The big present

Parker's big present this year was a
Nintendo DS Lite. He has been pining for it
ALL year. At the end of the video, you can see
he starts to tear up. He gave me the BIGGEST
hug and could barely whisper "thank you"
because he was so overcome!

Sweet/Awesome: The Sequel

Thank you, Adam, Crystal, Isaac, Amber, & Angela!


Thank you, Grandma Williams!

At long last...Christmas Morning!

Parker wasn't sure he'd make it,
but the moment finally arrived.
It was really close, though.

Thanks, Grandma Williams!The second best part of Christmas-

inordinate amounts of food. A small sampling of the goodies offered...
we had ham, sour cream & chive potatoes,
stuffed mushroom caps, rolls,
a veggie platter, cheese/crackers,
fruit salad, raspberry thumbprint cookies,
banana bread, pumpkin bars, wassail,
fudge, oh Henry!bars, lemon squares,
apple pie, rice krispy treats.....Here's to the feast!Dad feigning excitement over a tie!
(I think he got a few of those this year.)A glorious moment- all 7 of us fit on one couch!My surrogate niece, Charlotte,
in her Christmas garb.
She came over to check in
on the festivities.

(VIDEOS TO FOLLOW...)

Christmas Eve

Isaac, Katie & Lily came to visit us
on Christmas Eve for a few hours. We spent some quality time
playing Guitar Hero, swapping gifts,
and there were some piano lessons
thrown in there, too.

Nerf Guns Make Great Christmas Presents

We had 4 days off this week...
this is how some of us spent them....

Snowed In

Hey, some white stuff fell in Virginia!

We only got about 6 inches,
some areas in Virginia got 2 feet.

Parker clearly doesn't have the
experience with snow that other kids do,
or the following video wouldn't be so funny.

Christmas CD 2009

Jolly Old St. Nicholas

I Heard The Bells