Lots more holiday pictures coming soon, but in the meantime here's the undisputed picture of the year from our neck of the woods:

That's Charlie (10 months) meeting Great Grandmother Lois (95).
Happy Holidays, everybody.
In the course of some inscrutable roleplay with his mother and me, Max just burst into the bathroom where I was flossing and stared at me intensely.
Max: What are you doing?Me: I'm--
Max: Flossing?!!
Me: Yes, I'm--
Max: I have bad news. Until you finish the job you were given, you can NOT have your birthday hat back.
Me: Oh, um...
Max: OR the waterproof shoes. OR the pet snake you wanted, OR THE CAKE MIX!
[Slams the door]
Me: ...?