This Christmas was so wonderful. Everyone got here in a timely manner. The snacks were yummylicious. We changed the way we did gifts this year, with everyone delivering their gifts to others, one at a time. I loved it! It took us 2 hours to unwrap everything, but the cool thing was we actually got to see what everyone got. It was so leisurely, it was a great change.
The girls were beautiful in their Christmas finery. They both love to dress up and look beautiful.
Some wear fancy clothes, others don their fancy head gear!
While we were waiting for Travis and Kylie to arrive, I suggested to Rick that we should ask Mom if we could do our stockings. My Mom always does stockings for Rick and I. It's one of the highlights of Christmas for me. There are some things that we always expect to find: Whitman's mini candy sampler, a small tiny bottle of Drambuie, odds and ends Mom has collected over the year. Some things we have been getting since we were children and it's just another one of those traditions we look forward to reliving. But, I digress....Rick agreed we should do our stockings. I came out into the living room and said, "Mom, Rick wants toknow if we can do our stockings!" hehehe. Yeah, some things never change no matter how old you are!
It was coolBrent was psyched. He had Chris screen print some shirts for the Team Bart clothing line. Since he and Matt Miller are going to be running the Disney Marathon as a relay team in January, he decided to have some shirts made. He had some regular shirts done and some good athletic gear made too and he had fun giving them to friends and family. Of course he had shirts made for the girls too!Gwen received a private climbing lesson from her Uncle Trav. Gwen seems very tentative with it so Trav has promised her a special time with just the two of them. I thought that was a great gift.
Mom gave me not one, but two coats. One is a snuggly warm jacket and one is a great longer coat that I wanted for the cold blustery walk down the alleyway to work. But the best part was that Mom knitted me a hat and a scarf. I love that Mom took the time to make something so wonderful for me.
Mom and Trav enjoy watching the festivities while Kera clowns around with Brent and Dad. And Kera is.....playing with Chris's ear?!!
Kylie is crazy about horses. I think this large horse was a big hit!
Kylie entertains us all by singing Christmas songs. She's quite the entertainer and just oh so cute.
Brent got me a Panasonic FZ150 camera for Christmas. I am so thrilled! Even looking back over this post, you can easily tell which pictures were taken with my new camera and which with the old one. I can't wait to learn how to use it. Thanks honey!
Twelve more months until we get to do it all again!
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