Thursday, December 18, 2008

Time to Celebrate

After Alicia and Jesse's Thanksgiving Montana trip, we were able to do an early celebration of Alicia's birthday. Three people, three candles. Alicia said, "three candles mean twenty-three, right?" (Wrong, even though she looks it.)

Mandarin orange/pineapple cake is one of Alicia's favorite cakes and was Gayle's mother's favorite, which is why Gayle makes it for Alicia's birthdays.
About to board the return flight to Burbank, CA.
The angel that sits atop our Christmas tree!
Miracle tree - We picked up this tree on sale at a Lumber City store in Burbank, CA immediately after Christmas, 1983, and have used it every year since. We've changed decorations many times, and re-flocked, re-glued, etc. but it still looks great every year. Talk about being good for the environment!
Winter seemed a bit delayed this year, but when it came it did so with a vengeance. Here's a shot after our first significant snowfall several days ago. This morning (December 18th) I heard the radio mention the temperature was -2 degrees F. Frosty seems right at home on our porch.

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