Christmas Is Here! Merry Christmas To All!!!
We got up late and went to the tree and was very happy that Scout did not water it! He is a good puppy! We tried to find an open Chinese Restaurant but alas, they are all closed! We did the next best thing, we ordered from Yang-Ming the night before!
I think we will all fit in!!!
Joe and Amy arrive first!
Charlie and Alex, out little angels!!
Chinese delights stretch clear across the island!
Precise measurements required.
Did You Know? - Aluminum foil was first produced in France in 1903, and the first commercial use in the US was in 1913 for wrapping Life Savers.
Mirror mirror on the foil, do not say I look like Olive Oyl!
They are making fortune cookies!!!
Good friends for many years!
Scout wants Greg to do some Hamlet, mostly with "Ham"
The stuff eggs were prepared especially for the grandsons!
Surveying everything is essential!
Bob and Joe are doing some measuring at Colleen's insistence! Oh Oh!
Donna likes the appetizer tree!
My light bulbs go on even without a battery!
We do not have to talk, we read each others minds!
Oh oh... She read mine!
"He did it!!"
Amy is a brave soul (on addition to being a lovely lady!!)
If I do it right, I will not get the Amy Look today!!
Guess what is in the bag??
Grandsons are so useful around the house! Thank you Nick for popping the cork!
Beautiful ladies make the house a home!
Dining in the forest!
"Yep! Everyone is here!!"
Stories are told and retold!
Bob gets the wine ready and the oven alarms have gone off!
We eat at this German-Chinese restaurant and the food is delicious. The only problem is that an hour later, you're hungry for power."
Oh my; we over achieved when we ordered!
Plenty more where that came from!
Paper wrapped chicken is now in aluminum foil!
Look closely, their noses are twitching!
"Baby, it's cold outside!"
Last minute stories.
Any doubt about who is going to be first???
A penny for his thoughts!!! Alex will be a comedian eventually!
What have we here?
Staying safely out of the way as the teens go for the food! Wise decision!
Chomp chomp! or is that Chop Chop???
He looks so ______________ when he bats his eyes!
Fill in the black and mail it to Santa!!
Watch out, this is the serous look!
Now on his third plate and he is slowing down just a little!
Not Nick, sometimes known as "The Great Consumer!!"
The buzzards circle!
Vicky's ham is making a great hit!
The conversations start to get less lout BUT
the clanking of silverware increases dramatically
Why did the dumpling break up? It couldn't handle the pressure of a steamy relationship.
Donna found the hot mustard!
Where should I start???
Jim gives it some thought!
The tradition continues! The TV is warmed up and we are settling in to watch the movie but we noticed that Bob Z. has disappeared? We mentioned he had a surprise but we thought nothing of it!
Bob got into the "A CHRISTMAS STORY" in full regalia!!
Donna will a lot of mileage from these photos!
8 x 10's will be sold at all future Starlighters and Elks dances!!
They are so.... so...... Bob!
The movie is on and Bob is jumping around the house looking for carrots!
As the movie progresses all the "old Folks" repeat the lines complete with "oohs" and "ahhhhs" and recant past stories from years long ago!
Oh my, that is going to hurt!
We all sharing with Colleen who is in the ice cold east coast!
Colleen was frighten by our pet rabbit who we call "Byte"
Everyone joined in the video call to our daughter!
Joy and laughter was shared.
Donna is having second thought about bringing a bunny home with her!
Joe and family are heading out; it is desert time tomorrow!
Oh my, we have sum food remaining!
It's fantastic having such an amazing family!
What did I say??
Bob rests up for the scene in the movie!!!
The shoes are a match!!
Ralphie and Bob; what a pair!!
That's what we looked like when Bob entered the room!
Good friends are a blessing!!!
Ralphie got his Christmas wish, the Red Rider BB-Gun. We bought one last year to control the rabbits (look out Bob!!). Mary asked me to get it and participate in the movie. I triple check to make sure it was not ready to fire because I did NOT want to kill the TV set!
I can do it!!
One must squint just right!
We both took aim!
Lookout target!!
Boom
Do NOT aim for the eye!!
Vicky lit up the room with her lighted champagne bottle!
Who need Rudolph when you have champagne?
Mary shows off my Casandra Peterson (a.k.a Elvira) real live bathrobe!
Mary show off the features!
Mary like the hangar the best!
One for the road!!!
Good night all and God Bless You!
As Mary and I attempted to watch "A Christmas Story II" we talked about the evening filled with WONDERFUL friends and family and we feel very blessed to have them in our lives. May this next year bring even more adventures and memories to this amazing group of people!
