Christmas, Christmas time is here!!

Man did it come on fast. I don't know if there has been a Christmas that I have been less prepared for. It just seemed to sneak up on me. After our little gift for Jesus...the kids couldn't stand it anymore and headed to the living room.

Isabelle couldn't contain her excitement!!

Let the unwrapping begin!!

Mom, Dad, David, Cari and Gabe ended up coming over to unwrap presents with us.
I didn't get a shot of mom and dad though.

My sweet Savannah.

You can't tell from the picture, but she is dancing to the music. She sure can shake her hips.

Payton loves to pose with things. In most of the pictures I have ever taken of him, there is something in his hands.

Isabelle talking on her little cell phone.

Jillian loved the fairy costume she got from Aunt Judi and Uncle Paul. She didn't really want to take it off all morning.

After the commotion settled and we ate breakfast, Jillian and daddy were tired...and grumpy if you can't tell. They were watching Horton Hears a Who and I think that Doug was trying to catch a quick cat nap.


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BLACKMAIL!!

After a while, people started showing up. Nanci and John and their 8 kids came up from Battleground, Alan and Brenda and kids, mom and dad came back and so did David and Cari. It was a houseful again.

Well, I think everyone got a little bored. Most of the adults ended up playing the Horton Hears a Who game that our kids got. It was really hilarious to see all these "grown-ups" prance around in the Horton hat looking for the clovers. Mom was the funniest and the most embarrassed I think. She had to hop to a clover, the room was filled with laughter.

"Shooot"

John had to "flap" to a clover and was a great sport about it. Actually, I think it was his idea to play the game.

Even though Jillian wasn't really playing the game, she needed to wear the Horton hat and flap around like she had seen everyone else do.

John and Nanci got stuck in our awful driveway on the way in and the way out. Doug to the rescue. He got them out and they headed home.

After everyone had left, Doug decided to show off his mad guitar skills to the kids. They were impressed...sort of.

We usually try to get a shot of all of us together on Christmas day. But it was just the kids this year. After this pic was taken, we headed over to Doug's parents to have a great dinner. The ham was awesome and a perfect ending to the day. It helped that it was somewhere besides my house.

Of course a holiday or special event wouldn't be complete without the token "vomiting." During dinner Payton was complaining about his stomach hurting (no, not from too much candy). He ended up puking right before bed. Oh what fun it is to be the Gifford Family!!

We hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas!!