The family humored me by posing for a group portrait, taken with my new camera.
The family humored me by posing for a group portrait, taken
with my new camera.
Finally, Mom released them from picture-posing duty.
The day began with Tripoli while waiting for everyone
to wake up.
Traditional stockings with small gifts.
Alan gave Sarah a glass rose that he picked out at the
school's Holiday Boutique.
Roger picked out a monkey for Sarah. The boys enjoy shopping
for their relatives each year and surprising us with their
selections. This year, Roger decided it would be fun
to get something for Uncle Roger, in addition to his
immediate family and grandparents.
Alan unwraps his new K'nex roller coaster set.
And then he gave Dad a hug for getting it for him.
Jenny is very pleased with her new necklace from Aunt Wendy.
It has a dragon charm.
Alan opens the Magnetix set from Aunt Wendy and Uncle Steve.
Roger immediately models his new jacket from Sarah and Chris.
Alan chose this truck for Roger.
Lisa's new fancy pen from Roger.
Alan's latest penguin - huge and huggable.
Legos for Roger from Aunt Wendy and Uncle Steve.
Finally, the boys were allowed to open the BIG box. Lisa
and Jenny had used a large packing box for this present.
They discovered a GameCube system inside!!
Digging to the bottom of the box for the miscellaneous parts
and games.
Lisa and Alan watch the Gamecube play.
Glen tries out the bongo game.
The bongo game he was playing.
Jenny helped me get set up for taking the family portrait.
Just Sarah looking beautiful!
Assembling the pizza ....
... with a variety of toppings
Traditional Christmas pizza.
We finished the day with some Apples-to-Apples, which was
more fun than this picture shows.