Toy Soldiers on Celebration Detail

The office, soldiers and drummers of the 4th US Infantry Regiment, 1863, are ready for the Holidays.

I painted these four foot tall soldiers in the '90's.

Ready for Christmas Breakfast

The kitchen table is set for a light Christmas breakfast of my rum french toast, apple crisp, Scottish Breakfast Tea and orange juice.

Moose, Moose and more Moose

The RR crossing says Moose Crossing but its to covered by stuffed Moose,

Treats & Drinks

So How Many Decorated Trees did We Have this Year?

1-Moose Country




















2-Nutcracker

3-Cowboy

4-Pets

5-Americana

6-Coke

7-Sugar Plum (a living Christmas Tree)

8-Cooking

9-European, yep, nine trees this year.

Dinner is Ready

The table theme was Nutcrackers of course.

The Dinner Menu: Honey-Pineapple Ham, Green Beans with Mushrooms, Mashed Potatoes, Jello Salad, Garden Salad, Scalloped Potatoes and Yams, Croissants and Corn Bread. Deserts: Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Red Velvet Cake.

We are Ready for the Presents

Izzy checks for her presents.
Donovan will play Santa this year, is Charlotte jealous?

Well that was fun.

Merry Christmas!

May your Christmas be full of joy and wonder.

Love to one and all, Rick & Therri.

Santa is Coming

This is a life size Santa that Therri put together this year.

The Moose-Country Tree

This is the main tree in the living room, it's nine feet tall.

Yes More Nutcrackers

Still not sure how many we have...




The one on the right by the stairs is currently our biggest at four feet tall.

The Cooking Tree

As I like to cook, Therri lets me do most of the cooking and I get to decorate my cooking tree.


















My beard isn't as white as the Santa Cook but it's getting there.
I especially love cooking for the holidays so this is a natural tree for the kitchen.



















Luckily we have a very large island in the kitchen so the tree fits and we still have room for cooking and food presentation.