I got a new camera!! Naomi broke the old one and Daphne fixed it but it just isn't quite as good as it used to be... Arthur bought me a new one for Christmas and I finally found the cord to upload the pictures onto the computer!
So, here is how it went down.... We had snow, snow, and more snow! We were thankfully able to get out of our driveway and our neighborhood to enjoy Christmas with my family. My brother was not as fortunate so we saw him a few days later.
We spent Christmas morning at home. We always open stockings first and then the presents under the tree.
We then packed the car for hours and finally took off to go visit family. We put the snow shovel in the back along with our emergency supplies, just in case. We'd heard that the State Patrol was telling people it would be an 8 hour wait if you got stuck.
Aunt Mary was nice to put out crayons for Naomi
My niece, Mattie, put on a little show for everyone. She is just learning to play.
This tie is what I made Arthur for Christmas. He calls it his Christmas tie because "I'll wear it on Christmas". Apparently it is too girly for him...
My mom made chocolate peanut butter balls. I'm pretty sure Mattie ate one.
Naomi tried to teach herself how to play the xylophone
The entertainment for the day came when someone drove their car into the ditch. We all watched and laughed from inside while two trucks tried to pull it out.
Then my dad and brothers decided to help. I guess if you have an excavator...
I guess the driver was a girl in her early twenties. We watched her drive off while holding her cell and talking... wonder how far she made it.
My brother, Ric, and his wife, Mary, prepared some games for the kids. I'm guessing Mary actually did the preparing...
Though, I'm pretty sure Ric helped prepare the "open a present with oven mitts" game because my present was covered in tape! I used my teeth but still didn't win. I don't have a picture of that ;)
The girls love their cousins. A little Ring Around the Rosey...
Christmas was a lot of fun. Just don't ask my girls if Santa visited them in front of your children!!
