Good morning,
These are the images that are always so much fun to take and to have in years to come.
Aunt Carol, friend Bill, our son, his wife, and their six children were here for Christmas Eve dinner and presents, of course!
Our daughter, Catherine, made and served a fantastic dinner, then it was (finally!) time for presents!
Sadly, our oldest son and family were not able to travel to Cincinnati this year. Perhaps next time.
As I took these pictures I mentioned how funny it seemed that everyone was squeezed into about one third of the living room because that is where the tree and the presents were!
Santa had some pretty good communication this year so everyone got what they wanted for Christmas. :) I asked Santa for knitting needles and I got them!
Even Penny and Erik received gifts.
They had been sniffing presents under the tree, but didn't touch until we gave them theirs. Of course, they already knew which ones were theirs. They are so cute when we tell them they can open their presents!
We all had a fabulous time!
Does anyone else chuckle when you think of how long it takes to wrap all of these presents compared to the few minutes it takes for them all to be opened? It is so worth it!
All the best,
Lois
You are lucky, these pictures are lovely. No young kids in our family now...
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh yes!! Spending time to make each one different somehow, with different colored ribbon, and twirls, and then "Poof"!! Torn open in nano-seconds!! Looks like a fun household! Barney loved his presents too!! Cute photos!! Fun to see other's Christmas photos!!...debbie
ReplyDeleteOh The joy of opening presents...its just the anticipation of the whole thing! Looks like a wonderful time with family!
ReplyDeleteChildren make for the most wonderful Christmas mornings! Looks like you had a great Christmas.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteYour cabbages look terrific too!
HI Lois...It is like birthdays and baby shower ...anything that involves gifts lol
ReplyDeleteMy grandson goes from one to the other and OVER...them he starts the process of seeing what he actually has lol!!
Thanks for showing your family pictures, I enjoyed!!
Grace
Very sweet pictures! It is also funny how much MORE paper there seems to be after it is wadded up!!!
ReplyDeletelove those sweet pups! so glad you and yours had a nice Christmas!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a wonderful time! Isn't Christmas fun?
ReplyDeleteThe dogs certainly enjoyed themselves, it was worth every cent.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a wonderful Christmas! Love the photos of the dogs opening their presents!
ReplyDeleteOpening presents is fun, the anticipation of opening them is more fun. I'd almost leave them wrapped and enjoy the tension.
ReplyDeleteChristmas looked like a fun celebration at your house for adults, children and dogs. Happy New Year to you and Kjell from Grenville and myself.
ReplyDeleteA lovely Christmas Eve! It is amazing how quickly all those beautiful wrappings are demolished.
ReplyDeleteoh yes!!! the unwrapping is so much quicker!! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas...xx
ReplyDeleteSorry I have not visited for so long. So now I am catching up on your posts:D Looks like you had a wonderful Christmas eve with your family. We spend our Christmas eve with a close friend and his family and they came to spend Christmas day with us:D Opening presents is fun and the seeing my love ones opening the presents I bought them is even better.
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