The Start? Off to A Flying.

We're going to do a good old-fashioned Phone Movement,* my peeps. Are you ready?

*Much more genteel than Phone Dump, don't you think?

We had some snow early in the year . . .

The birds!

But we hunkered down.

We had some booze . . .

Oh, we had a lotta booze . . .

And, well, yes, of course we had snacks.

Mistah loves my photography because I make him look like a gigantic alien from another planet who towers over all the Things.

. . . except for the angel.

Why empty glasses? Why?

Oh, fear not. These presents are *still* under our tree. Still. Under our Tree. Yes. You heard both parts of that correctly.

The best bookmark in all the land.

Oh and how I miss that book.

Munchkins.

One munchkin.

Gorgeous and Smart. And that Skin. Oh, and me.

What else have we got?

An old family home . . .

. . . a tag sale one million years ago . . .

... a newly-anointed five-year-old fairie frolicking through the woods ...

. . . trying to recover from The Flood.

And . . . am I missing something?

Oh wait! Right! Yes!

This kid:

 Oh wait, here she is now:

. . . and this other one:

And now they are these two kids:

The world's most unique engagement photo.

Congrats, my lovelies. Like, seriously deeply gigantically homagah congrats. Whoooopeee!

And now can you please save 2017 for us?