Christmas Morning with the Joneses

Remarkably, just prior to one of the most important picture-taking days of the year, I managed to lose my camera. As a result, Christmas Eve photos were taken with my Dad's camera. I don't have the files yet but I will try to post some later. I did take some pictures on Christmas morning with our dinosaur Olympus camera- I knew I was holding on to it for SOME reason!!

Apparently unwilling to depart from tradition, George and I stayed up until approximately 3:30 am getting everything ready for Christmas morning. Zack went nuts, following me up and down the stairs with his tail all bushed out. He kept skidding on the wood floor and diving into open gift boxes which would occasionally take him for a ride across my bathroom floor or the downstairs hallway. In spite of his antics, we pressed on until (almost) dawn to finish up. Here is our finished product-





The girls actually slept in until about 8:30 am, which was pretty amazing. I went in to see if Juliette was awake before we all went downstairs. She was not, but quickly woke up crying before I could get back out of her room. She calmed down after see saw all of the new stuff to get into.





Everyone had a good time opening their gifts. Sarah was especially thrilled with her new Nintendo DS, as you can see. Kate was similarly excited about her cupcake set. Juliette was just excited in general.




Zack the kitten pretty much took it all in stride. He seemed to enjoy acting all crazy, diving into the piles of discarded wrapping paper and wreaking havoc. I, on the other hand, will require some time to recover!