. . . jammies @ grammy's . . .

. . . though we missed 

chris, tate and tagg 

{shoulder surgery, cough, and RSV-like symptoms respectively} . . . 

. . . christmas eve 2008 

was the time for 

addi and halleigh to 

learn what "tradition" means . . . 

. . . this time, aunt amanda 

was doing the teaching/testing . . .

. . . the girls helped me locate 

all fourteen packages marked "24" . . .

. . . meaning: "open christmas eve" . . .

. . . addi was all business . . . 

. . . very organized and methodical 

in her gift opening . . . 

. . . inspecting her loungewear closely, 

as she discovered and loved 

the embroidered gold crowns 

on her hoodie . . .

. . . halleigh, on the other hand . . .

. . . could barely contain her excitement . . .

. . . she's a ripper . . . 

. . . a FAST ripper . . . 

. . . and she was delighted, too . . . 

. . . amelia was secretly hoping 

hers had crowns, as well . . .

. . . amber - always gracious . . .

. . . amanda - super stoked . . .

. . . grandpa and his little buddy - chillin' as usual . . .

. . . elliott really couldn't be bothered . . .

. . . tyler was pumped . . . 

. . . really - he loves "traditions" . . . 

. . . brent was more than happy 

to model this year's *pjs . . . 

. . . directly over last year's . . . 

. . . he has a "tradition" of being a freak . . . 

*it's been several years now 

since i was informed by drew 

{whose red nike shorts shall remain wrapped in his room for 15 1/2-ish more months} 

that it was time.  

no more matching 

candy cane or snowman flannel pj pants 

for the boys.  

the only acceptable gift is 

basketball shorts.  

long.  

with pockets.