Remember that nice snowy pic we started our post-Thanksgiving post with?
I wish we could say it looked like that on Christmas morning, but this is what we got instead:
Oh well, at least it hadn't all melted away!
We saw quite a bit of snow here in December, but you wouldn't know it now. It's supposed to be above freezing through the end of the month!
Before we get to our Christmas Day recap, here are a few noteworthy pics from earlier in the month.
Darby, the dog on the right, has been in the family for 24 years now. Mom's been thinking about getting his female counterpart, Darla, on eBay for years, and this December, she finally did. =) It was one of the most fun packages to arrive ever: it jingled!
Grandma surprised Mom out of the blue with Sonic! Mom used to have a similar Sonic when she was little (she enjoyed the cartoon) and very much regretted donating him when pressured into downsizing her stuffed animal collection years ago. This one will not be going anywhere anytime soon.
Santa and Mrs. Claus took a carriage ride through the neighborhood again this year!
One of the benefits of Mom primarily working from home: she can decorate her office for Christmas however she wants. The little tree and cardinals are new this year - Mom bought them on clearance from a rustic home goods type store that was sadly closing.
Okay, now on to Christmas Day. Here was the view out Mom's bedroom window... once the sun came up. (It was still dark out when she got up around 7:00 am.)
And here's the tree, surrounded by a sea of presents ready to be opened.
The winner of this year's prettiest present award:
And the most interestingly packaged:
The bag may not be a toy, but what's inside is.
He was supposed to look like this...
So... not quite what Mom was expecting, but still cute in a lumpy, asymmetric, bulldog-ish kind of way. Mom had asked for him because he has a microwaveable heat pack that you can add to his tummy. (She's never dared heat either of her supposedly microwaveable stuffies - what if something goes wrong? But she probably will dare heat a removable heat pack...)
Mom's entire assortment of gifts this year - wow!
Those four bundles above the dog are actually for us! We'll show you what they are in our next post.
Clara has a pretty great Christmas and lead up to Christmas on Star Stable too.
Some fun in-the-snow screenshots:
the Zony for sale by Ydris's tent temporarily lost its mane!
(Tigertin's mane was unaffected...)
This is Snowy's favorite time of year!
Panda is loving it too.
Willow seems to have an affinity for reindeer.
Clara's been taking full advantage of the Final Flurry Discount Shop.
So many holiday sweaters, so little time.
a Christmas ride on the giant yule goat
Two fun non-snowy competition screenshots:
Willow sandwiched between another Tennessee Walker and a Shire
Carrotcake communing with two other Haflingers
We thought the reward might be the same as last year as well: another snowy white arctic fox pet. We were so pleased to get a different fox pet instead: one that is white with darker points. Thanks so much, Star Stable! We love it! <3
Yikes, Clara. Of all the times to roll your shoulders. XD
Finally, here's the big gift we received under the tree on Christmas!
Basil?
Basil turned out to be a chocolate brown penguin chick. =D
Again, we were thrilled! Not one, but two adorable pets from Star Stable this year!
Have a wonderful holiday season, everybody! Talk to you in 2025!
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