Hannukah!

Night One!  Woohoo!  We lit the TV yule log and had some good old friends from San Francisco over for dinner.  It was awesome, and of course, my camera battery died.  Hopefully Missy will send me some pictures I can share later.  Her two kids, Jake and "Big Gabe," played so well with Ellie and "Little Gabe" that the grownups actually had time to drink wine and catch up.  Unbelievable, right?

We really need to get our real fireplace working.

Ready to pass out presents!

The after-effects of blue Hannukah cupcakes.