An Island Christmas

We return to the island in winter. We've spent many a Christmas here before, and this time we come with a group of friends, 11 in all, to help warm the holidays. The scenery is quite different from the summer months I've posted here before, both outside and indoors. The bay is not quite as inviting, but the holly trees have donned their festive wardrobe to welcome us.

Our anticipation of the addition of a new family member this coming year makes the celebrations all that brighter. This is her (his?) first Christmas on the island! We can't wait to share all the pictures of "Mom" and family in this same setting over the years and tell stories of Christmases past as we add new pages to our albums for the next generation.