For sure the family Christmas party at the cabin is a highlight of the year for me. I'm hoping that an old fashioned Christmas tradition is being established that the kids will have fond memories of for the rest of their lives. And I'm hoping that when the kids are young adults they will insist on the tradition being upheld.

So first need to make the decorations for the Christmas Tree.


And then go cut the tree - with a late basketball game and the sun setting at 5pm the tree was cut in the dark this year. The kids all took turns in sawing down the tree.




Back to a warm fire


And a good dinner


And then the presents!!!






But we can't forget the lake. That's what started all this!!!
A hard working crew breaking ice the next morning. Even in wintertime kids still like to play with water!!