Christmas 2006

We all went over to Mel's new house Christmas Day. The kids patiently waited for Mel to get the video camera set up before they could tear into the presents.

Everyone tore into the presents. They all got too much stuff.
Even Morgan tore into her gifts.
Tristan was so proud of his Cabbage Patch baby boy. He wanted it out of the box right away, and he carried it around most of the day.
Dad doesn't like to sit at the table to eat which can leave a mess on his clothes. So, Christy made him a man bib.

Lauren got lots of Hello Kitty stuff. Christy got her earmuffs and shoes.
Bradley and Aiden got some Game Cube games, so Micah played with them. The whole time Aiden's not playing, he's telling you what you should be doing. He's a video game back seat driver.
Santa brought Jackson a four wheeler. He was a little scared of it at first, but Morgan loved riding it. She just hasn't learned how to steer. She kept running into everything and everybody. It was funny.

Here's Tristan and Lauren taking a ride.

Here's cutie cousin Owen.

I didn't take alot of pictures of the house because they are still working on unpacking. Mel thinks it will take 6 months to get everything situated. Here's a shot from the front door.

Here's a shot of the kitchen. Mel hasn't gotten a new kitchen table yet, so we had to bring in folding tables and chairs to have enough seats for the adults. The kids had to sit in the floor.

Here's a shot of the living room. They managed to get the tree up, but didn't bother decorating it.
Christy got a dog from one of my neighbors. Her french bull dog accidentally mated with her mother's yorkie. Strange mix, I know. They just gave away a dog they paid $500 for this summer. She thinks this dog will be better with the kids and less work because it won't have the grooming issues the other one had. We'll see how long this one lasts. Ish's parents brought their kids bunny rabbits for Christmas. They had them out playing with them, and Tristan accidentally stepped on one. The next morning it was dead. We'll see if the other one survives the winter.