Christmas 2008

First things first, stockings found outside the kids doors answered the question of what happens when there isn't a fireplace for the stockings to be hung on.
Apparently the haul was good enough to keep the kids from running to the tree.
"I got an elephant in a cart. I'm good" Danny is so easily pleased.

Mary made sure that she was showered and dressed before we dove into the presents.
It's super Lilly. Nanna and Mary went overboard on clothes for Lilly this winter.
"Press the tail Danny and it will bounce. Here watch daddy do it."
"Hey I did it." Danny is so proud and it looks like Lilly wants some play time.
"There's a puppy in this box. Now I just need to figure out how to get it out. Maybe there's something over there that can help." Lilly loves her new little hound.
"Time to play catch with Dad." Andrew received his first base ball mit.
Guess what Will got a new mit too so there's no excuse. Will is such a ham.
Okay now everyone take a minute and make sure that each other's gifts are good enough.
Andrew had asked specifically for some little horses for Christmas and these ones he called "big brother horses."
"Nice bag Mom." Lillian was showing off her double doll carriage to Mary and commented on the purse.
Danny has his stuffed elephant and Tigger. Now he's just browsing the other gift piles.
The ever popular "Honey do" gift. Will sure did take it well.
New pajamas and Will looks like he's ready to go back to bed.
Mary got a new frog. She get's at least one a year. This time it was very classy.
Okay Will enough already you're worse than the kids.
Thank you Rachel and Nanna for helping to make Christmas so much fun for our home.
Andrew's got a gun and he's not afraid to use it. Good time to teach gun safety.
Lillian got her puppy out and look it has a magnetic bone.
This is one of those rare Daddy, Danny moments. It turned out that Danny was showing the early signs of the flu that ran rampant through our home the next two weeks.
Andrew loves clothes especially if they have cars on them.
He had to put his shirt on right away.
Then he could play with his toys.
Lillian received a doctor bag and got right to work.
Daniel finally has one on one time with the alphabet town buttons.
Mary finally got a gift that surprised her. It was stemware for eight, both water and wine glasses.
The kids got more toys at Grandma and Grandpa Muir's.
William got Mary a .22 rifle and it wasn't one of those "it's for you but it's really for me gifts."
Will Rose (William's brother-in-law) brought his gun cleaning kit and Mary's gun got some real attention.

Christmas was a great time in our home and we loved sharing it with Rachel, Nanna, Jen and Will Rose, and of course The Muir Grands and Great Grandma Muir. There's no place like home for the holidays. We loved the white Christmas in Craig Colorado the year before but it was nice to finally spend a Christmas in our new home.