Christmas 2010
Yes, Christmas is over but I finally have time to post some photos. This year I actually did some baking! A tin of cookies and bottle of wine appeared on our doorstep one evening with no note. Since we are in a new neighborhood, I decided to start the tradition of giving my immediate neighbors gifts (I had debated a while about starting such a thing since I will have to continue it each year). We still don't know who left the goodies.
I made cornflake wreaths (in the background) and two kinds of ginger snaps.
I also bought and decorated glass ornaments with alcohol inks (spread inside the ornaments). They were all supposed to be gifts but I gave just a few out and put the rest on our tree. I really liked how they turned out.
We drove to my parents house in Valparaiso, Indiana to spend several days there. My sister and her family took the Amtrak train from the DC area to Indiana. 
One day we had lunch at Industrial Revolution. The restaurant had construction worker figures on the roof like they were eating lunch (but their lunchboxes look like laptops) while building a skyscraper. Inside were a few other figures, TVs with documentaries and old comedies (like the Three Stooges), and a train track going around the perimeter of the ceiling.
On the 24th we drove to Lafayette to meet my brother and his kids ("halfway" between Valpo and Indy) for a few hours. Along I-65, there are fields of wind turbines now. I hadn't been that way for quite a while and was amazed at how many were there. We went bowling and had lunch. The cousins got to spend some time together and the adults got to use the gutter bumpers in bowling [it sure helped my score!].
On the 25th we went sledding! I hadn't gone for years. Above is a photo of John and Hannah going down backwards. One of the sleds always turned around part way down the hill - didn't know which way was forward.
This is my sister and her husband getting ready to race down the hill with some pushing from their daughters, Claire and Hannah. I hadn't planned on actually getting on a sled but I did. It was fun although the sleds were not really steerable (my brother-in-law did get a photo of me in mid wipe out). 
My husband LOVES popcorn and eats it daily when possible. Last year, we stopped by a farm storefront near Delphos, Ohio on the way home for him to buy a 50 lb bag fresh from the farm. This year that couple had retired so he found another place in the same area. No storefront this time! The farm was busy with corn activity (loading trailers and packaging). He bought another 50 lb bag (and no, the other bag is not finished yet). The poor GPS (see in photo above) was a bit confused and wanted us to drive through the fields a couple miles to the highway.
I made cornflake wreaths (in the background) and two kinds of ginger snaps.
I also bought and decorated glass ornaments with alcohol inks (spread inside the ornaments). They were all supposed to be gifts but I gave just a few out and put the rest on our tree. I really liked how they turned out.
We drove to my parents house in Valparaiso, Indiana to spend several days there. My sister and her family took the Amtrak train from the DC area to Indiana. 
One day we had lunch at Industrial Revolution. The restaurant had construction worker figures on the roof like they were eating lunch (but their lunchboxes look like laptops) while building a skyscraper. Inside were a few other figures, TVs with documentaries and old comedies (like the Three Stooges), and a train track going around the perimeter of the ceiling.
On the 24th we drove to Lafayette to meet my brother and his kids ("halfway" between Valpo and Indy) for a few hours. Along I-65, there are fields of wind turbines now. I hadn't been that way for quite a while and was amazed at how many were there. We went bowling and had lunch. The cousins got to spend some time together and the adults got to use the gutter bumpers in bowling [it sure helped my score!].
On the 25th we went sledding! I hadn't gone for years. Above is a photo of John and Hannah going down backwards. One of the sleds always turned around part way down the hill - didn't know which way was forward.
This is my sister and her husband getting ready to race down the hill with some pushing from their daughters, Claire and Hannah. I hadn't planned on actually getting on a sled but I did. It was fun although the sleds were not really steerable (my brother-in-law did get a photo of me in mid wipe out). 
My husband LOVES popcorn and eats it daily when possible. Last year, we stopped by a farm storefront near Delphos, Ohio on the way home for him to buy a 50 lb bag fresh from the farm. This year that couple had retired so he found another place in the same area. No storefront this time! The farm was busy with corn activity (loading trailers and packaging). He bought another 50 lb bag (and no, the other bag is not finished yet). The poor GPS (see in photo above) was a bit confused and wanted us to drive through the fields a couple miles to the highway.
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