We arrived home in the middle of the night last night. Our flight took a bit of a detour due to a medical emergency, so we arrived home by way of a brief stop in Buffalo. We had a fabulous week in Nevada visiting our families. Leaving always makes living so far away that much harder.
Arden enjoyed yet another Christmas vacation being the center of everyone's world. Oh how rocked her world will be when she is no longer everyone's only grandchild. And no, that is not code that she is going to have a sibling...sorry Mary!
I am happy to say we missed Blizzard 2010, and were lucky enough to have a couple of 60 degree days in December melt nearly all of the snow. Our driveway is dry as can be, thank goodness! Unfortunately the blizzard grounded Mandy's plane and she couldn't come out this year. Talk about disappointment! There's always next year.
There are many more pictures to come, but here is a taste of our trip (for the three of you who read this blog that were not actually present in NV). ;-)
At the airport on the way to Vegas.
I really, really liked having Annette and Bobby on the plane. She spent half the flight between Annette and me and the rest between Dora and Bobby. We're quite good at sharing.
Representin', even in Vegas!
She decorated Grandma and Pops' tree (which was nice since her parental failures didn't put up the tree this year). Name that tree topper! One of these days Joe will be the victim of an untimely death. Battle of the tree toppers is a running theme at Chez H.
Arden discovered the encyclopedias this year. I'm pretty sure they looked through each one.
"Arden, Santa doesn't come for girls who won't smile for their mothers" - of note, that works particularly well when he's just steps away.
Grandma Mary and Nonno's home is one of many traditions. It's how the Italians roll. There was a bit of .... competition this year. See, Grandma Mary's tradition involves the gingerbread house. 
While Nonno's involves the raviolis. I say next year ... storebought for both!
Arden got a couple of gifts for Christmas this year. The post office will no longer be in the red after all our shipping costs each way!
It's exhausting being the center of attention.
But then the energy returns and has to be bounced out.
I'm so glad my parents bought a house with a view for my enjoyment at holiay time. Behold, the famed Las Vegas NYE fireworks show! It's really a perfect view, this iPhone picture certainly doesn't do it justice.
Arden cajoled (ha) Grandma Mary into gambling. Standing at what we thought was a safe enough distance away from gambling Grandma. We learned a few minutes later that it was not far enough away when the man with the earpiece came up to me and told me to move. Arden was not thrilled.
The last morning of the trip involved cutting up the Christmas tree. For whatever reason the tree was unstable toward the end of the week, so de-Christmasing happened by January 2nd.
The view in in daylight. The dessert does have its beauty.
She decorated Grandma and Pops' tree (which was nice since her parental failures didn't put up the tree this year). Name that tree topper! One of these days Joe will be the victim of an untimely death. Battle of the tree toppers is a running theme at Chez H.
Arden discovered the encyclopedias this year. I'm pretty sure they looked through each one.
"Arden, Santa doesn't come for girls who won't smile for their mothers" - of note, that works particularly well when he's just steps away.
Grandma Mary and Nonno's home is one of many traditions. It's how the Italians roll. There was a bit of .... competition this year. See, Grandma Mary's tradition involves the gingerbread house.
While Nonno's involves the raviolis. I say next year ... storebought for both!
Arden got a couple of gifts for Christmas this year. The post office will no longer be in the red after all our shipping costs each way!
It's exhausting being the center of attention.
But then the energy returns and has to be bounced out.
I'm so glad my parents bought a house with a view for my enjoyment at holiay time. Behold, the famed Las Vegas NYE fireworks show! It's really a perfect view, this iPhone picture certainly doesn't do it justice.
Arden cajoled (ha) Grandma Mary into gambling. Standing at what we thought was a safe enough distance away from gambling Grandma. We learned a few minutes later that it was not far enough away when the man with the earpiece came up to me and told me to move. Arden was not thrilled.
The last morning of the trip involved cutting up the Christmas tree. For whatever reason the tree was unstable toward the end of the week, so de-Christmasing happened by January 2nd.
The view in in daylight. The dessert does have its beauty.
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