First Christmas with Andrew. Can you spot the pacifier gift I gave him?

Waking up at my moms house two days before Christmas knowing that the next couple days will be filled with cooking, eating and seeing family, it made the long drive after work and 1:30am arrival all worth it. By Friday night both of my brothers and their wives and baby Andrew were all there. Saturday was Christmas Eve which meant that Mia and i were planning on leaving after a special dinner. We opened presents, had dinner and hit the road heading for SLO. Christmas Day and the next day I spent with Mia's family then I left early to go back to the work.

A couple examples of the great thoughtful gifts I received are below - a Fujifilm Insta Mini 8 camera, which spits out wallet sized instant pictures like a Polaroid. I was given an Amazon gift card which immediately went toward more film and a brown leather carrying case for the camera. I got a west marine gift card which was desperately needed to replace the jib halyard, thanks to Mia's braiding skills we were able to rig up a way to run the new line behind the old line and up the mast. Mia also gave me my first pair of hiking boots so we tested them out on New Year's Eve in Palos Verdes, it was raining and muddy but a lot of fun.

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Holiday Trip 2016