Christmas X 2

Well, I know this is belated but with all of the changes going on - we're in the fast lane. However, I felt I must still share a few pictures from our Christmas at home. We've decided there are some great benefits to having 2 families - 2 stockings, 2 times to open presents, 2 Christmas dinners - in general, Christmas lasts longer!

Knights

Jake joined us for the presents, until he got a bone, then I think he didn't pay us much attention.

Pa & Ma Claus

I took this picture using the gorilla pod Ryan got me for Christmas - I used it to put my camera vertically hanging onto a tall skinny lamp. Carrie and I are always setting our cameras on things to take pictures and trying to make them level. Now I have a new tool!

Fords

Ryan got Dad a remote control helicopter which made for a lot of excitement while they were testing it out.

I can't wait to put these up - maybe over a piano??? ;-)
There was definitely a music theme to my gifts which was fine with me! Valeri got me pj pants with music symbols on them, mom and dad gave me a piece of organ music I've been wanting, and Ryan got me a book I wanted called Musicphilia (written by a doctor about how music affects the brain). Ryan's Christmas was a sports theme - Perfect Pushups, weights, athletic/coaching clothes, sports books and Coach Carter movie, a golfing moose Christmas tree ornament, NY Giants golf club head covers... need I say more... I think these themes may be recurring for the rest of our lives - what do you think?

I don't have the energy to put up more pictures of Christmas so you'll have to imagine the rest of it!