Christmas 2006 was our first one that we celebrated in our own home. Each year we have travelled to share the special day with family, but for obvious reasons, we couldn’t travel this year, unless it was to the hospital to deliver a baby. So this time family came to us. Naomi’s parents were here to celebrate the day with the growing Johnstone clan.

The day started off with a beautiful red sunrise

that illuminated our Christmas snow…

and was followed by the family tradition of the men cooking breakfast.

After overeating in the typical Christmas fashion, we read the Christmas story, thanked the Lord God in prayer, and then began to open presents.

As Ellie wasn’t feeling well, she was down for a nap so we only opened a few things. After Ellie got up we started opening the rest of the presents. Ellie was quite helpful in tearing away wrapping paper.

It would seem that Ellie’s favorite toy this year was a jack-in-the-box, which she kept going back to after each present she opened. She did get one especially cool present from her dad..

Ellie received a wonderful Tux doll. Tux just happens to be the official mascot of Linux! Naomi was thoroughly impressed with her husband’s choice of gifts.

Actually, there were two Tux dolls, one for Ellie, and one for her as yet unborn little sibling.

Later on we had our big Christmas meal with all the fixins..

Followed by one of the greatest Christmas day traditions:

a nap.

I hope you had a great Christmas too.