Dec 18th, Or there abouts :)

Michelle and Brendan came down to our Dad's house to hang out and trim the tree. We played outside until nap time then Brendan helped me do the decorating when Sam was asleep...Sam's really into helping, especially helping to shovel the driveway. (He likes to say, "it's a VERY important job, very important.")








Brendan and I decorated the Christmas tree at Grampy Gill's house this year.





So, here's some of my favorite ornaments...I had (and am still having) a ton of fun with my new lens (such a narrow focus field!)...anyway, every year we, as the Dyker family, get one new ornament that encapsulates something about that year.



Sam's first ornament (marking his proud Canadian heritage), our 2006 ornament (with the Bluenose pictured on the other side...very maritime, specially Nova Scotia), and a light house ornament, also from 2006...


Another Sam ornament with a Grampy Gill Mounty Moose one...


These are the 'first year' ornaments for me, Michelle and Mike...


Sam's three 'first year' ornaments (the third is kind of blurry, but is a green book noting the details of Sam's first Christmas) with my dad's 'Ed' snowman...


A 2006 ornament with the nativity on it and a 2007 San Diego Zoo one...


A cluster of icicles with a Grampy Gill snowman arranged by Brendan...