Christmas Photos

Christmas 2009

Dawn is breaking...

actually, the windows are on the east side of the house and

as you can see, dawn broke a few hours ago.

Mariah races everyone downstairs

She's so fast she's really just a blur

Gib sees chocolate and his new iPod and we

barely catch him on film as he takes off for his stocking

Everyone discovers the loot in their stocking

Mariah is happy with her new Flip video

I'm thinking Taryn can moonlight as a hand model for Apple

Does it get any better than this?!

Chino doesn't think so!

The traditional Christmas puzzle was started

But Mariah and Gib just wanted to open those presents!

"Let's get it started in here!"

The first gifts of Christmas went to Taryn and Indy

We heard it might start getting cold in Macon soon

Too bad the New Year's Eve dance is PJ theme!

Mike opening a classic gift for Dad

(yup...it was a tie! a pretty one too!)

Grammy got a gift certificate to her favorite store - Coldwater Creek

Indy just had to put the new ornament at the top of the tree

Chino just had to try out one of the new boxes

Yup - a perfect fit!

And they went back to their seats

Taryn's Big Present

One second it was wrapped and the next....

It's a bedroom/dorm room lounge chair!

Great for studying and laptop work from the comfort of your bed

Perfect for Taryn!

And now for Gib's big gift!

(oooh, and you can see the easy puzzle too!)

Another kid ripping into the paper faster than the eye can see

These two are so beyond that

And yet.... they play along too!

The presents have been unwrapped and the puzzle people return

Mariah lends a hand and a little extra sticking power if needed

For Kristin so she isn't left hanging!
The big box was this chair.

And that was the end of the camera battery for Christmas Day 2009!