Presents!!

Penny just got right in to the fray and helped anyone and everyone open their gifts. I think it was mostly for the pretty paper.

Deryck got lots of games. We hardly saw him again that day, he was busy trying out everything!

Penny got a new baby and a stroller, I think she will be walking on her own by next week! She took off and just kept on going!

Deryck and Uncle Andy sure do like Ashley's Dance Pad!! I know they played on it a lot more than she did!! She was spending her time on more scholarly pursuits.
I think she will be a reader rabbit!

Our kitchen was quickly turned into a very small soccer field-----look at that form! Score!!

Christmas 2008

Our family Christmas was celebrated this year on the 27th. As a memaw and papa, we think it is very important for grandbabies to wake up in their own warm little beds. How else can one dream of sugarplums? So we spent Christmas morning at home and then ventured to Tacoma to join with Jim, Michelle, Ashley and Deryck. Daniel and the Kramer family for a tasty ham dinner and lots of fun games. On our way back home, we stopped for dessert at the Lewis home and checked up on the antics of Penny and Theo. Penny was already snoozing, but Theo was still going strong!
On Saturday, we got up early and started making soup and breads. Just around noon, a very special visitor stopped by to say Hi!
Theo's first words to him were "did you eat my cookies?"
Penny liked Santa and Mrs. Claus

Theo, would only walk by him. He would talk, but no way was he going to let Santa and Mrs. Claus touch him!
Ashley and Deryck are old pros at the Santa sitting! Everyone got to have their picture with Santa, except Uncle Daniel. He got a tin full of coal!!
Good looking Kids!

Christmas 2008

So, on our family "Christmas eve" Theo got to open his gift from Uncle Daniel....rockem' sockem' Robots!! After some very interesting man assembly stuff, they had a very fun time! Penny liked watching, but she also liked tasting Memaw's decorations. Here they are, all ready for bed. Of course, it took a very long time to settle down and sleep. Ah, holidays!

Christmas 2008

Weather seems to be a very big topic this Christmas. On Friday, Sherm went out back and harvested an icicle. As you can see, it was over 26 inches long! Of course, as good Northwesterners, we practice catch and release--in other words, I wouldn't let him put it in the freezer to "save"! This is the most ice and snow we have had in a very long time.

Christmas 2008

Due to all of the snow, our Christmas puzzle (an Arnold family tradition) was done a bit early this year. Even when the lights are out you can still work a puzzle by candlelight! The grey piece in the trees on the left is compliments of George! We almost always drop a piece and he obligingly eats it for us! As usual, one piece in the upper right hand corner was never found. I personally think puzzles makers throw away one piece from every puzzle we buy. Some day, I hope to purchase the one made from all the lost pieces in the universe. Would make an interesting find, don't you think? Puzzle two is now in progress. It is much more difficult, so it will take a bit

longer.