Christmas with Karen

Each Christmas we have a special time of celebrating with our dear friend, Karen. This year we all went to her house for an afternoon of fun together. Jonathan always loves playing her piano. I hope that one day he'll actually be able to play something on it! He's quite serious about playing when he is there, and loves to hear the sound of the keys. Gampa helped him out this time.

We had so much fun exchanging gifts, and caught some fun photos of dear friends together.

Since Karen came with us on the Washington Christmas Tree hunt back in November, I had to share a picture of her decorated tree. It was beautiful all decked in white and sparkly crystal. The ribbon is the same ribbon (well, not the same spool!) that we used at our wedding and I still love it. It was so elegant, just like Karen!

What a joy it is to celebrate Christmas through the years with such a dear friend. She has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember, and Jonathan absolutely loves her. What a great afternoon together!