Two of My Best Guys

Dad and Taro
(sorry for the crappy lighting)

Looks Like Home

All the shoes by the door...

Parker got Sirius's pelican and was *very* proud of himself.

One of the themes for gifts this year was new jammies. Mom made some for all of us. Nick's were very special Star Wars jammies:

And Dad went GQ in his (also new Husker slippers)...

Things I'm Thankful For...

Watching football with Grandpa...

FFF

Today the family went to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. As you can see from this pic, there was plenty of silliness to be had. The museum is quite cool, and Tom and I were fascinated enough by one of the presentations to see it twice to "figure it out." But the only place we could take photos was in this huge atrium.

John Wilkes Booth was just hanging out near the Whitehouse portico awaiting his time in the sun. As were a couple of famous generals...

Of course, there was also some commodification: