Abby was given a beautiful hand-me-down desk from a kind family at school. She already loves it.

Abby was Mary in the GBCS K4 Christmas play. She did a great job.

We were cleaning out some of Abby's things, and Sean got into the chest.

Yay! No reason -- just yay!

All in our Christmas finery.

Merry Christmas!

Our Christmas tree, 2007.

Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's

Well, Grandma and Grandpa are soon to move into a new house, so this was the last big Christmas celebration at the house I and Uncle Scott gew up in. To celebrate, we all got together -- Uncle Scott, Aunt Kim and cousin Ian came from Albuquerque, and we drove up from Waldorf. We had a great time -- Sean and I got sick with pneumonia and bronchitis, respectively, but we still had a lot of fun visiting with family, eating lots (too much!) good food, getting the grand tour of Grandma and Grandpa's new house, and generally resting. God is good -- he has blessed us with a wonderful family, and we enjoyed getting to spend Christmas with them all. Enjoy the pictures!

Uncle Scott and I are big enough nerds that we took pictures of each other taking pictures.

Christmas morning breakfast. Yum.

St. Nicholas looked on as we all went to work.

Cute cousins Abby and Ian.

Open! Open! OPEN!

Yes, we were all stunned by the sheer volume of presents.

Ummm... what's... this?

Abby got a pretty Barbie and a pretty dress from Grandma. Lavender suits her.

Sean and Grandpa got to spend some good bonding time together.

Opening presents for several people takes a long time. Refreshments help keep you going.

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Yay! Tickling!

Sean didn't buy anyone any presents this year. But, he did help distribute them.

Sean got a ball. He loves balls.

Sean wandered around Grandma and Grandpa's house a lot. It's big, and he likes to roam.

We had a fun dinner after Christmas where we had crowns and party favors. Aunt Kim and Uncle Scott made it. Yay!

Merry Pre-Christmas!

Thanksgiving/Early Christmas In Salisbury

We all traveled to Salisbury to visit Grammy and Grandpop for Thanksgiving, and while we were there, we decided to save shipping expenses by opening the presents Grammy and Grandpop gave while we were there with them. We had a great time, ate lots of good food, and got to visit the Zoo and take naps. Outstanding!

Mommy helped Abby and Sean open stuff. When they let her.