Monday, December 26, 2005

Christmas Toynado!

Christmas in Iowa. This is Annabel's second, Gaby's first, my 14th and Kristin's 35th.

We flew in on Christmas eve and didn't get home until after 11. Gabby was up all night, and so were we. Next time we're going to come a few days early to make for an easier adjustment.

we had told Annabel all about Santa, but she was so tired when she woke up, she forgot that she was supposed to get presents!

She figured it out pretty quickly though and the day descended into a sort of atavistic toy orgy. Annabel had a great time playing with her cousins, Mary and Abby. They dressed up, played with toys, played hide and seek, performed play-surgery on a very sick little puppy, and filled a play-house with decorative glass beads that they took from the candle display. A great time was had by all.


We had a great Christmas dinner at Roger and Shiela's house.

Then today we went to Kristin's dad's place where Annabel tried on the leather hat he recently got in Australia, and then we came back to Kristin's mom's place for a Christmas party.


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