Spent the holidays with Mrs. Stockdale’s family.  Always better to let someone else host, cook, and clean, etc.

The little Stockdales had a great gift for the grandparents.

I’m sure these have become regular parts of their wardrobe and haven’t been thrown away.

I unfortunately missed out on quite possibly the best White Elephant gift ever.

Instead I got an awesome compact disc that I ‘forgot’ to take home.  I’m guessing I’ll get it again next year.

The crazy little Stockdale did get the safest ( metric for funnest ) present of the year.  Unfortunately the safety wimps at the airlines won’t let her bring it back to Singapore. Next year the little Stockdales will be receiving Jarts and a Bag-of-Glass.

Christmas dinner was odd because a group of strangers was invited.

However, they quickly left after seeing Mrs. Stockdale’s mother’s favorite Christmas decoration.  It’s eyes follow you around the room and it kills on the eve of the full moon.

After the holiday, we returned to Lake Lotsastockdale and received a welcome surprise.

All in all, another good holiday for the Stockdales.