This is a video of Levi and Chelsey opening a Jane-type present ie: lots of little presents inside the fake-out big present.
1. Phone call from Jarom
2.Video call with Allie's family
3. Creamed Eggs on Toast w/Bacon for breakfast
4. Family Home Evening
- Song
- Poem about what to put in Jesus' stocking
- Reading of this year's Christmas book "Christmas Oranges"
-Opening of presents under the tree
5. Individual Activities
- Jane watched a movie in bed on Randy's laptop
-Seth set up and loaded music on his new Zune music player
-Randy shoveled snow from the driveway and sidewalks
-Molly took a nap
6. Phone call from Levi
7. Video call from Staci & family
8. Molly making cookies
Since we don't have any family close, and the roads are no doubt a mess with the snow, it is quite likely that we'll stay home and in the house today.
This is a view from the loft window as of about 7:30am
Jane, Molly & Seth on a video call with Allie's family. We got to see all their kids display all their new fun stuff
And then there was the traditional Guthrie family Christmas breakfast: Creamed Eggs on Toast [English Muffins]. We cooked the bacon in the garage so keep the smoke/smell out of the house. Now the garage smells like bacon...
This is Seth diggin' deep for the presents...
Molly is overcome with emotion upon opening an electric blanket. Apparently her basement accommodations at Staci's house in Boston lack sufficient heat for her California-borne tastes.
Molly and Seth pose by the Christmas tree in the family room
Jane and Randy pose on the fireplace.
Seth received this stocking cap with ear muffs that is reminiscent of either Pippi Longstocking or Wendy, the hamburger chain trademark
Seth and Molly enjoy a lazy Christmas Day; Seth is figuring out his music player and Molly playing "Command and Conquest - Tiberian Sun" computer game
This is the winter day out of the living room window, with the new furniture in the foreground
Here is another view of the living room with the Barbara Keyworth "Precious Moments" manger scene on the coffee table, a glass crèche triptych on one of the end tables and the glass Christmas tree on the other note: we haven't figured out what to do about pictures/art yet....can you tell?
Molly bustin' out some amazing cookies...just the thing for a snowy day. Add a mug of hot chocolate, a good book or movie, and we're set!
The deck patio table as of about 4:00pm...