Christmas

Christmas morning smiles from the Heiden bunch

Highlights from our family’s Christmas Day festivities! So thankful for my family, and I’m grateful we could celebrate together!!

Sweet little Lily is enjoying the morning, decked out in new Christmas jammies, her “Ryan’s World” blanket, and kitty cap!
Elizabeth got cute new Christmas jammies, too! Rose gave her big sister this adorable panda purse.
Boyd looks askance at the pizza candy canes from Aunt Laurie
A Shrunken Head Ham Sculpture Kit for Dwight!? Nope! Another prank gift box from Aunt Laurie!

Chillin’ in his googly-eye glasses
Oh good! Here’s something I don’t have! (and don’t need!)
Beautiful Jasmine cuddles this sweet teddy from her sweetie Dwight

Yay!! A CD of worship music from my bestie Allecia!
Hmm, a “Moistophobia” candle, to help me burn away my phobia of the word “MOIST”!? Thanks, Becky?? (The “Moist Mangoes” scent really is amazing)
A 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle of MST3K!! Awesomeness!!
Rose and Lily model their new matching t-shirts, featuring Rose’s sweet original “BFF/BSF” design

Rose opened up the box office on Christmas morning, selling tickets for the “Let’s Sing Christmas!” program later that evening. Tickets were only 25 cents!!
Playing the new “Cats” drawing game

Tom and Dad share some Christmas joy
Cyndi and Jon are looking festive!

Beautiful Heather
a forced hug for Aunt Laurie from Boyd
My darling niece Lily in her cute kitty-ears barrettes

Ellie and James provided the delicious catfish and bluegill for our Christmas fish fry! (I’m hoping this will become an annual event!!)
Lots of yummy food to enjoy!
Rose gave her perfectly lovely Aunt Ellie this perfectly lovely hat!

Sweet! Drew has been wanting to learn to play the guitar!!
Dwight’s new fridge magnet says, “Sarcasm, It’s How I Hug”
Rose got lots of adorable teeny kitties to play with!

For Mom and Dad, from all the kids and grandkids: A turntable, so they can play their old records!
The grand finale of our Christmas Day fun: Drew, Aunt Laurie, and Rose presented the “Let’s Sing Christmas!” Sing-Along

Absolutely the most beautiful thing I’ve seen today ... or any given day for that matter
Lily finished building her Lego treehouse
Merry Christmas from our house to yours!


Reporter: Laurie Paulsen     Tom Robinson     Becky Heiden

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The Robinson Connection:    Elizabeth, Dwight, Boyd, Rose and Lily are the children of Becky and Dave. Drew is the son of Tom and Heather. Jon is Heather's brother, Cyndi is Heather's sister.