Christmas Eve 1998

These are only a few of the images that should have been captured from that evening.  We did our first Yankee swap with Judy, Mike, Cheryl, Jake, and Josh.  It was more fun than we had anticipated partly because everyone bought their own gift for the swap and because there were great gifts to choose from.   Oh, and everyone kept their gift a secret.

The pictures below were a little later in the evening when we were opening our ornaments.  If you click on the images it should bring you to a larger clearer image....

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Kim and I with Neko

Kim and Courtney

Courtney opening her ornament.

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Tammi opening her ornament.

Christmas Day 1998

We began the next morning in the traditional manner.   Of course Courtney woke us up, although not as early as Tammi and I used to wake up.  We started on the stockings and took our usual break for breakfast and then opened the "big" gifts.

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Mom opening a box with the traditional mess piling up around the living room.

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Dad sitting on his new seat/toolbox/step.

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Courtney in her "school" clothes.