Christmas 2009

Santa was good to the Carlson household despite Kariana's unwillingness to sit on his lap this year. Maybe Kariana made it up to Santa by having her first words be "ho . . . ho . . . ho . . ." That is, of course, right after "woof . . . woof . . ." which seems to apply to anything that walks on two or four legs - dogs, cats (including Stripes), squirrels and even birds! Anyway, I digress. We had a wonderful Christmas 2009. Grandpa Carlson came to Houston to spend a few days with us and I'm not sure who had more fun, Grandpa Carlson or Kariana! For the first time we attended the 4 o'clock children's service at our church and we weren't disappointed. It was much more fun than trying to keep our eyes open for the 11 o'clock service and we were home in our jammies early and ready for Santa to come down the chimney (wait, we don't have a chimney, hmm?) Grandma and Grandpa Bergen spent Christmas Day with us and I made a honey glazed ham, scalloped potatoes, greenbean casserole and the Carlson's famous port wine cranberry dish. The pecan pie came from Goode Company - yummy! I'm not sure which gift is Kariana's favorite because she runs from one toy to the next in toy overload! So far her new kitchen seems to be a hit. She's been cooking everything from her shoes to her new Skippy the Smart Pup (a gift from Grandma and Grandpa Bergen). Poor Skippy is toast!