Winter Wonderland

Things started to freeze up almost immediately as Fall transitioned into Winter and it wasn't very long before the frost gave way to snow.

And as it got closer to Snowflake Day, of course, the mistletoe went up. Hey, with such a beautiful wife like River, of course, Haruo couldn't resist a smooch under the mistletoe.

The park across the street turned into a veritable Winter Wonderland and all the inland lakes had frozen over.

Snowflake Day was one of Haruo's most favorite holidays and he loved decorating the house and spending time with his wife at the kitchen table.

The town was something out of a Snowflake Day carol and the scenic views would be great for a Snowflake Day Card.

Their fishing pond had frozen over so Haruo and River took the opportunity to go skating on it without the fear of falling through the ice.

Of course, the heir nearly had a close-call when he had the "brilliant" idea that he was going to go out and sleep in a sleeping bag outside in the falling snow. Luckily something kept his father up, whether it was some sort of foreboding feeling, that prevented him from sleeping, but it was enough to keep Brayden from falling into a sleep from where he would never wake up. After which Haruo scolded him and told him to get his hind-end into a hot shower and stay the heck inside.

Hopefully, he won't get the bright idea to try that again.