Christmas Pictures

This post would be better called "The All-Daniel All the Time Hour" because pretty much every picture I took was either of Daniel, food, or a combination of both Daniel and food. It's obvious where my priorities lie.

Mr. Rogers in the 'hood! He was one of the first things we saw right after we got into Pittsburgh.










This was the gift to Ma and Pa before I put the color in. It looks kind of bedraggled here (and probably still does) but it should look nice once framed honest!









Christmas Eve service. They served Communion and it went far too long.







Oh, the tree looked very nice, as did the many presents underneath.











Our very own Bear Grylls got some nice socks!























What a tricky she-devil. Daniel never even saw her coming.








Dad had an Emeril audience watching as he prepared the oysters. Or mussels. Or clams. Something on a half shell.
















But Alaina, why didn't you have one? Two reasons. First, I was stuffed to the gills.







Here's the second reason. I can't get over it.








This is partly why I was stuffed to the gills.








Seems like we saw Daniel and the mini cheesecakes together quite often during our vacation home.










Lasagna is the best thing ever, no question, and the breakfast sausage made it even better. What's next - a layer of bacon in the middle?















You know, I don't even like shrimp yet I eat them by the boatful whenever I get a chance. It's a sickness.







Delicious church punch, as usual, and I especially enjoyed the new beverage dispenser.










Every time I think of it, I cajole Daniel by saying "JOWL for me, JOWL for me my pet!". He can't do it long since it gives him a headache but the resulting joy for me must be worth it.
























Duel jowling!








Two jowls are better than one!









And when that gets old, there's always FACES!












































Daniel got really drunk. Just kidding. It's a bad picture.











Happy holidays, from Daniel.








And me too!








We played this dice game called Left, Right, or Center. It only lasted one round after my family realized "hey... Alaina's not going to give back our money" (that's the POINT of playing with MONEY, is that you don't give it back!).

Hee! Mom looks like she has an Amy Winehouse beehive thanks to the background wreath.








Model pose!








So gaunt, so hot...








He looks like the Mad Money Hatter




















We ended up playing some not-quite-Cranium board game and Daniel had to be Grandma's pet. I graciously lent him out for a few minutes.















Arienne was so tipsy she almost fell out of her chair.


























For more wacky Arienne-and-Daniel holiday fun, check out their video.