Christmas North, Finale – Out Of Their Minds Design

The movie “Cars” has a sort of sequel that came out on DVD only… this is a set that lets you launch a car through a loop and off a ramp… He couldn’t see what it was at first… See this image larger.

Now he gets it. It was around here that he said something like “Hey guys, look! It’s the WHOLE SET!” I have no idea why he would say this, but we all cracked up. See this image larger.

Daddy tries to help put it together… See this image larger.

Another winner! He loves it! See this image larger.

Video
Click here to see Mater in action, as shot by Grampa Dave.

Mommy took this awesome shot while I was busy downstairs stealing all of Grampa Dave’s photos off of his camera. See this image larger.

After a very satisfying day, Mommy and Nina take a rest! See this image larger.

Anything can be a “super ian” mask or cape. 😉 See this image larger.

An awesome time was had by all, thanks to Grandma Marcia and Grampa Dave for a great visit, and their generosity and hospitality! (I know, we hosted, but Marcia brings stuff, bless her!) This was pretty much a perfect Christmas North… we had big fluffy snowflakes falling outside, the tree parked right in the corner of our living room, Ian was a very courteous, well-behaved little boy, and Nina started feeling better toward the end of the day. (I should have figured out how to light the fireplace? Maybe next year. 😉 )

And so now I turn my attention to Christmas South. It is going to be a little bit before I actually get all this stuff organized for the blog. Guess how many pictures I’ve got for the trip in total? Did you guess 1,181? If so, you’re exactly right… I’ll try to make it happen fast, wish me luck! Here’s a few bonus photos (these from the 19th) to buy me a little time…

It is always awesome to me when Ian and Nina can play together at all. It just seems sort of natural that it won’t last more than a second without some kind of explosion, but sometimes these two get along for 10-15 minutes… for their ages, I’m pleased as punch with that. See this image larger.

Oatmeal, she wears it well! See this image larger.