Matt and Caitlin Bingham: the Christmas season

This Christmas was much different than Christmases past as the bucketloads of snow Victoria received really threw a kink into our regular rhythms and celebrations. We found that we were unable to attend many of the traditional activities because they were either canceled or we were so snowed in and the roads were so treacherous that it made matters impossible for us out here in the country. We also had the misfortune to have to shovel snow for literally hours and hours over the course of four or five days: Here's what we were dealing with:

One non-family Christmas tradition that we were able to uphold was a trip to Butchart Gardens to see the lights. It was a freezing cold night and so it was the fastest trip through the Gardens we've ever had. However, despite the cold it was gorgeous night and the lights were lovely. As you can see, we had a good time:

Christmas Eve (the traditional family dinner with Matt's family), after we finished shoveling, and Christmas Day/Boxing Day with both families was very restful and relaxing. We truly enjoyed spending time with everyone we got to see. We took so many pictures, so we'll only post a few of the funniest/cutest, including my nephew Ryan as well as my father-in-law as Santa Claus: