Christmas 2009

Big post -- lots of pictures!

We had our normal Christmas routine this year. Christmas Eve/Granna Lynda's birthday we go to the Farm for the evening and have the Anderson/Carter extended family Christmas. Christmas morning we have our small family Christmas (Nate, me, the girls), then we head over to the Moore's for the Moore Christmas. Christmas night Nathan's parents, sisters, their spouses and kids come over to our house. I'm tired just typing it! The pictures should be in chronological order (I'm probably the only one that cares) so you can refer to the aforementioned schedule. : )


Josephine has started taking pictures with my camera and does a pretty good job. She took this picture of Nathan and me on Christmas Eve.


Happy Ada.


Cousin Isaac and Ada. They are 9 months apart even though he outweighs her. I'm not sure who is teaching who to be naughty in this picture. Probably a collaborated effort.


More reaching. I think Ada's teaching Isaac to pull the books off the shelf. She's mastered that skill.


Another picture that Josephine took. You can tell by the low angle of the photo.


A picture of Josephine taking a picture of Naomi and Aunt Moug.


Josephine took this great picture of Grannie Ratch.


Ada's perch. She was mad because she wanted more food. As usual.


A well-fed, present-happy Ada.


Isaac really like the stuff whale and kept laying on it. Ada thought it was a good idea to join in.


More attacking of the orca.


The girls are always climbing on Nathan.


Christmas morning at our house. Josephine got the Barbie house that Papaw made for me when I was a kid.


Musical Ada playing her recorder.


Christmas morning at Grannie and Papaw's. Grannie made a hat for both girls. This is Josephine in her hat.


Ada happy with chocolate. We had to ban all peanuts and peanut butter this year. Ada is allergic. : (


Josephine decorated hats for everyone. Grannie and Papaw actually wore them and Josephine got this picture of them.


Josephine happy with her snowglobe music box from Grannie.


Ada was so tired by the time we got to the Moore's. She's laying down with her blanket, holding up a magnifying glass Josephine got in her stocking.


Ada enjoying her snowglobe music box.

I must have taken mostly video of Christmas night. I don't have time to work on that too, so I'll just post what I have now and I'll do video later.