Christmas in NC and New Year's Eve. December 26th - 31st, 2006.

Dana and the kids left on Tuesday to head down to North Carolina to have Christmas with her family. They stayed down through the 29th. As you will see the kids really enjoyed all the gifts they got.

Opening presents at Nana and Grandpa's
 
A bowling alley!
 
What a gift, one side chalk board and the other half dry erase...this gift will be utilized again later in this set of photos
 
Apparently my little angel is ambidextrous
  

A little cold but not enough to keep Lex out of the sandbox
 
 
  

Lexie says hello to the whole family with a little help from mom

Lexie back at the drawing board
 
Very focused...notice the house slippers
 
A priceless work of art
 
Had to throw this one in...Matt, Jason, Juice and myself on New Year's Eve
  

Merry Christmas! December 24th - 25th, 2006.

Just a few pics from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

So on Christmas Eve I went out for a flying lesson and when I got home this is what I saw on the couch
 
Both out cold
 
Lexie ended up on the floor which she obviously didn't mind
 
A bird's eye view
  

The Christmas tree on Christmas Eve
 
Stocking stuffers
 
The train set Santa got for the kids complete with notes from the big fella
 
Chance on x-mas morning
  

Chance opening one of his presents

Above the fireplace
 
 
Getting an early start on the piano
 
Looking out into Nana and Poppop's back yard
  

Happy Holidays! December 17th, 2006.

Certainly a busy time right before the holidays. Just wanted to share a couple of pics and clips of the family during the Christmas season. By the way, be sure to click on the above image - it's supposed to be animated but I'm not sure what the problem is.

In an attempt to capture the holiday season in our home I took this clip that starts in the family room and ends at the front door.

This is a small clip of how the lights look from the street.

Lexie's favorite shirt!
 
Tigger resting under the tree
 
Chance with Tigger and his Monster's Inc. hard hat