I'm forgetting why exactly Boyd was dressed as Santa. Might have been the night we passed out Christmas cards or that he read a book with a winter theme to a younger neighbor. He has been great about spreading Christmas cheer, encouraged by his advent calendar this year. Here he is doing something with his stocking. Looks like St. Nick himself.

An armed Jolly ol Elf

While the weather was icy and frightful this morning, Boyd took to the seas. Hope his spoon paddle gets the job done.

Fishing for breakfast.

Navy? Our near neighbor Tammie brought over a birthday present early yesterday afternoon (note the vest that is in every picture). Boyd is spoiled rotten. He was thrilled with the new vest and nerf gun she had stashed in the pocket, He rotates his guns so frequently that it's not pictured but it is in his pocket and became backup when he ran out of ammo in this one. He just keeps raving about the gifts and couldn't wait for the ice to melt so he could safely walk down the street and get Chase for a Nerf battle. I know I will miss these days where my house is covered in Nerf and the clamor of neighborhood friends.