Merry Christmas 2007

Here's the wrap-up...

6:00 (or may have been earlier...or later) the cat lets Rich know she needs to go outside.

8:00 - Anne gets up to potty (since the power outage, I turned the thermostat down to 68/69 and we've all been sleeping much better/longer at night).

8:01 - Anne comes into the bedroom and wants to wake up the boys...runs into John's room, gets him up, both run to William's room and they're all up by 8:02!

8:03 - Rich sets up the camcorder to "capture their faces" - this was cute when they were 3, but now, it's such a bore to watch the videos...yawn, yawn, yawn...

8:04 - kids run downstairs and tear through stockings and Santa gifts

8:05 - Anne passes out all gifts

8:06 - Anne and William have opened all their gifts, while John has finally learned to savor the moment and enjoy the whole process - this change must occur when you're about 11.

Here's a few pics from the morning:

Yes, that's an electric guitar...and yes, I do have earplugs!

He also got the game Risk, Deal or No Deal on DVD, some learning books, and various other things.

Anne got a new robe - actually her very FIRST robe...she's quite excited. She also got a Barbie mp3 player and Rich has downloaded High School Musical 2 on it. She got some books, too, and a weaving loom.

And, here's William with his goodies...remote control cars, games and a skateboard track.