Christmas 2005

Starring Sydney (18 months) and Caitlyn (4 months)

Christmas in this family is always brought in two parts.
Christmas Eve is also Nana's Birthday, so we spend time with Momma's family.
Christmas Day we spend time with Daddy's family.

The loot ... errrr...  presents are all stacked with care!

If I can touch it, it's for me, right?

And thus the rivalry begins....

Are we really related?

Just the girls.

Our family.

Then Nana and Grandpa.

Yay!  We can start!

Can I start playing with it before I finish unwrapping?

Momma isn't helping much, so I'll just keep stacking.  Caitlyn's too young to help anyway!
I have experience.

It didn't say "FRAGILE"

TUNNELS!  My own!

I'm not sure what this is all about, but I'm comfortable anyway!

Christmas Eve went on.  We got tired.  We went to sleep, the next morning we sorted the loot.

The stocking is bigger than I am.

Hey!  That was my prop!

Two peas in a pod.

Feel the love.

Hey, the outfit still fits!

I have room to grow.  You all think this is funny, don't ya?

Ok.  Me too.

I'm trying on Momma's new fashions!

I feel so fuzzy.

Look, there's a teepee in the living room!

After our naps, we went over to the Grandma and Grandpa's house!

More loot!  Same rules, right?

Yup, we're cute.  Hey, look.  Dog biscuits.  Caitlyn, you want some?

The precursor to mass mayhem.

Like we said.  Mass Mayhem.  Sydney, Jacob, Joshua and Caitlyn.

Where'd everyone go?  Hello?!?!?

Open Sesame!

I'm showing my Fragile Dance.

There's a lot to watch here.

Daddy's mumbling something about the cheap stuff.  Hey, the cardboard box
made it into the Toy Hall of Fame!

Fly, fly and be free!

Now it's time for dinner!

Christmas Formula-Nog?

Who's a ham?  Oh, ham for dinner!

Daddy needs help.

At the end of the day, everyone is worn out.

The next day brings more "sorting" of loot!

How DID that get there?

I am stuck on Christmas Bow 'cause Christmas Bow's stuck on me...

The teepee is cool.  Daddy says it's taught me a new word:  hoarding.

Sydney's Christmas Feet.

Too much Holidays wears everyone out.  364 days left until next Christmas!