Posted by: Becca & Kyle

Merry Christmas!

Our post will be brief, Emmet has hoof and mouth disease. He looks like Woogie. Love blisters.

We forgot to post pictures of our Christmas tree. We bought a $5 pass from the Forest Service and headed out on our skis to find the perfect tree.






Our 'rescue' tree:

Look closely at this one...

Moments before the hoof and mouth diagnosis:

Still doing well enough to jot a note to Santa. I believe it said, Dear Santa, Please put money in my 529 so I can go to college.

A path of destruction follows Hurricane Emmett wherever he goes:

Christmas Eve we let Trader Joe do the cooking. Kyle baked bread, but besides that it was tapas from Joes. There was salami, capocollo (gabba-gool), prosciutto, salami, pepperoni, bacon cheddar, shrimp lobster bites, spanakopita, smoked salmon, and pork shumai. Yum...

We let Em open one present on Christmas Eve. It was a tunnel. What fun!

Christmas morning we put a brisket in the oven at 9:20 am. We cooked it on low temperatures until 8 pm.
Before:

After:

Chef Em must always help when there is activity in the kitchen:

The Christmas Yule Log:

What Christmas Day looked like. All day (starting at 4 am).