We weren’t quite ready to give up on Christmas yet!  We finally made it over to Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa’s house for dinner and presents with them.

It was Boxing Day, and Nana and Papa drove up to celebrate Christmas with us.  Unfortunately, Thumper came down with a cold at the same time.  Not that you could really tell by his temperament – he was still quite a happy boy! The snot, coughing, and lack of sleep aside, he was quite happy!

There was no snow on the ground, so it was an uneventful drive to Grandma and Gichan’s house (with a quick stop on the way to pick up Obachan). Before there was any present opening (or food), we had to stop for a picture on the hearth, with all the stockings hanging over our heads.

The boys woke up at 5:45 on Christmas morning.  That was too early for me, so the Webmaster went into their room and told them to simmer down.  When Thumper finally woke up around 8 am, we went out to the living room to find the three older kids asleep, waiting for us (Tad was […]