Yesssssssss

Coffee is bigger than my friend.

Almost secure

Getting ready to enter security. :)
26 ppl take a while to do anything.

Waiting for...

...security. We're all checked.

The bags that contain sand/gravel for water teams ended up being 2-4 lbs too heavy, and another "Don" on the trip got my boarding pass. But other than that, no worries!!

At baggage chk

We are getting ready to chk our bags @ O'hare!! :)

1st leg

Here's our bus!

Last gift

We send them on a scavenger hunt to clues. Each clue leads to another note with a clue until they find the last gift.

Noah got a toy titanic that floats in the tub.

He actually used the word "overjoyed".

That itself is a gift.

Getting it

Our kids get to open a gift by themselves in their room when they first get up to play w/ until 6:45. Nina got a journal.

Here's what she wrote:

"Christmas was rele fon I wich it cood sta for evre and evre and evre because its fun. Oh Christmas its Jeeses brthday that is my favrit prt obout christmas. Babe Jesses was bon in a mangr. "

A gift worth unwrapping.

Stockings

After we wake up a bit, the kids open their stockings...
Which for the first time were hung by the fireplace.

I almost moved it up from the basement last night as a surprise. Yeah, it's portable. :)

Merry Christmas

Kiddos aren't up yet... But it's Christmas!

God bless you know and always!

Always ice cream

Whenever we go to aunt judy's we always have ice cream. Well, the kids anyway.

I've had enough carbs in the cookies I inhaled.

Eve opening

Opening christmas presents @ aunt judy's.
Everyone is happy!

Christmas eve

We're on our way to GCC for Christmas Eve!

What's wrong

If you know me and you notice the date and time, you should guess what is odd about this picture.

Any guesses?

Yummmy

One of my favorite foods, and we're having it for supper!!!

Carry in @ work

Today is our office Christmas carry-in.
I have eaten too many meatballs!
(Not to mention cookies, veggies, etc.)

All done

We finished Gram's tree!
Some of the ornaments I used to decorate with when I was...younger.
Mom gave me my love for decorating @ Christmas.
Now my kids got to help do it with me.
Special memories.

Finished

Nativity assembled!

Luke 2 - Nina's part

While her brother reads, she puts them in place. :)

Luke 2 - Noah's part

Noah reads from the book of Luke.
One of my favorite family traditions.

Christmas classic #5

Little house. I grew up watching these.
Today I napped during them.
Singing takes a lot outa me. :)

Leader

Eric is an awesome leader.
And an awesome guitar player.

6920 boxes

We outdid last year!!!!!

Servant

Carson is serving Jesus today @ FTC!

He's awesome!

Beginning

It's beginning to taste a lot like christmas...

Bucks peppermint mocha twist. Love it!

Off to serve...

...at Feed the Children for second Saturday @GCC.

And Noah's coming too! :)

Holiday classic #4

Nester the long-eared donkey.
Great story.
:)
One of our familly classics.

Still love it

:)

Carol-head

After singing carols @ the town square, the pressure of the hat combined with just the right amount of product gives a "heat-miser" effect.

Don't you think?

Size 11

Here ya go, eric.
Your comment was a good suggestion.

:)

0+1+2+3+5+1

0 ppl in the office
1 guy (me)
2 computers
3 monitors
5 database tables
1 excel spreadsheet

This is what it takes to fix databases who don't like to talk to each other.

I'm a database mediator.

<Sigh>

First video skype

For no real reason.

New netbook

I love this little thing.
It ROCKS.
So compact and tiny, lightweight.
REALLY fun to use.
It's my first official netbook and I'm jazzed.
2.2 lbs of computing ready for travel!!!

Tis the season

For a Christmas tree in the town square!

Bubble-sculpting

Noah is making a miniature version of the stern section of the Titanic while sinking, but gave up and made an hourglass instead.

Because "DAD... It looked NOTHING like it!"

Beginning to look...

...A lot like CHRISTMAS at the Reynolds!

Black B-fast

Shopin's over time to eat!

Holiday Classic #3

Gotta love it!
:)

Dawn to dusk

Drove to work in the dark,
Drivin home the same.
<Yawn>

Bitter end

I'm here by myself till the bitter end.
Classic christmas movies on one monitor.
Twitter on another.
That's all so I have something to do while waiting.
Third monitor is remote desktop to three computers: server, printing workstation, and extra pc.
I'm alone, but running a lot of machines! :)

Classic #2 (at work)

While @ work during inventory on my second monitor...

:)

Holiday Classic #1

A holiday favorite of ours.

8.30

Every sunday ppl gather all over the world gather to share the love of God they have experienced through Christ.

I'm with some of them in Wakarusa @ a service they simply call "The 8.30".

We will worship and learn together.

God is sooooooo good!.

Classic

We're watching the original.
Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory.
Great movie.

Memories

I love my friends. :)

Look closely

It's too early.
Can you see how I might've got confused?
Frustrated?

But it's okay. I figured it out. (Even BEFORE I drank any!)

Satisfaction

After years and years of chasing phonies, Silvester finally caught the real thing!