MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!

WARNING!! THIS IS A MONTAGE OF OUR ENTIRE CHRISTMAS
I BELIEVE THERE ARE 3 POSTS. YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET A CHAIR AND SOMETHING TO EAT. THANKS FOR READING OUR BLOG AND SHARING OUR CHRISTMAS!

Jia-About to discover Christmas

YESSSSS!

Jia's pickle-for the whole pickle story please google
It is a German tradition

Anna in her nice "Florida weight (perfect) Jacket from
Nona and Grandpa

Jia LOVES her monkey slippers

Katie with her jacket in Navy.

Some stocking gifts

Anna and Katie reading their "pickle" clues.

Anna was the winner this year and the lucky recipient of a
twenty dollar Target gift card

Jia with her beautiful dress. We were disappointed that her school did not have a winter show this year. She will wear it when her sisters get inducted into the National Honor Society later this month.

This picture is for Ellen, Sunny, as you can see, was right in the middle of the festivities

Drew opening his Tony Dungy book which he is actually reading!

My Chihuahuas received little blankets

Our pug (BennyFoo-not pictured) received a Stetson University collar

Anna requested skull head footy pj's
It makes me sweat just looking at it

Tim Tebow, a man that is grateful to our Lord and
thanks our Savior for all of his blessings

Don't know what time it was, but it was still dark out when....ANNA jumped in our bed waiting to open gifts, in her defense Jia was already sleeping with us as Jia made up the law that everyone had to sleep upstairs so we didn't get an accidental peek of Santa and he would take all of our presents back.

As you can imagine, the usual mayhem ensued. It took about two hours:

Highlights:

Katie asked for a Belgian Waffle Iron and a 4 slice toaster and got both for Christmas

Jia got a beautiful grown up dress from Nona and Grandpa. She also got a pair of sock monkey slippers from Auntie Jenny and Uncle Craig that we haven't been able to get off her feet.

Anna loved the surfboard memo station that Auntie Jenny and Uncle Craig sent, and of course my shopper was thrilled with her stack of gift cards.

I was perplexed by electronical gifts: a new phone on which I am determined to learn how to text and a ITouch 4G which is supposed to be really cool (I am a cave woman, and besides blogging I am a little out of touch, so I will need huge amounts of lessons)
In an effort to get Drew to learn how to read again (joke) he received 2 sports books and a huge manual on how to use his IPad (hopefully now he won't hours playing a game called "Angry Ducks"??????? We also bought him a pair of reading glasses in which we all agree he looks just like Grandpa.

We made Drew happy this year by having a Honey Baked ham, Katie made my Mom's delicious twice baked potatoes, Anna was in charge of the yummy deviled eggs and the apple pie was from Publix.

My job was to wrap all of the presents for the gift exchange job later and to clean up from my last wrapping job.

Last picture, some of you know our love for this boy who is full of grace and talent, which he never takes for granted.