It's no small feat for my wife to be pushing the stroller together with my sister-in-law，for we had long been separated by events and the Pacific. But here we are together again, on this Christmas 2012. Below are some pictures of our get-to-gather, including dinners at our three host families: Wei's, our own, and Hong's, and dinner at the beach.

I also took them to Oregon State Capitol, where we were free to roam around, peeped into the meeting chambers of the senate and state representatives. The governor's secretary even allowed us to walk into the governor's office, and posted for pictures. Such hospitality and trust only exist in a democracy where the government is indeed "of the people, by the people, for the people", just as Abraham Lincoln said about 150 years ago.

That evening, we had a simple birthday celebration for my brother. Our three-year-old grandson Sage did not quite know who my brother was or from, but when he saw the picture today, he sang "happy birthday to you", just like last night.

Happy all the way, and keep safe.

妯娌一道推婴儿车本是平常事。但丽卿（我的妻子）和丽萱（我的弟媳）被历史和大洋阻挡，平时是不怎么见面或通讯的。因此，今年的圣诞节的团聚就显得难得了。下面汇集了我们这次团聚的照片，包括分别在两个儿子家和我们自己的家的照片。

昨天（圣诞节次日）我带他们去参观俄勒冈州政府大厦。我们楼上楼下四处照相。看了州参议院和众议院大厅，还去看州长的办公室。州长不在，但他的秘书允许我们进去州长大人的办公室，并坐到他的宝座上拍照。政府和民众的这样和谐的关系，应该是在像美国这样的民主国家才有。林肯总统在150年前早就说过，这是个“民有、民治、民享之政府"。

昨天晚上，我们还给我的弟弟庆生日。今天，当我们三岁的小孙子看到这位寿星的照片时，他说不出他是谁，但唱起他昨天唱过的“祝你生日快乐”的英文歌。

祝你们一路快乐，一路平安！

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Our Christmas 2012 (main page) 我们的2012年圣诞节（主页）

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