1 The boys picked out a present to open on Christmas Eve - Grampa and Grammie's present was the pick! Marshmallow shooters!
2 Treats for Santa and reindeer!
3 Sam's card was so funny! "What's all this holiday talk about?"
4 Cards to his parents. I wept immediately. I couldn't even finish reading. Such a dear. And if you knew the whole story behind this. A child sitting near him deleted the whole thing, so he got help from the teacher who took his dictation and recovered it. So he had to remember all these things twice! That child who deleted it on purpose did get in some trouble. I showed Sam how to hit "undo" and also where the recycle bin is in case it happened again.
5 These guys got right up this morning and started digging in, before waking us up!!!! OMG! :)
6 So happy with their treats! This is from TIto Pig - a Minecraft book!
7 Daddy helping to open a special gift - from Santa - Mindstorms Education edition!
8 Wow! And an Expansion set, too!
9 The stocking loot...
10 Checking out the expansion set.
11 Ben loves big trucks still. This was on his list for sure!
12 A guitar effects pedal for Sam, from Tito Pig!
13 From Nana and PopPop! So cool!
14 For Ben from Nana and PopPop!
15 Soccer goals :)
16 A tool sharpener - nice! For digging!
17 A neat book from Aunt Mary!
18 Daddy's present!
19 From Aunt Debbie!
20 And a rock tumbler from Tito Pig - such a great idea! He visited for a week with Mary and Isabella and just racked up all kinds of knowledge about the kids. What a wonderful brother.
21 Ben loves this glow-in-the-dark basketball!
22 Sam trying out a glass slide for his guitar - neat!
23 Oh boy! There will be a family war over this present from Tito Pig!
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25 Mommy got it!
26 A bathrobe, too!
27 A photo grabbed WHILE recording the video! Neat new camera for mommy!
28 A series of pictures from the new camera.
29 They are TOO nuts!
30 Ok - you'll have to suffer through each of these...
31 Just TRY and get a decent shot!
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40 Found some friends out there, too! Hi Millers!
41 Look at THIS family portrait!
42 Wakling home. Love the light today.
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45 Now some sillies of us!
46 Can you believe Dave was willing to do this many?
47 Can you see my awesome axe and hammer earrings from sister-in-law Mary? They are TOO cool!
48 Merry Christmas, Chickens!
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51 Whatcha got for me, huh? Some leftover Santa cookies?
52 Hi Gordon!
53 Fresh out of the oven!!!
54 Yum yum yum!
55 With mashed potatoes and turnips.
56 Hi guys!
57 Another?
58 Dave seasoning the cast iron...got a little interesting there for a minute. ;)
59 Silly family walk in the woods :) This movie is automatically recorded in MP4, so it should be iPhone-friendly.