Christmas 2016 - Week 2 December 29, 2016 Merry Christmas 2016, everyone! View fullsize It's Colby! And we're off to see Granny. View fullsize Granny seems happy to see us. Or at least my hat. View fullsize We brought her some shortbread cookies. Too bad she had no teeth. View fullsize At least one of us was looking at the camera. View fullsize Colby knows who she can trust. View fullsize Granny's all ready for Christmas. View fullsize Buckled in for the long ride down to Toronto. View fullsize The next morning, Colby enjoys checking out the croissant crumbs. View fullsize Oh no! Shh, don't tell anyone! View fullsize A leg-less Colby waits patiently for Chris at the bottom of the stairs. View fullsize Who's coming? View fullsize Hard to believe, but it's Honest Ed's final week! View fullsize Looking quite picked over inside. View fullsize They're selling everything - including the signs. View fullsize Soon, this view will be gone. View fullsize Colby wonders what she's doing. View fullsize A meta-moment! View fullsize Who's over there? View fullsize Best Christmas sweater ever, hand-knit (and bedazzled) by Erika. View fullsize Looking closely at Chris's new soaps. View fullsize Colby has recently taken up an interest in logo design. View fullsize The shared mystery gift from Thailand. View fullsize It's a mat! Now, where to put it? View fullsize Colby's not really into gift exchanges. View fullsize Mum's favourite Thai snack: chicken legs! View fullsize The next morning... it's stocking time! View fullsize And then dad made happy waffles for breakfast, as a throwback to the good ol' days. View fullsize Colby's also taken an interest in twitter. View fullsize Out for a nice long Christmas day walk. View fullsize Modeling the sweater in day light. View fullsize Don't miss the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree on the back! View fullsize The table's set... View fullsize ... and the feast is made! View fullsize Mother and son, in matching Christmas Crowns. View fullsize Two of our Christmas guests. View fullsize Colby is in a state of shock from all the guests and food. View fullsize Time for everyone's favourite part of Christmas - the gift exchange! View fullsize Grandma is thrilled to have received a HUGE box of Godiva chocolates from Henry & Robert. View fullsize Robert hangs out with his new BFF. View fullsize Enjoying the gag gift. View fullsize Checking out Grandma's new quilt. View fullsize Grandma's polite son poses for the picture as nicely as she is. View fullsize Colby wonders what all this fuss is about! View fullsize The peanut gallery off to the side. View fullsize A boxing day bus trip up to Bracebridge. View fullsize To visit Granny, who wants nothing to do with Christmas. View fullsize Granny wants nothing to do with these flannel PJs. View fullsize Back at Chris's condo, Colby is suddenly friendly to me - is it because I have a clementine? View fullsize Colby came, made the bed, and left. View fullsize Still deciding whether or not she wants to spend the night. View fullsize Who's the rascal? View fullsize A grey day over Bracebridge - but still a great view from Chris's balcony. View fullsize Time for the annual cottage trek. View fullsize Colby is trying not to break through the icy snow. View fullsize Too cold to walk by herself! View fullsize It's an ugly lake this year! View fullsize Three generations! View fullsize Concerned about the drive back. View fullsize Tasty -- but huge -- lunch at Bracebridge's latest burger joint. View fullsize Trying our luck with Granny once more. View fullsize Delicious Bibimbap, with more crispy rice than I could've imagined. Delish! View fullsize These two look like happy campers as well. View fullsize Finally getting to see Jasmine & Julia! View fullsize It's very hard to decide... View fullsize ... which of the many delicious Purdy's chocolates to try! View fullsize Taking his time. View fullsize And finally, we get to try our tastebuds at Hogtown Vegan! View fullsize The buffalo chicken wings get two thumbs up! View fullsize Philly cheese steak! View fullsize A grey day ends with some surprising blue sky. View fullsize Blue sky *and* sun over Bloor!
