On the 16th we went to look at lights around town with friends. It was even a bit chilly.
Christmas Eve at home with cheese fondue with fresh bread and hot chocolate. And a couple of terrible, low-light pictures of the girls opening gifts to each other. Heather received a fossil dig kit and Corinne received 2 Magna-Tile plates (she ran around the house screaming she was so excited).
We added an alicorn and a narwhal to our Christmas lights this year. The alicorn immediately required replacement supports as it would fall over in a slight breeze and its lights are already having issues. So it may have to be returned. But the girls _loved_ it.
And I upgraded our “fire” with some flame-effect lights mounted on a board at the back of the fireplace. Surprisingly convincing in peripheral vision.
Christmas Morning!
Giant Unicorn! 
Giant Dragon! 
The first gifts of Christmas 
“How to Draw ‘How to Train your Dragon’ book” 
Egyptian Cartouche 
Bavarian Nutcracker 
Fossil dig kit 
Bûche de Noël
I made another Bûche de Noël this year. Unlike last year I skipped all the hazelnut parts and went with a filling of dark-chocolate creme & chocolate-chips with dark-chocolate ganache frosting and chocolate chips for garnish. It was pretty good.