My brother is on leave and visiting from Hawaii for the holidays. 

My Dad lives in a rural area, where it's OK to shoot guns in the back yard. We noticed these buckets were closing in on us, possible ambush was put to an end. 

They had Fireball shots... it's not my thing (a lesson I've learned too many times). 

Like a living Teddy bear. 

Everybody got exactly what they asked for, even the hotspot... Thanks Santa! 

Santa was even good to those who refused to ask for anything this year. 

Time for the fried turkey. We took turns monitoring the oil temp till it hit 380, killed the flame and dropped the bird.  

It came out golden, spicy, moist and crispy... another good one!