Helping daddy rake leaves.

ABD!

This is a photo of me taken by a friend right before my final qualifying exam for the PhD. I'm now ABD (all but dissertation)!

Santa's Village: windows and fire station

Many of the buildings were crowded, but some had lovely window displays.

Santa's Village: meet the band

The boys were fascinated by the community band that performed. One of the musicians saw them watching and beckoned them over to see.

Santa's village 1

We went to Santa's Village tree lighting tonight. It was amazing!