We used the time in the morning to take a walk along the lake before getting ready to go to George and Cheryl's for Christmas dinner. It was the first time we got out for some exercise in a couple weeks so the walk was good for us. The lake level is definitely higher as can be seen in this photo of the marina where the offshore islands are now almost completely covered:
Our walk took us along the bank of the lake where there are no real paths, but open enough to walk through the desert vegetation. There were lots of saguaro cactus:
and also buckhorn cactus, hedgehog cactus and ocotillo:
We left the house just before 3 pm to have dinner and Josie had made a nice centerpiece for the occasion:
The star of the whole day was the new puppy that Santa had brought for Jesse and Jason:
She is a yellow lab and they named her Traeger. It was entertaining to watch her playing outside and in the house, and she seemed very comfortable in her new surroundings:
The amazing thing about her first day in her new home is that she already goes to the door when she needs to go out to do her "duty". A neighbor friend of Cheryl came by to see the new puppy and even brought a toy for her to play with. This is a shot of the group sitting around the table following dinner:
Another surprise was how fast the puppy flopped and went almost instantly to sleep after playing with the toy:
It was a wonderful Christmas Day that could only have been better if our whole family were here. Maybe someday.
Josie goes back to work this AM but it should be a relatively short day for her. Then, it's free time until next Thursday and we return from our planned trip to western Arizona. There are only 364 more shopping days till Christmas...
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