Those Chapmans – Page 104 – Out Of Their Minds Design

Christmas South, Part III

I’m guessing it isn’t too hard to imagine that Christmas for four kids is a little complicated. And just look at the pile this year! See this image larger.

Big enough it didn’t fit in one pic! See this image larger.

Don’t ever ask a girl born on Christmas to show you a little Christmas cheer, it turns out that there is one! *Gooooooooo Christmas!!!* See this image larger.

I love this moment on Christmas morning… it is the sudden realization that this surprise is something you get to play with for as long as you like. See this image larger.

That moment sometimes lasts awhile! See this image larger.

I got some awesome candy mix in a snow-man container, this is what the container looked like with stuff in it. It didn’t stay like that for long. See this image larger.

Nina attempts to open this package with her mind. As this is impossible, most kids hand their packages to Daddy (or Uncle D.) See this image larger.

This is a great picture too, but I can’t tell if it is cute, or if this is the last tweet that little red bird ever made… See this image larger.

Kaylee clapped her hands so lightly as she waited patiently for these shoes to be fully unpackaged. She was like a delighted princess! See this image larger.

Well, that doll’s head is going to be warm, at least! See this image larger.

Melissa holds up a cute ornament of the four of us together! See this image larger.

Nina borrows Kaylee’s stroller for a brief roll. She’s fairly happy here. he he! See this image larger.

*A new dolly! Ho ho!* See this image larger.

*A monkey doll! Ha Haaaa!* See this image larger.

*A boat! BWAH HAHA HAAAAAAAAA! A BOAT!!!* See this image larger.

Fastest hat removal in the West. See this image larger.

Quick, take the picture!!! See this image larger.

The kids are off on another adventure… See this image larger.

More of Christmas Day coming up soon…

Long entry this time, folks, I gotta catch us up to present in a hurry! (My computer is “fixed,” but that doesn’t mean what it should mean, sadly… new mother-board, new video card and a slew of new problems all for free! Special thanks to my recent back-up for saving my buns.)

It was the day before Christmas and all through lair, two kiddos watched Dora on a DVD player. See this image larger.

Connor again treats Nina to a tour of the facilities. This is where the presents are going to go! See this image larger.

The kids piled in to go check out the bocci courts! (Nina stayed home on this occasion, thanks for watching her, Grandma Barb!) See this image larger.

Looks like a J.Crew ad or something. (Do they still have J.Crew? I think I might be getting old.) Speaking of which, doesn’t he look old here? See this image larger.

Ian’s favorite activity is still to run like the wind. See this image larger.

Does this picture look familiar? (12/24/10)
We took a similar shot in the same spot two years ago, here they are right next to each other. (12/23/08) Also you can click here to see this image larger.

*Sorry about your windshield!* See this image larger.

I asked for a cheesy smile and I got it! See this image larger.

Extra cheese! See this image larger.

A nearby fountain served as an excellent backdrop for a bunch of pictures… See this image larger.

*Mom look, Kaylee’s going in!* See this image larger.

Tooth-fest, 2011! See this image larger.

Connor attempts to slam-dunk a penny into the fountain. Many wishes were made that day. And a few were lost in the nearby shrubbery. See this image larger.

The Village’s Police showed up just then to ask us to stop polluting their fountain with our pocket change. We made a run for it. 😉 (I’m kidding.) See this image larger.

On the way home… See this image larger.

Ian’s face is cute in both this shot and the next one, but you might have to click to see larger… I liked the sense of scale so I didn’t crop in. See this image larger.

Pictures like this on the internet usually have the caption “Haters gonna hate.” It basically means, take it all in stride, folks. See this image larger.

Nina enjoys some Grandma time, one-on-one. What’s the most she missed out on, a golf-cart ride? See this image larger.

*Oh Grandma, you think of everything!!! :)* See this image larger.

Eventually everybody was reunited and ready for dinner before settling in for a good Christmas Eve’s sleep… See this image larger.

Dinner Nina, no snacks!! Dinner! See this image larger.

Bad News

Bad news, everybody, my computer is not working, and won’t be for about a week. The video card and mother board died and that means i’ll be unlikely to be able to update the blog, or do any work.

The good news is that I signed up for AppleCare back in March of 2008… Which runs out in March of 2011. This means Apple will be paying to fix it, not me. Had this happened in two months, I would have had to pay for it myself, so that’s nice at least.

See you in a week!