Christmas 2009 Photo Slideshow

This is a new way to show slideshows on our blog. Let me know how you like (or don't like) it.

Mary's note to Santa on Christmas Eve

It says: "The carots are for the rain deer Santa. 1 per a rain deer."

Mary playing with Legos

Merry Christmas to everyone!

At Pt. Reyes Lifeboat Station

Today we watched Baba and some other Marine Mammal Center staff release 4 sea lions back into the ocean. Meg even got to open the cage out of which one of the animals scrambled.

John and Aunt Tappy

Golden Gate Bridge

View from Marin Headlands

Brunch at the Market Bar

The Beier, Sathe, Gwynne and Ferris families having brunch in San
Francisco.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Mary performed "Rudolph" at her piano recital last week. It wasn't perfect but she did a nice job. Then earlier this week, John and his classmates sang "Rudolph" at their Christmas program. Here's a bit of a mash-up of the 2 versions of the song.

Christmas program

John and his classmates sang "Silent Night" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at the St. Nicholas Christmas Program today. Silent Night was a bit, er, silent. But the kids belted out "Rudolph" with gusto.

Christmas medley with the Ferris Family elves

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

John does all his own stunts!

Check out John doing a
crazy jump in a Mini Cooper.

Decorating the Christmas tree

The snow didn't stick too much last week, but Mary played and played outside while it was falling. John lasted about 10 minutes -- but this is the same kid who doesn't like ice cream because it's too cold.

Here's a picture of Mary and John decorating our Christmas tree. We leave for California next week to celebrate Christmas in the Bay Area.

Explain this, Al Gore!

It's snowed in Houston 2 years in a row.