We joined
Betsi's side of the family for an early Christmas dinner on the 17th.
From left to right in the back row are Beth, Dad, Carter, Karen, Jon,
Betsi and Jeff. The kids in the front row are Shannon, Braden, and Ryan.
Jeff's parent's,
with Grandma White, shared an early Christmas with us on Friday afternoon,
December 22nd. Ryan's favorite two toys were an Ernie flashlight
(left) and a fire truck (right). He didn't let go of these all day.
Jeff's Dad
helped fix the train that circled the Christmas tree. Ryan loved
it and learned not to to touch the train every time it went by.
Here's Ryan walking down the stairs as fast as his
little legs would take him to see what Santa had brought the night
before.
We learned
two things as parents this year. The first is not to give an exciting
toy in the beginning of the present opening. Ryan loved to play
with his fire rescue Hummer (left) so much that he didn't want to open
any more presents until after lunch. The second thing we learned
is the toys that require assembly need to be assembled before Christmas
morning. He had a hard time being patient as Dad spent 15 minutes
assembling his new trike (right).
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