Skating

I was able to pull the guys away from the Game Cube long enough to enjoy a skate together today ;)

Hey Dad!

Tim trying to hold himself up or hold me up??

What a smile!

Racing Dad

Chattin' it up in the middle of the rink...

Boxing Day at the Cameron's

Tim and Aunt Jenni

Jenni and Daddy Gary :)

Grandma Anne listening to the Ornament from Tim

Jess and Tim (Garnet was 'forced' to use the camera for a whole 2 minutes!!!! :)

New Spiderman Hockey Jersey....the new Gap shirt from Santa couldn't have been replaced any faster!!!

Matt and Mel

Garnet doing dishes????....had to be caught on camera!

Worn out...chillaxin' in Grandpa's new chair!!

Busy Christmas Day....

Evening with Sandra & Wayne and Family

Christmas Evening with Batman and Power Rangers

Wow, good Batman!

Garnet having a moment with the Super Heroes....

and a moment with the baby (awwww....:)

Garnet's Brother and Dad over for Big Turkey Lunch

Uncle Brandon and Daddy 'helping' Tim build the Pirate Ship and the Ferris Wheel!!

Snuggles for Papa Little

Christmas Morning

Lots of Presents (Tim was worried that Santa wouldn't have enough room in his sleigh for all the other kids' presents because he got sssooo much :)

Straws with Pinwheels on them...made for Tim!!

The Littles and the Little bit o' Gifts

Flying the Helicopter

BIG Ferris Wheel!!

Testing out Mommy's new Tri-Pod for my Camera!!

and of course a silly one too!!

Christmas Eve

Cookies and milk for Santa....


(Carrots are for the Reindeer, Love Tim)

Tim was worried that Santa might think the carrrots were for him to eat and then the reindeer wouldn't get anything! So he had to clear up any confusion in a note for Santa.

New Train Set....and something funny:)

Tim got a new Train Set from our Friends Paul, Jean and Maggie!! It's a pretty cool set Thomas and his friends are so busy with their jobs! They are so sweet and thoughtful to think of him.
Tim worked hard on a big Thank You card for them today...

Disappointment

(Gramma Vicki looks like she was into the eggnog....)


Hillary surprised us (sort of) with getting our portraits done while we were all together a few weeks ago. When we got them back yesterday we were disappointed to see that 2 poses had eyes closed. This is one (my mom) and the other was me in a shot with Garnet and Tim. Wal-Mart is holding mine hostage but she gave me a coupon to get them done again. And for the big group shot they are reprinting the 'back up' pose.

When I called PCA International to explain they told me that there are actually 2 camera's which take the shot. The Digital is the one that we see on the monitor and decide whether we want it and another one with film which they send away for prints. She said in that second and a half difference there could be eyes closed etc. that they can't catch until they are printed.

I think this is a load of crap -- with all the technology in digital cameras I don't understand why they would chance ruining someone's pictures. My sister is understandably upset and so am I --- I told the lady that Wal-Mart Portrait Studio has just ruined some people's Christmas gifts and lost us as customers.

They are sending a Gift Certificate for another package -- but that won't do much good for this package which Hillary intended to be for gifts!

The rest of the shots turned out nicely -- we don't have a scanner anymore so excuse the quality of the "picture of a picture". Aren't we cute?

The Kids

The Four Originals

Proud Gramma and Grampa!!

Mom and Dad 

Great Weekend

Garnet and I joined our friends Sandra and Wayne in a kid-free weekend in London. We went Christmas shopping and out for a great dinner and a little bowling and then had a good night's sleep in a hotel. It was a fun weekend away and hopefully a tradition for years to come!!

Tim enjoyed his Aunt Jenni and her kitty! She took him swimming at a birthday party and out to see the lights. She wore him out so much that he was begging to go to sleep Saturday night!! Grandma Anne and Grandpa Gary enjoyed him on Sunday and Uncle Matt spoiled him as usual with a Batmobile and Motorcycle (and it's not even Christmas yet!!).

We are busy wrapping and once again have realized that Santa went a little overboard on our little monkey....we'll have to have a talk with that jolly old man about how jolly our bank account gets!!! ;)

Ah well, they're only young once and it won't be many years until the childhood joy is gone and we'll be wishing for our little munchkin who ripped open the presents and squealed "It's what I've wanted my whole life!!" (at every gift!)

6 more sleeps :)

Christmas Concert

Hello?

In the middle...

Rub a tummy

Be good for goodness sakes!

hehehe

and finish it all off with a little shake-a-bootie action....