Christmas in Saluda

This year the India half of the family was missing from our Christmas celebration in Saluda, but we were so thankful to be able to gather with the rest of the family in the mountains of North Carolina!

Daddy-O and BMa had done a ton of work getting the house winter-ready - installing new heaters, fixing the gas fireplace, replacing old windows and doors, and preparing the house for new insulation.  All their effort paid off as the house was nice and warm, and the fireplace was a cozy place to gather in the evenings.

Everyone worked to clear a new trail off the front of the house down to a magical rock - which provided hours of exercise and fun for all!

Daddy-O put up a slack line for the kids to practice balancing on, which was a ton of fun.

  Cousin Katherine taught the girls several circle dances.

 She also taught all the children how to finger knit, which later turned the Saluda house into a finger-knitting factory. (He eventually got the hang of it) :)

Katherine also showed the children many other cool things like playing the whistle and weaving bookmarks.