A family of racoons moved in and were hibernating under the tree. The snowflakes were handmade by Homer. Each one is made from the name of a family member - Homer, Alicia, Eldon, Chan, Faith, Mike, Vonna, Brayden, Jonjon, and Zach
Brayden Strope
Nothing says "It's Christmas!" like a hokey, stop-animation movie from the 70's
Vonna making salsa. Alicia making cookies.
The kids made some Christmas posters.
Zoomy, our fish, got his present early - a new, bigger tank.
Faithy Girl
Jonathan Strope
Chan the Man
"All we are saaaaying is give peace a chaaaance..."
Christmas is a joyous time at the Purdy home
That was the last time Homer criticized Alicia's cookies.
CSI showed up to gather evidence
It's true. We were too lazy to wrap the last-minute gift FedEx delivered.
A tender moment between The Stormin' Stropes
Eldon and his loot
Faith and her booty
Chandler and his bounty
Homer with Zachary Strope
Christmas Dinner
What's funny AND sad is that Zachary was catatonic the whole time. His face never changed.
Browsing through Christmas Village
It's okay to love trains... just don't LOVE trains.
No one wanted to discuss the 100-pound, Christmas-light moose in the room
The actual, full-size Ogden sign is 8 blocks north of here
Believe it or not Faith slept on the floor of this room
Artoo came to live with us on Christmas day.
Fluffy, white snow makes for safe sledding
Brayden was, at the start of it, on Mike's back
Trudging through the snow is hard work for a 5-year-old
The Strope Family
The Purdy Family
Warming up again with hot chocolate
I felt so bad that Chandler's fun ended so quickly when he hurt his back.
A gorgeous view of the mountains next to our home
Nothing beats a nice cup of smokin' hotness - and hot chocolate, too
