Although we haven’t quite made it to the new year, we have been celebrating the holiday season pretty hard in our family. It started with the opening of stockings at home before heading up to Rockville.
Once we’d emptied the ol’ mantle decorations, we piled in the car and headed north(west). Ada spent most of her Christmas Eve eating wrapping paper and ignoring gifts. We’d suspected that might be the way things played out so no one had hurt feelings.
On Christmas morning Ada got to test out the new sled she got from Oma and Opa. As you can see, we didn’t exactly enjoy a white Christmas this year, but there were enough ice crystals to make a quick ride around the yard possible.
The bright side was that the lack of snow made traveling a breeze. We were able to scoot back down to St. Paul at a reasonable hour to enjoy Christmas with the Nelsons. I made Ada sport a Christmas dress for the occasion. Or at least for the first fifteen minutes of the occasion. I got mom shamed for putting her in a garment which impeded her ability to move, so she quickly transitioned to tights and a sweatshirt.
Although the Christmas gatherings came to and end, we did get to hang out at Como Zoo with Andy and Heidi (who were in from Michigan). I failed to get any pictures of the little monster with our out-of-town pals, but you can tell from this face that she was enjoying the visit.
What a hardy little bugger!
We Ruprechts hope you and yours have had a lovely holiday season thus far, and that you continue bask in happiness and joy well into the new year. There is so much to celebrate!
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