Inkoo, Finland, Europe, mattitiainen
Old church of Inkoo
In my family, on Spain we light a candle for every one who is at the table.
Before entering the dining room, we prepare the table like this.
This is the fireplace my mother has been dreaming of for the last 35 years - and this year she finally fulfilled her dream!
The longtail boats wait along the shore at sunset. Ao Nang beach on Christmas Eve: Krabi province, Thailand.
During my Christmas vacation with Kat in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
Amber did most of the decorating this year. We got the tree so late and left it unadorned for the past week. Conveniently Amber "remembers" that last year we decorated the tree on Christmas Eve. Well, that worked just fine with me! ;) She had fun doing it!
On Christmas Eve my brother and I went 'Christmas Shopping' together for the first time ever, and had a surprisingly easy time of it! Later, we decided to drive into the countryside near Raglan in South Wales to surprise my father at the end of his working day.
(My brother has been out of the country for the last six years, and for the last three we have not all been together as a family at Christmas.)
While my father and brother caught up on some 'male bonding' stuff, I meandered up the hill and managed to catch this shot of the Welsh countryside before we all drove home to torment my long suffering mother. For us all, on this occasion at least - seasonal gold!
On our way from Kilimanjaro to Nairobi to celebrate Christmas with friends & family.
This quick shot from a trip into town for water and ice on Christmas Eve.
Christmas in the Park, San Jose. No kin of their Djadja, he turns green even THINKING about this kind of ride!
Liam plays in the ball pit (pretty much non-stop, for three full days). The day before Christmas, Columbiana, Ohio, USA, 2005.