Our Colorful Christmas

 It snowed the day after David and I got to Bloomington.

 The sunrises were spectacular.

But they weren't the only colorful thing about this Christmas. Nola dyed her hair with red stripes, and Mom planned to dye hers green for a Christmas theme. This is the moment when we all realized that it was not going to be green.

It was a lovely aquamarine.

 Jacob and Granddad also dressed festively for the holiday.

On Christmas morning the whole family gathered in the living room.

 Sarah and Jacob got flashing lights in their stockings -- one set for fingers, one for teeth.

The dogs got Christmas presents too. We had four dogs at Christmas this year: Socks, Chacko, Toto, and Mitzi.

 Toto and Mitzi spent most of the morning on Jackie's lap.

 While Chacko hung out with Brenda and Will.

Then we all had an amazing Christmas brunch: Nola's egg-and-cheese strata, Dad's roasted potatoes, my baked French toast, Mom's fennel-orange salad, plus cakes and artichoke dip. There were Christmas crackers containing prizes, jokes, and paper crowns.

And we enjoyed our very colorful Christmas.