We had a wonderful holiday season at Michael Delving. GranDma and Apu's house was the first stop on the celebration. The hobbitlings lent their enthusiasm to get the tree decorated.
The hobbitlings also lent their energy to Apu to pick up post-windstorm pine cones. Their enthusiasm knew no bounds when a bounty was offered, and they reached their quota in very short order.
Here's a nativity set the Hobbit Wife made when she was a wee lass.
The hobbitlings engrossed in new books from Great Grandma Ruth.
2018 was the year in which Boookie outgrew 75% of his grandparents!
GranDma and Apu gave all four hobbitlings pop guns, and the ball ammunition was set aside for outdoor use only. Eejee discovered that his Nerf Thor hammer happens to be the same diameter as the balls, and here he is shooting his "jackhammer."
We have had a mix of beautiful and bad weather, and here are the hobbitlings enjoying a spot of sunshine during one of the beautiful weather moments.
Christmas Eve - the tree is decorated, presents are wrapped, and the Scalextric track set up.
Happy sock owners on Christmas morning!
Eejee showing off the "sea urchins" that Otter and Otter B got for Christmas.
The family collection of Harry Potter LEGO figures.
Slot cars before breakfast.
Opening military surplus (or is it surpli?) from Uncle Gabe and Aunt Becky.
More books! It was a rich Christmas of books.
All the lads admiring Eejee's LEGO Minion castle.
Otter getting into Eejee's candy fish from Grammy.
Seimi and Eejee each got Greek hoplite LEGOs.
Boookie got some additional Roman LEGO legionnaires as well.
Eejee's completed LEGO Minion castle. He enjoyed building it with the Mayor and at one point, asked Seimi, "Hey Seimi, can you go away? Aren't you supposed to be doing screen time?"
Screen time got a major upgrade this Christmas, with a family gaming PC.
The aftermath of the traditional open table.
The aftermath of Scalextric slot cars.
The aftermath of screen time.
The aftermath of the Hobbit Wife and the Mayor, out on a date.
Books and Chocolate Night, which happened at some point (you know the break is good when it takes six hobbits to reconstruct exactly what happened on which day of break!).
Books and Chocolate hobbit lads.
The gaming PC was moved into its permanent home in the Mayor's shop. The Mayor's employer was good enough to equip the Mayor with a decent laptop that is capable of holding its own with some gaming, so there was much multiplayer activity.
And we wrap things up on New Year's Day!
The Mayor installed new undercabinet lights. Soft white LED lights have been on the wish list for over a decade, and they are finally here!
Merry Christmas, and Happy 2019!
