Isaac's First Christmas

 We enjoyed a quiet Christmas this year.  On Christmas Eve, we walked three minutes to our church's candlelight service and stopped along the way in front of the "Christmas House" for a family photo.  Yet another example of fun quirkiness happening in our 'hood.  Our friend, Becca, joined us for church, admitting she hadn't been to a Christmas Eve service since the '90's.  This year she had a hankering and asked if she could join us.  :)

Brian and Isaac went up for children's time together, as has been the case every Sunday we've gone to church together.  It's their thing.  :)

Isaac had already fallen asleep for the night, and we woke him up for the service.  He did great and was calm and content until the very end, when he made it clear he had had enough.  We brought him home, he nursed, and went back to sleep for a solid 10 hours.  Merry Christmas to us!

Brian made his trademark sourdough pancakes for breakfast Christmas morning.

Isaac is thrilled!

Maude is hopeful to get some syrupy plates to lick.

Brian and Isaac do their morning "push-ups" to help breakfast settle.

These two are very interested in each other.

Merry Christmas from Isaac, with a little avocado on the side...

We spent most of Christmas Day just hanging out and simultaneously preparing to host dinner with some new friends from church.  We cleaned and cooked and had a nice dinner with Jeff & Tonda, who  both hail from the Midwest and are new to Juneau.  We had a good visit with them, and ate Amish Peanut Butter over ice cream for dessert.  (Merry Christmas to Mama!)  :)