And so this is Christmas ’08, Part V
On the 26th we went to Grandma Sue’s. It’s a trade-off for Ian. He gets to spend time with a different grandparent, and seeing everybody is good, of course. On the other hand, it might not seem like it would be as fun with less kids running around over at Grandma Sue’s… but on the OTHER other hand… he’s the ONLY kid over at Grandma Sue’s, so the spotlight is on him. So no matter which place, he wins, right?
Ian got to open some presents that Santa left at Grandma Sue’s for him to open… This easel was very cool, and to this day Ian guides anybody who will help to follow Grandma Sue’s instructions for drawing a happy face, whenever we’ve got something to draw with: “Curcle… eyeee… eyeee….” See this image larger.
Cute little bugger, isn’t he? What if I told you he chased Grandma Sue’s cat K.C. to the far corner chair, where it sat cowering and saying a little kitty prayer that it be left alone? Does that make Ian less cute? Probably only to a cat. See this image larger.
Melissa skillfully pulled off this shot… if I were to hazard a guess, however, as to how this happened, I’d say Ian chased the cat right through this cube. I’ll take this time to again apologize to the cats of Florida, in this case K.C. in particular. See this image larger.
Ian tried out Grandma Sue’s cool vibrating chair cover. I’m guessing it made him completely fill his diaper. See this image larger.
Ian… IAN… um, HELLO? See this image larger.
Horsey-back ride, and a glance of sheer joy. See this image larger.
Tried a few shots here without the flash… not too too bad. See this image larger.
Grandma Sue offers up a bed-time story, so that Ian might sleep well, and he did… as you’ll find out in part VI, it turned out that he’d need it — the plane ride irritated those ears of his, and sleep would be hard to come by for the next several nights. See this image larger.
The trip to Chris and Anne-Marie’s, and off to Great Grandma Betty’s in Part VI!