Adventure 892: A View from the Perch/24

We finished off the first year of holidays at the Perch with a wildly successful Christmas. All family members were present except for grandson Sawyer who called and sent his warm wishes over the airwaves. Our family tradition is to enjoy a prime rib at Christmas. By all accounts, this year's version was the best ever. Much joy and revelry marked the day. In addition, we're enjoying the extended stay of Libby and Angela. Enjoying family is a blessing we hold dear, and so this year made us smile.

Hard to get any better.

Daughter-in-Law, Bonnie yukking it up.

Falcon wondering what's so yukking funny, aunt Libby.

Dad and son figuring it out.

Emily and Libby hamming it up for the camera.

Son Steve reliving his sewing days.

Daughter Leticia sporting her new DIY tool.

Snacks.

Christmas salad: butter lettuce, grapefruit slices, pomegranate seeds, topped with creme freche.

Libby enjoying her exotic knitted kitchen rags, a gift from Bonnie.

Mimi rocking the Christmas carols.

Frozen peppermint roll for dessert.

Angela making the call to Sawyer for a chat.

Sarah and Falc yukking it up.

A photo of the girls taken from their good side.

Adventure 891: A View from the Perch/23

Life continues apace at the Perch. We had a birthday party for Falcon yesterday: four years old. Eleven adults and seven kids participated. At first, the kids played with the exercise equipment, then we played twister, musical chairs, Simon says, pin the tail on the donkey, and the kids smashed a dinosaur piñata to pieces. Candy spilled everywhere, and the kid scramble ensued. Then we ate pizza and cupcakes, after which we returned to the game room to open presents and witness another round of kid rambunctiousness. The whole event was wildly successful.

Falc's turn at the donkey.

Falc rocking the balance board.

Musical chairs.

Falc's favorite present: a moving T-Rex; five bucks off Facebook marketplace.

Pop Pops, keeping Falc out of harm's way during the piñata smashing.

Falc's second cousin.

The dinosaur piñata.

Izzy, Taryn, and Rick.

Twister was a little over Falc's conceptual understanding.

A meeting of future boarders.

Mimi surveying the action.

Momma and her birthday boy.

Merry Christmas!