The Allisons

We hope everyone had a very merry Christmas! Ours was great! First is a picture of Ezra at the Candle light service. He did very well with the fire. Daddy held the candle for the most part, but Ezra knew it was "hot" (he kept saying that), and didn't try to catch anything on fire. The family picture was taken right after the service. Family pictures turn out much better when someone else takes the picture and there's a funny man behind the photographer waving his arms like a crazy person. Only Jonas was less than impressed.

So that was Christmas eve, and the following pics are Christmas morning. The first on the left is Ezra opening the fire truck that we gave him. I just picked a few of the best ones. Jonas definitely enjoyed the new toys, but wasn't very interested in unwrapping them. He just wanted to eat the paper--no surprise there.

On the right, Ezra displays his new Veggie Tales movie. His favorite! On the left, the boys are playing with the new play cube we got for them. At Toys R Us. Yes, they have one here! Crazy huh? And yes, Mike IS wearing a "Class of '96" t-shirt. I think after 12 years, that shirt is officially old.

I got these pretty angels from Mom and Dad, and a new camera from Mike (that hasn't come in yet). Mike got a new TV, some DVDs, and a few other little things.



Ezra crumbled the cornbread for the dressing. Who says boys can't help in the kitchen? The pics are of him sampling and squishing. I slaved over a great Christmas meal all day. We had turkey, dressing, sweet potatoe casserole, etc. Right as I was putting it on the table, Mike ran to the bathroom to throw up. He had been nauseous on and off all day. Ezra is also in a no-eating phase. So he just had a crescent roll and a banana for supper. So I was the only one who ate my beautifully prepared Christmas dinner. Jonas helped a little with the mashed potatoes... On the up side, Mike is feeling much better today, and we hope to put a large dent in the left overs. :)