Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful, quiet Christmas. The Lueken and Runyan grandparents traveled from Indiana to spend the holiday with us. Here are some fun shots from our holiday weekend:

Here is Chris making cookies on Christmas Eve. He was pretty insistent that Santa needed fresh cookies to be left out that night... He made two different types of cookies, and they were both delicious.

Rachael woke up Christmas morning with a slight cold. She was pretty tired that afternoon after all of the excitement of presents and what not. She fell asleep sitting-up on the couch with Chief on her lap.

The Master Chef! My mom (Sandy) is quite a whiz in the kitchen. She made a feast for our Christmas dinner. We had prime rib with horseradish whipped cream, green beans with red peppers, Yukon gold mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, a spinach salad, and pumpkin and raspberry pie for dessert. It was amazing.

This was our beautiful dinning room table for the feast. (Thanks to the Moms for the linens and the napkin rings.)

American Girl Doll Christmas! The grandmothers got together for this one...Morgan and Rachael decided that they wanted American Girl Dolls this year. Rachael asked for 'Felicity', while Morgan requested 'Elizabeth'. That is all they really wanted, so it was fun to see how excited they were when they opened them up. Chris's mom (Pam) made the girls nightgowns, with matching gowns for their dolls. They girls were in heaven. Don't they look like little ladies all ready for bed?...
Okay, spunky little ladies. Lately, for every cute picture that we take, Rachael insists that we take a silly one as well. She must get that from the Runyan side...

Yes, the dog sleeps with people. Spoiled, yes. However, I do not know who enjoys it more, the dog or the girls. They take turns with him each night, and it was Rachael's turn Christmas night. Usually, he sleeps down under the covers. This evening he chose to share her pillow...