is it over already?

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Well, Alfie's gone and holiday time is waning.  I can't believe it's over already... we very much felt the shortened season this year.  Here, in pictures, is a brief review.

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From the spiced pineapple hot buttered rum to the chocolate fountain (and especially the chocolate fountain!), our neighborhood progressive dinner is my new favorite holiday tradition.

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We opened presents and made a mess.

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IMG_0317 Christmas dinner was pork tenderloin and champagne, of course.

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IMG_0366 We had a few cocktails and Callum climbed the walls.

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IMG_0422 A lovely dinner out, complete with Callum cooking us Kobe beef.

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IMG_0321 We're overwhelmed and tuckered out, but our holiday season was joyous and bright.