Four Dogs, Four Brothers, and a Baby

When I go home for Christmas to California - it's madness (usually in a good way). This year was no exception.

This is Zickarot - our terrior mix dog. She's OLD - 16 to be exact. Sadly, this may have been Zicky's last Christmas with us. :( Poor old goat is on her last legs.


Next up is Hannah (I call her Hannie) - she's real sweet - just a real nutcase.


Obie - the big black lab who drives me nuts and knocks my coffee off the table with his tail. Here he is with brother Morgan.


Fred - the Portugeuse mix we got from the pound. He's pretty well behaved - we think we'll keep him. :)


Geoff!


Instead of my mother and step-dad cooking the whole meal this year, we each got assigned a different food to make - in the kitchen - at the same time. Again, madness.

As you can see - I was in charge of crescent rolls. (they put me in charge of the really complicated things, you see).


My masterpiece


After dinner was a game of football.

Here's brother AJ:


Brother Joe:


And brother Brandon - looking on sad because he wasn't able to play. He broke both bones in his leg during the last football game of the season. He was sported a big old red cast.


And here's the newest and most CUTE addition to the family - AJ and Khadijah's baby girl...Eulalia.








Who doesn't love a good game of Catchphrase to wrap up Christmas Day?



Sister-in-law, Jessica:


Geoff gets REALLY into Catchphrase - it's hilarious to watch him.


And there you have it. Christmas in California.