Christmas Was Good!

Christmas was pretty good to each of us.... Jacob and Fiona loved all there gifts. I told Etsuko that our kids are pretty spoiled... Here are some picture from our Christmas.












Hope you had a Merry Christmas... Oh yea... A Happy New Year!

Christmas Eve First's

I was doing my legs back routine and realized there are a lot of first for my family... I decided to take a picture of each of the big ones....

1. P90X


2. iPad Games


3. Xbox Gaming


4. Fiona watching a the DVD player (she is getting really big)


5. Toffee and Fudge (I made them both)


6. Minnesota


7. Christmas in Minnesota


We don't have snow yet... This was suppose to be our first white Christmas as a family.... Well see. Maybe there will be a Christmas miracle.

Christmas is almost here and NO SNOW!!!

I still can't believe my eyes!!! No Snow...

It has been pretty damn cold here the last couple of weeks. We had one real snow storm (it brought about 4 or 5 inches), but it melted off within a week. Etsuko said if the winters are like this... They aren't so bad... I said just wait a month :)....

We are gearing up for Christmas. This is our first year away from family. Luckly we have stuff like iPhones, iPads, Computers, and probably 20 other things to communicate on... I made fudge for the first time today! It turned out really good. I am on vacation for the next couple of days. I plan on eating fudge, cookies, candy, and red meat... I plan on drinking a lot of homebrew also...

It will also be an Xbox weekend... I want to beat Gears of War 1 and 2... Well see if it happens.

Here are some pictures of the last month or so

Our Christmas Tree (Frasier Fir)


Jacob at his first school concert




Can't forget about my Cascadian Dark Ale



MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christmas....

Well...

The snow has not came yet.. It kinda feels like the PNW (Pacific Northwest). Jacob and Fiona are really looking forward to Christmas. This will be the first Christmas with no extended family.

We got our Christmas tree up. I was a little apprehensive about the type of tree they sell here (I am used to a Noble Fir or a Grand Fir), but we found a really nice tree. I believe it was a Fraser Fir... It's very full and has strong limbs. Overall, I am impressed.

They opened up another flag ship Northern Brewer store! I went there today. It was great! I almost spent a lot of money, but then I remembered that it's the gift giving season. By for someone else and not for yourself... Right?... I do plan on getting another beer recipe. I am thinking of doing a Cascadian Dark Ale.

Minneapolis has a parade called the Holidazzal (I believe that is what it is called). We are going this year. I will put up pictures as soon as I get them...

Have a GREAT CHRISTMAS