Christmas 2009

The morning started with Ander opening his stocking and finding a coffee cup just like dad's. We, of course, had to put "coffee (juice)" in it immediately and he took it back to the action and drank his coffee, saying "ah" after each drink.










The first present was opened to reveal a new kitty and puppy for the house. This gift was from Gr(eat)-aunt Becky and Gruncle John after he visited our home in August and noticed we didn't have any pets, apparently. We spent the next 20 minutes playing cat and dog, purring, barking, and feeding them. In case your imagination won't go that far on it's own, that's dog and cat food in the fireman's helmet, I mean, bowl that our new pets are eating out of.

This was an indication of how each gift was received -- it was to be opened immediately and thoroughly enjoyed as Ander played with each one. It was a two-day Christmas by the time he got done opening all of his presents. Which is O-K.

Family portrait as Shane tries out his new tripod. We met up with Laurie a bit later that afternoon as well. She came to the house and opened her gifts and we ate together. Didn't get a photo of that, though.