On Christmas Eve we traditionally have a family talent show, using Christmas themes or music. This year Griffin, 9, played his cello for us. He has taken the instrument only 2 months and I was really impressed with his touch and his bond with his cello. He is a sensitive musician (which I already knew), but it was amazing to watch and hear him be so good already!
You go, Griffin! Of course, this is not the correct seating, but he adjusted well.
Amanda, 3, couldn't make it past 6 PM Christmas day. But she is totally in her comfort zone, surrounded by new softie frog and laptop, and old real pet cat. 
Okay, this is the 3rd time I have tried to unclog my blog. We shall see if it comes through now. The weather today was too blah to get anything good so I just shot into our tree. Have a wonderful rest of Christmas Eve day, and a peaceful Christmas Day! 
When Dick and I did our AM walk 1 day last week, I grabbed my camera because of the hoar frost. I "gave" him permission to trot on ahead so I could get up close and personal to the flora. This one is a blackberry thorn.
Just a dried reed leaf.
Cedar tips on an old fence post
I was the accompanist for the performing school choir one day last week. Not much time for browsing, so I chose the Kris Kringle store!
I posted these same shots on an international photography site, and this particular one won the Feature Photo! It is a plain leaded glass reflecting a Christmas tree decked in red and green shiny ornaments. I had to get into another embarassing position to capture the colors.
To get this reflecting ball without myself in it was really tricky. I finally had to get down, really down, on the floor and I think it worked! These are more pics from the outing to Molbak's.
This bowl-full of ornaments makes me laugh. I call it a Pile of Giggles.
This is a photo of a lady's cart of goodies. She seemed gracious when I asked if I could photograph her collection of things, but I had to wonder what she was really thinking!
Another poinsettia - my new favorite color.