We came home to our first real Central New York snow. There was so much snow on top of the Accord that you couldn't see the van parked next to it. Joseph took it upon himself to knock down the icicles he could reach; some of the ones hanging off the houses in the area are at least 6 feet long. Joseph and Lena improvised a snowman. We finished the day with some snow ice cream.
Holden spent the entire time in North Carolina on the sofa or being carried so that the dogs wouldn't nibble on his toes. His phobia continued at Rebecca's house until Jeff introduced him to Squeakers. Holden decided Squeakers could join him on the sofa, but those other dogs still can't be trusted.
After celebrating Christmas in North Carolina, we traveled to Tennessee to see Rebecca and Jeff. We met in Asheville to see the national gingerbread house competition (where the picture in the sleigh was taken) and then went to Johnson City where Joseph flew a plane, Lena drove a tractor, and Holden blasted off into space at the Hands-On Museum.
We were lucky enough to open presents twice this year! Once at our house before our holiday travels and once at Gigi's house on Christmas day. We all ended up with a ton of new treasures.
