Christmas Report. Since it IS April.

A couple months ago, my awesome brother (ONE of my awesome brothers, that is) gave me a disc with pictures on it. He and his wife had snapped pictures during our Christmas celebration. Hansen Christmases are rife with traditions, from pinatas to horse rides to luminaries lining Main Street to orange rolls and ham to Christmas villages… it really is the most wonderful time of the year. The hap-happiest season of all. Unfortunately, my camera was missing at the time and I missed taking pictures of everything. I’m so grateful that Mike and Brittany shared some of their pictures. Here’s my beautiful cousin, Leigh, with one of my Dad’s hosses. Leigh is just WAAAAY too cute!!

The horse is all right too. I guess.
Dad always pulls his cart out. We used this cart at our wedding reception. It is gorgeous.

And my family is all right too. I guess.

I just love my cousins. It’s so fun having so many of them close by. We have our own sort of Utopia going on: farms, food, family.
Meet Max: he belongs to my folks.

I just love this picture… it warms me to the very core.

Pinatas have been a long-standing tradition in the Hansen Family, and we’re all keen on carrying it on.
The boy happened to find a toy camera in his loot, so he used it to take a picture of Mike taking a picture of him. Priceless.

Speaking of loot:

They look like victorious, smug hunters.
Sometimes the best part of the pinata isn’t actually the loot… it’s the pinata itself. How many grandpas do you know that would wear part of a parrot to get a few laughs?

Of course the cousins get to exchange gifts:

BOOTS!

I made some crochet hats.
And here’s a tiny peek at my Dad’s John Deere Christmas Village. It’s really something to see -it’s cozy and matching and classy AND country. Perfection.

Christmas this year will be JUST as wonderful… even more so :)