Present Time!!

Christmas Eve, for us, is about the true meaning of Christmas. (Well, and apparently about baking this year, lol.) Christmas morning? That's about family. And, about PRESENTS!

We had a stupendously wonderful Christmas this year. After opening our stockings, Jon and Laurie (AKA Pop-Pop and Grammy) joined us for breakfast and we enjoyed muffins and bacon and eggs. Then it was time for the present frenzy.

We spent 2 or 3 hours tearing into paper and tossing aside bows. By the time we were done, everyone was happy and the room looked like a toy store explosion. Scott's favorite presents were Madden 2007, a wireless controller for his Game Cube, and a book about U2, by U2. My favorites were Willow Tree and Ten Thousand Villages angels and sculptures from various family members, the complete Indiana Jones trilogy and a VERY COOL signed photograph of Brett Favre!! Nicky adored his DS, and said his second favorite was the electric train that Grandma and Grandpa got him. We also had fun with Grammy and Pop-Pop's gift of a crazy Cranium Cadoo board game. Kairi loved her MP3 player and said her favorite gift was a box full of frog decor for her room from Grandma and Grandpa. Grammy and Pop-Pop also scored big points for a how to draw book. Grammy and Pop Pop were happy with their presents, too - they got a microwave, I Love Lucy DVD's, a Sinatra CD, and a framed picture I had restored of Scott's Grammy.

Here's some of the highlights, in photo form:

The traditional peek down the stairs...


...to see the pile of presents Santa left!


Nicky was thrilled with his stocking contents.


Kairi looks pretty happy, too!


And let's not forget Honey, Midnight, and Princess! They get stocking stuffers, too, naturally!


Here's Nicky's reaction to his DS....


....and Kai tearing into her MP3 player.


Grammy and Pop-Pop are so cute together after 30+ years of marriage!


Kai and Nick also got the coolest Cranium fort (which they've played with A LOT since Christmas!)


Here's their first construction attempt - it can go together hundreds of different ways.




And all of that was before lunch time! After the traditional ham dinner, Jon and Laurie went home, leaving us to watch the Eagles trounce all over the Cowboys. Now THAT'S really Scott's favorite Christmas gift, no matter what he says!