Holy huge pile of presents! |
Good thing Papa got up early and already had his coffee. |
Christmas morning excitement! |
Santa brought some cool presents |
Kristina with her new workbench |
Annie in her new reading chair |
Simon's cool guitar shirt (from E&E) |
Baba wants a chair like Annie's |
Kristina gives Grams a homemade bracelet |
She likes it! (And she looks good in turquoise.) |
Annie likes her new egg plates |
Caitie: "This girl got a lot of kitchen stuff!" |
So did Matt and Maria, wow |
Big present from Nana and Grandaddy |
Electric racetrack |
Half the day was spent in this exact position |
But Annie preferred to read Kristina's new books |
Chef Kristina |
Sous Chef Annie |
Pizzaman Simon |
Ready to cook! |
Looking at Papa's new calendar |
Christmas in Albuquerque 2013 |
Aftermath |
Working on a delicious ham |
Smoker crew |
Matt's apprenticeship is nearly complete |
Too bad we didn't get enough meat |
Beautiful turkey |
Another contribution to Christmas dinner: orange marmalade layer cake |
I secretly hope Kristina memorized the recipe... |
Tutu from Aunt Kathy |
Fashion show |
Simon inherits Matt Dawson's old guitar |
"What can I do with these cardboard blocks?" |
Question answered |
"Food is ready! Where is everyone?!" |
Tuckered out |
Full crowd for dinner |
After-dinner hijinks |
Caitie looks good in a 'stache |
Kristina and Matt follow suit |
Kristina: "Try it, Grams!" |
Grams is not afraid to wear a moustache |
Crazy crew |
Annie avoids the commotion, reading as usual |