Christmas 2016

This Christmas my family assembled at Demian's house in Seattle.  Charlotte and Lucien came up from their home in southern Washington and the other grandkids, Sam and Lily were home from college.  Twas a joyful gathering.  Much good food and companionship. 

Lucien thinks his two big cousins hung the moon and they are great with him.  

 Lucien and Lily

 

Lily, Lucien, Demian and Sam - ice skating at Seattle Center

 

The Frank Gehry designed MoPop, formerly the Experience Music Project (EMP).

 

 A walk in Discovery Park with Lily

 It was a lovely Christmas holiday including much family togetherness, much play and too much good food culminating in our traditional Christmas Eve fondu, both cheese and chocolate.  This tradition started some thirty years ago when Charlotte became a vegetarian; a festive, meatless dinner.  And it's a memory  I have (accurate or not) of Christmases when I was young and my mother made fondu on Christmas Eve and we lit the candles on the tree.  

I hope you all had a great holiday season.  All the best in the coming year.  Looks like it's going to be interesting.