December with the Rahns!

most appropriate Christmas present for our house! :) 

Early visit with Santa!

Let's build a village...

Breck returned.....hoping for snow!

Tis the season, and time to decorate!

Searching for our tree - our annual trek to Snicker's Gap Tree Farm!

So cozy!!!

Pause the holiday fun to recognize Katie at the Excellence in Education banquet

Another pause as Katie and friends participate in the LCPS Computer Science Family night

And she gets accepted into George Mason University...honors college and computer science...

ELF movie party!!

 A quick visit to GMU to show Carleigh around and do some shopping....

Cookie making with Leo...

Waiting for Santa on the fire trucks...

Christmas Eve Eve sunset hiking at Bear's Den...

Wouldn't be Christmas without the Donny and Marie 1978 Christmas special...

Christmas Eve fun!

annual 'Twas the Night Before Christmas reading...

Christmas morning....

Last big event of the year...Virginia family Christmas party....with visiting Pennsylvania family