Our Christmas Present from Mom: A trip to visit Uncle Andy in Virginia from 12/27 to 12/31. Andy is the Men's Basketball Strength & Conditioning Coach for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond. We were privileged to have courtside seats to watch the VCU Rams beat Hampton.

2 VCU Rams fans!!!!!

The "Polar Express" train that Marcella boarded & Grandma conducted, at the hotel in Virginia.

Fun times with Play-Doh in the hotelroom. Thanks for a GREAT trip, Mom!

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George assembling the pink play kitchen on Christmas Eve.

Time Started: 11:30 p.m.

Time finished: 2:30 a.m.

Excellent craftsmanship, Santa George!

Chef Marcella making some delicious Christmas cupcakes.

Only my brother Luke would spend months planning & scheming for his "perfect" Christmas outfit. He specially grew a beard, just so that he could carve it into this lovely mustache on Christmas morning. The high-buttoned flannel underneath the tight reindeer sweater only added more glitz to the get-up. What a guy....! By the way, the handle bar mustache was allegedly shaved off before he returned to work after Christmas! hopefully the sweater was too!

Auntie Elke & Marcella, sitting on a beautiful Baby Grand Piano at a fun Christmas Recital.