Christmas in Milwaukee

We spent the weekend in Milwaukee at Bug's Grandma's house. Fun was had by all and nobody went hungry!

This is Bug during the 3+ hur drive to Grandma's. She read the entire way there. She looks a bit tired, don't you think?

Here's what was waiting for her at Grandma's house:


She got a lot of books this year. She just started the Warriors series, which is about cat clans. If you know Bug, you know that this is PERFECT for her.


Great-Aunt Susan used really STRONG ribbon!


Owl pellets!


Really, she was excited about this movie. It's "Up", and I think she'd just spotted Kevin on the cover.

This looks like trouble...


What caused her to do this?


Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, of course (if you recall her Halloween costume, it will all make sense):


Alienology! She looks through this book every time we're at the book store. She had NO idea that Grandma was getting it for her.

Bug surprised everyone by playing "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" on the piano. She started lessons in October, but we kept it a secret, knowing that we'd be at Grandma's for Christmas.


Lucky was extra-friendly with Bug on this trip and was more than happy to get some attention.

These are some of the gorgeous wooden boxes that Bug's dad made. I don't have a photo of mine, yet...but it's awesome.