Christmas Eve 2008 with THE MERWIN'S

After all the snow was cleared from our driveway we were able to head to Deanne and Chris' for our Christmas with them. Deanne had called earlier in the day and said that Chris didn't go to work and wondered if we could come earlier then planned. We originally were going to get together after our church service which would have put us at their house about 8:30PM. She said that the kids were driving them crazy!! So we agreed to change the time to 2PM. I don't even think we were in their driveway yet and the front door was open with Emma and Taylor standing there waiting. It was very cute. Needless to say it wasn't long and the kids were ready to start. We decided to go youngest to oldest. Well we know who was first and who brought up the rear. Yes, Emma was first and I was last!
A sweet sweater for a sweet girl. This was from GGma and Papa.Great Grandma and Papa gave him this Huskie clock for his bedroom wall. How appropriate is that!! It will blend in well with that purple and gold room.Taylor really wanted this XBox 360 NCAA 09 Basketball game. He asked Santa for it, but got it from Mark and I. I wonder what Santa will bring him now?!

Devon's turn!! He got this nice zip up sweatshirt from Great Gramma and Papa. From what they tell us he lives in these things. So it was appropriate.It was Devon's year to get the "BIG" gift. You see every year Mark rotates which one of the Merwin kids will get a bigger, meaning more expensive gift then the other two. This was Devon's year. The older he gets the harder it is to buy for that kid! This year, thanks to a hint from Chris, Mark knew what to purchase. His gift this year was a itouch. He squealed when he opened it and you can tell from the smile it was perfect. I don't think he put it down the rest of the time we were there. It was wonderful to see the excitement and joy that it gave him.After opening presents we had dessert and some wonderful conversation. The greatest gift that God has bestowed upon me is my kids and grandkids. We had a wonderful Christmas with Deanne, Chris, Devon, Taylor and Miss Em. We love you all very much!! Merry Christmas!!