Maddox was more interested in the train set that
he had received the day before for his birthday!
Addi found her Cabbage Patch Triplets and books.
Maddox received a Thomas the Train Lego set.
Jenny got busy putting the train set together.
Addi watched!
Maddox discovered a new book as Mom is showing him
his new backpack.
Then Matt, Kristen and Turner arrived! Adam joined us too.
Turner in his Christmas suit! His 1st Christmas!
Maddox was talking to Turner, his new cousin as Aunt
Jenny looked on.
Aunt Jenny loved holding and talking to her new nephew.
Grandad and Addi playing with the little Russian doll.
Our Addi and her Daddy in the background.
We enjoyed opening up presents with just our
immediate family before lunch with the rest of
the Boone Family.
Once our family got together, then the rest of the Boone
Family arrived. Marilyn, Ron, Emily, Doug and Bryson.
Julie, Joel, Jodie, Katie and Jay. Lunch was great as usual.
Everyone brings something tasty and we enjoy Christmas
Lunch together.
Before unwrapping Christmas gifts, Maddox enjoyed
opening gifts from The Preddys, Nortons, Isleys and Whites.
Maddox and Jenny opening more gifts.
Here's our handsome Bryson just waiting patiently for
the Christmas gifts to be given out.
Addi and Uncle Adam worked together to give out the
presents to everyone.
But one gift couldn't be found...Jay's gift from Adam. Adam
just knew that he had it and that he put it under the tree.
He even had Maddox to slide under the tree to look for more
gifts. Finally, Adam remembered that he had put Jay's
gift into a recycled bag that went to Mamaw and Papaw
last year. That tag was left on the bag, so we thought that
it was for M & P, to be given later in the evening.
Jay was patient and kind, waiting for the gift to appear.
Finally it did!!! Poor Uncle Ron, he is still waiting on his
present that Adam owes him from last year!!!
Adam and Addi continued giving out gifts, then asked,
"Does everyone have a gift?" Katie and Matt Boone didn't
have a gift. So Adam searched under the tree once again,
but all the gifts had been given out. Then we asked who
had drawn those two names and I realized what had
happened! I drew Katie and Matt's names for Jenny and
Matt D. many weeks earlier. I shared with Jenny the
names that they had to buy gifts for. But I also told her
that I'd take care of the gifts because she was flying from
Russia. They had enough luggage to deal with as it was for
the four of them. So...it was Mary Ann's fault that Katie,
nor Matt Boone had no gift to unwrap! And I felt so bad!
Katie and Matt were so kind about it. Just for the record,
I went shopping and those two had their Christmas presents
from Jenny and Matt only a few days later. How embarrassing!
Jenny, Jodie, Ron and Emily
Bryson and Katie after dinner, waiting for others to
join us in the room.
Ron, Emily and Julie...We were so happy that the Nortons
came back to High Point to be with everyone for Christmas.
Alabama is a long way from here!
Gifts for Bryson...
Addi continued to deliver gifts to Bryson!
Regretfully, the battery for my camera died and I didn't
get any pictures of our Staton get-together at Sherman and
Sandy's house. Mamaw and Papaw, Sherman and Sandy,
Sherri and Ric, Matt, Kristen and Turner, Jenny, Matt,
Addi and Maddox, Adam, Kit and I enjoyed more food, and
gift-giving. If I can get the pictures that Matt B. shared
with me to enlarge and format correctly, I will add them.
They are great pictures, but too small to put on the blog
right now.
