Christmas Day, 2009

2009 was the year for a very

WHITE CHRISTMAS.

We usually open gifts Christmas Eve

and then eat Christmas Dinner

Christmas Day.

This year AJ and ME spent Christmas Eve

at home alone because of the blizzard.

Unpassable roads made it impossible

to get to Jen, Wade and Madison.

Christmas morning Wade came and got AJ & ME

and my Mom. Wade had shoveled snow all

morning to clear his drive so his Christmas Guests

could get in the house safely.

Jen was preparing also. She lit the fireplace

so the living room was warm and homey.

The ham was in the oven, so the house smelled

so gooood! There were yeast Dinner Rolls rising

on the cupboard getting ready to be baked

at just the right moment.

Jen and Wade had let Madison open some of her
"Biggy" gifts Chrismas Eve. It's hard to make
a 9 3/4 year old wait till morning when she is used
to opening gifts on the 24th.
She would call ME every time she opened
a gift, to let ME know what she had gotten.

Gift opening began.
Madison is a good helper
with her MU's gifts. It is hard for Mom to
open some packages.


Madison loves everthing she opens.
If it was up to her, she would have modeled
every piece of clothing she got.

Here Madison is opening a very small boxed gift.

Nice things do come in small packages!
~
When Jen was 11 years old her MU gave
her a diamond ring (her birthstone).
Jen has told Madison this story many
times. Madison now thinks when she turns 11
she would like a diamond ring.
~
Jen got her a little Gold Band, and told
her if she wears this for 1 year and does
not lose it, she will then be responsible
enough to wear a nice ring,
maybe a diamond.
We'll check out this precious little hand
in a year.

Christmas is such a fun time. We all
"LOVE"
to open gifts.
It isn't whats in the packages,
it's the fun of opening them.
AJ got his favorite hard candy
"Hore Hound"


Jen and Wade shopped at Sam's
this year. We got alot of "really big stuff",
in size I mean. A Giant size can of Chili.

A Giant container of Coffee Mate.
Not in the picture was large size mayo, coffee,
popcorn. Ghirardell Cake Mix, Cinnabon
Muffin Mix and a box of 24 boxes of Junior Mints.
These are all jumbo sized from Sam's!


We of course took our newest addition to
the Family "Marley", to the Celebration.
She was really a very good Girl.

She sat on AJ's lap the most of the day.
She wasn't at all fond of wearing his hat.

Some gifts were really off the wall, like this

leopard patterned, long handled,

dust pan and wisk broom for MU.

A box of 24 canned Cat Foods will just hit

the spot for Mu's kitty Buddy.

Madison is thrilled over her very own

seedless watermelon.

Her very favorite fruit!

Here Madison gets a Facial Spa.

Here she is telling us we are all going to get a

relaxing spa treatment.

Here AJ gets 500 Popcorn Bags.

He is telling Madison,

she has a lot of Popcorn to eat.

I think Jen is really happy with

the gift from Madison.

PJs with Peace Signs.

How Retro 60"s!

Wade got all the Girls

Snuggys!

Blankets with arms.

They really are "Snuggy"!

Just ask AJ.

Recycled gift!

Every time Madison would go to

her Great Grandmother's (Mu) she would

ask Mu if she could have this old purse.

Mu would tell her no.

So Mu surprised her this Christmas

with the Purse.

Mu then tells her to open up the purse

and see if she likes what's in it?

Like YAAAA!

Money!!!

Here Mu gets a gift from Jen & Wade she

thinks is to pretty to open.

Finally, after saving the bow for her,

she opens the box.

OOOOOOH....WOOOOOO

I think she likes whats in it.

"Oh my, I love it, Thank you!"

says Mu.

"My Gosh how much is in here?
And so many different kinds."

Jen had bought her Grandmother a big

box of assorted

GODIVA Chocolates.

There were bars, truffels, covered cherries

and so much more.

She sampled them very quickly!

Being a very fair Girl, Jen got
Madison and ME some GODIVA also.

Our box was no way near the size of

Mu's.

Here you can see my Mom's pile is getting taller and taller.
At Christmas Jen and Wade have 4 Kids instead

of 1.

AJ, ME, Mu and Madison

Here is another pretty box for Mu, from Jen.

This is an easy one for her to open,

no tape or ribbons.

A real CUTE Gift!

A Porcelain Baby Doll.

This Baby lays on her tummy and her

Little Behind shows.

Wade slips in with this big box and gives it to Jen.

It is a Big Flat Screen HDTV for her bedroom.

Jen scolds Wade. They were not going to

exchange large gifts this year.

She had only bought him new underwear

this year for Christmas.

"Okay!", he gives in, "I'll share the TV with

you" he says.

He can't wait for the Super Bowl,

Basketball Games, Baseball Games

Hockey, Wrestling, etc!

Gift opening went on for about 3 hours

with a few breaks.

We can not thank these Kids enough!
They go overboard every year!

No mater how much AJ and ME protest!

I hope Jen and Wade don't get upset

when I tell a secret.

Wade gives money at Christmas, at his work for unfortunate

families.

They adopted a Little Girl, from Madisons

School, for Christmas.

They got her lots of

gifts that she would not have had,

had it not been

for Jen, Wade and Madison.

Jen got a young unwed Mother with

a 7 month old baby, much needed baby

gifts, plus a Car Seat.

She opened up her home to a Friend on

Christmas day.

He is single and his Parents

and family are many states away.

~

These 2 Kids, that I call Mine,

are Great and I am so very

Proud of them!

and to all a Good Night!