Christmas was wonderful - we spent the entire weekend at the in-laws house and my brother came down from Denver to hang out. I received great gifts and made off with quite the take, matched and eclipsed, of course, by Jonah who must be the most spoiled, loved baby on the planet. The kid was still opening presents an hour after everyone else was done (mainly because he took a nap while we were opening ours...). I can't fathom how the next Christmas' will go if the first was this big. I commented to Alyssa that he's got enough toys to last him til he's 10!
We played Dominion, Dirty Uno, and a ton of Spades (one of my personal favorite games from my Army days...). I gave the family (mainly for Scott) their custom-made Dominion board that I was still trying to get finished on Thursday last week. It'll get a separate post once I get pictures for it.
Alyssa got her first tattoo last week - 3 silhouetted birds in flight on the left side of her neck descending toward her shoulder. She has no pain tolerance and was surprised by how little it actually hurt. After seeing her get hers, I decided I need to re-engage the planning efforts for my next one(s). Once I get some sketches together, I'll put them up for all to see. The general concept is two bald eagles, wings outstretched, holding an American flag between them. I have a couple different images in my head - just need to put them on paper (or computer) and decide.
I sincerely hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that 2012 holds more blessings and happiness.
Here's my big boy and his AWESOME QUIKSILVER shirt from my sister:
