Yep...all 22 (and yes, I am counting our grandbaby in utero) of our family plus my dear 85-year-old father-in-law Kenny.

For the first Christmas in 4 years, I can post a photo of my 11 grandchildren without covering any of their precious faces!

Nothing touches me more at Christmas than the sweet voices of children singing Christmas songs to Jesus.

This year's Christmas tree is definitely the tallest as well as the most beautiful tree I think Kim and I have ever had in our 42 Christmases together.

Our daughter Emily graduated last weekend with her Masters of Science Degree in School Administration.

Interrupting my series of blogs about our Patagonia/Antarctica trip to share a few Christmas posts. I'll continue with the Antarctic tales after the first of the year.

Our 3 1/2-year-old grandson Daniel keeps us all guessing.

Before we went to bed the night before, our Expedition Leader Lucho cautioned us to secure everything in our cabins as overnight the Explorer began its navigation across the fabled Drake Passage.

We spent our last day in Chilean Patagonia exploring the spectacular fjord of the Pia Glacier.

How ADORABLE is this elephant seal pup?!

The most spectacular place we visited in Chilean Patagonia was the Torres del Paine National Park.