Mama and Baby Moose
This photo was taken right outside of our cabin.
This year we spent the holidays:
- playing games
- watching movies
- flying remote control helicopters
- hanging with friends and family
- and competing in the "First Annual Klondike Derby"
Christmas morning we had breakfast and headed up to the Brewer Cabin. Here are some of our favorite photos from the holidays.
 | Blithe and Lola at the top of the stairs. |
| Braxton and Lola getting ready to fix up a turkey sandwich. |  |
 | Braxton can't believe his eyes when he opens his Christmas gifts. |
 | Mom and the girls hanging out. |
The 2007 Christmas Pickle
So here's the story. A number of years ago my mom bought me a pickle poker for Christmas. Yes that's correct... a "Pickle Poker". It's any tool with the sole purpose of pulling pickles out of a pickle jar. She thought I would like it because it looked like a gadget you would see on mission impossible. We all laughed at my pickle gift and from then on it became a tradition. My pickle poker collection grew to a unmanageable size, and my mother decided enough with the pickle gifts. My cousin
Tia took over as pickle producer and stepped the pickle presents up to the next level. The first year she carved a pickle out of a bar of soap. The following year I received a really cool pickle ornament and story telling about the tradition of the Christmas Pickle. This year I received Pickle Panties. Who doesn't want green panties with text that reads, "I Love Pickles... They're Dillicious? I have already received crazy offers to buy the pickle panties. Sorry folks, can not and will not. I can't wait to see the 2009 pickle present!
