13
12 days: we all loved meeting the reindeer. 12/13
12 days: Ice sculpting for a Victorian Christmas? 12/13
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12 days: comforting baby Jesus. 12/13
12 days: checking out the bird and squirrel treats on the downtown tree. 12/13
12 days: waiting his turn. 12/13
12 days: "I want an Africn Wild Dog" 12/13
12 days: lunch with Saint Nicholas at the Koney Island. 12/13
Playing chess at Foggy Bottom (our little coffee shop). 12/13
Power move! 12/13
check mate in 3-2-1.... 12/13
Getting ready to read Flat Stanley before bed. 12/13
And the Margaret Wise Brown Christmas book - awesome book, btw. 12/13
All the animals WILL fit in the stable... 12/14
Tonight it resembles nothing so much as a game of Tetris. 12/14
Best seat in the house. 12/16
It's fun because HE'S not shoveling. 12/17
A parade of "helpers" 12/17
Saint Nicholas, the second meeting. 12/17
It's amazing how terrible the colors look online versus in Photoshop. 12/17
The flash was so awful I turned it off after this... 12/17
Great color, blurry pic. That's the authoritative tone with hand motions! 12/17
The (unfortunately blurry) money shot. "A sleeper car. yeah!" 12/17
That is a lot of snow coming down... 12/19
A goodly amount to shovel, and it's still coming down. 12/19
Yup. Still coming down. 12/19
So, does your tongue stick to a dog at the right temperature? 12/19
Apparently not. 12/19
We have a lot of driveway, but not a lot of snow space. It piles up. 12/19
Halfway there... 12/19
A brief break on the snow mountains. 12/19
The snow was THIS high, and we shovelled it all!
Before baking... 12/21
...during baking... 12/21
...almost done baking... 12/21
...and we're only a little flour covered. 12/21
Enjoying his "coffee" in such a cold day (it's just warm milk, of course). 12/21
Our little reader. 12/22
The Christmas Story in his Children's Bible. 12/22
It's the best reading seat in the house on a sunny day. 12/22