Christmas Day!

We're a little slow starting - and Grandpa Gary feeds Owen a bottle before we get too far into our day. A nice shot in front of the main Xmas tree. After this, Owen got a little cranky, so Grandpa took him for a walk.
When they got back, we started opening presents!

Of course, we got all ours out of the way before waking the little guy up...

Sunday - Xmas eve

We start with a good healthy breakfast - as per usual. I love this shot of him - he looks so serene... Then we play like maniacs on all the new furniture.

Before long, it's time for a snack.

For dinner - a friend of Dad's came over - and he brought a chocolate fountain with him! It was delicious - either with strawberries or pretzel sticks!

Saturday...

First, we practiced our scrunchy face.

Then we took my dad into town to buy some electronics. We bought them a laptop, printer, DVR and DVD player. After all that spending, Grandpa needed a nap....

So we went back to the basement and played with Grandma Regina....

After a brief email tutorial, Dad needed another nap. I'm telling you, being retired is ALL that it's cracked up to be!

We get to Dad's pretty uneventfully

although Thursday was a heck of a travel day! After a quick change of clothes (into an outfit that was a present from our nanny)



It's off to the bar (The Red Dragon) in Dad's basement to play on the carpet! Here, we're playing peekaboo with Mom, using the stools!

Then we explore a little bit - here's the dartboard on the other side of the bar - the world map is just the right height!

Then Grandpa Gary comes down to play with us as well! He's got lots of toys to play with.

Pre-Xmas shots...

Before we left for Xmas, we played around the house a little bit. This is Owen's cupboard - it's full of plastic bowls and lids for him to pull out and play with.

We also played in the yard before we went - Pete had bought a leaf vacuum - here, Lisa is showing how well it picks up the b*stard mulberry leaves...

We opened our presents before we left - since we'd be gone a week. Here's a picture of the tree in all it's glory before the mad unwrapping!

The upgrade to blogger has somehow blocked my Hello program from Picasa from sharing the pictures direct to the blog. We'll have to do it the old fashioned way for now.