Christmas 2009

Hey all! We had a fine Christmas, and we hope you all did too!

Okay, this first pic is a few days before Christmas. Me and Noa in a tree:

For dinner, Chi made this potato salad and broccoli Christmas tree. Little Santas sit at the bottom:

Reina and Noa make cookies for Santa:

Reina wrote a note to Santa. Here are the cookies and milk and some carrots for the reindeer:

Santa came!!!

Noa's favorite present: a guitar and mic:

It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas...

Well, it is! It's getting cooler (for Hawaii) and it gets dark early (at 6:00). The kids have colds and the streets and malls are jammed with people. And we sent out our Christmas cards. Here are a couple of ones we didn't use from our so-called photo shoots (you can click for larger images):

Sometimes, it was hard to get everyone on the same page:

Chiharu made these stockings in anticipation of Santa's visit:

I hope you all have a happy holiday. Peace on Earth!