Who was up at crack of dawn with their small children for Christmas? Mine are all grown and I get to sleep in. But I sure miss the dawn raid on the Christmas tree.

Oh ya :wave:

:wave:

:humpty:

:humpty:4,500 pieces later, we have a scale city in our living room.
man i love hot wheels.

some assembly required:smash: :rolleyes:

5:37...up and atom to open gifts....needed a nap about 8:45!;)

saw the grandkids :hihi:

:wave:

I hate all the wire ties they use to hold toys to the boxes:smash:

Christmas tool box must include a selection of batteries, a very tiny philips head screw driver, a pair of wire cutters, scissors, some aspirin!:D

Christmas and kids....never gets old. :) the best.

Kids are now 15 and 16. They are both still sleeping and getting out of bed is not on their radar screen. Got up at 7 and opened gifts with the dog.
Hey I could have gotten some fishin in this morning....
Merry Christmas everyone.

I was up all night!! Thats because I worked till 8 am this morning! :af:
But the kids (yea right 15 & 18) were up and waiting. :laughs:

My four year old grandson just went home.
I'm beat!:D Very good day though. All worth it;)

The "Santa Came!!!" call was at 4:40am - Thats two hours better than last year. :laughs:

They say kids are your parents revenge. I couldn't agree more, but it's a good torture.

I was scared this morning, woke up at 6:00 am, and no opened presents, that's roughly a hour and a half later than normal.

For years my Daughter thought that she was Dorothy in the Wizard of OZ. Every year I bought her some red shoes and she's weare them out. She's almost 25 now. My Son would invariably choose the hardest to assemble toy on the planet. I have a 4 hour home movie of me in a death match with a GI Joe Mobile Command Center. Great days.

But Thomas the Train was getting all the attention in NH on Xmas eve....great time with the 3 grandsons!

Hey Mike, Did you know that one of those trains is the "City of Truro"? Little kids and Christmas is the best! No Grandkids yet, but watching the kids in the neighborhood is priceless!!!

Trust me Fred, the Grand Kids are the best to come:D Only thing i don't miss is putting toys together til 3am Chritmas morning.
Would never read the instuctions and after they were 1/2 done i would realize i should have.:smash:

BTW_ next year buy your daughter the red shoes,she'll love it:D

We bought her some this year, she's awesome! Both my kids still have a sense of wonder. They are blessed.

2 kids, one will be 19 next week, other will be 14 in Feb.
6 AM, down the stairs.... latest yet, but we were up till well after midnight last night.... my wife and I spoil the hell out of them at Christmas, always have..... my son and I drove home from my wifes Mom's tonight, before we left, (wife and daughter staying a couple of days), she gave me the biggest hug, said nothing but gave me a look I'll never forget, had a little tear in her eye..... my son slept almost all the way home, got a call from his girl, and one of his bud's just before we got in around 8 PM... asked if it was OK if he went to late movie with them.... said he'd stay home if I wanted..... that got me... I would have never, at that age said that to my father.... I guess I didn't "spoil" them too bad....

Sounds like youv'e done and are doin everything right,Karl.:btu: :)

We are a fortunate bunch, aren't we?:D

Originally posted by Backbeach Jake
We are a fortunate bunch, aren't we?:D

Ya Fred,we sure are! Sometimes ya wonder ,with all the sacrafice and work,but ya end up reaping what ya sow. Not always right away but in time:)

Well, my 4 and a half month old just didnt get the whole "christmas" thing.. Next year he will probably know how to say Santa but thats about it... But after that, man oh man i cant wait :happy:
i got ALMOST got him a VS 150 this year :devil:

Fred, yes, we are a Fortunate Bunch.

Dave, thanks :o , wont say I'm doing everything right, just trying to.

Got to give credit to the missus, she has sacrificed tons for those two, (and me too).

Getting back to what Fred said, Yes... and I'm counting my blessings.

Got the fire going, dog curled up around my ankles, way too full belly, ( my mother-in-law spoils me way too much), Life is Good!

Ya crack me up Eben. The best is yet to come for you and your young family.:btu: They grow real fast , don't rush a thing.

Christmas was AWESOME. I'm 14, and my bro's 12. we give my mom and dad till 7. than, prersesnts and cinnamon rolls. than, run around yelling and screaming to get the house ready for relatives. this year, we had 13 adults, a 3 year old and a 7 month old. and 21 lbs. of prime rib. penn 525 mag and saltiga blast 4500:D and flouro carbon, and lots of 50 lb. pp.
other than that, fishing books and clothes. bro got x box and tv:happy: now the rest of us can watch tv:happy:

Originally posted by BigFish
Christmas tool box must include a selection of batteries, a very tiny philips head screw driver, a pair of wire cutters, scissors, some aspirin!:D



Add to this took kit a heavy dose of your favorite libation.....

Can't get through the holidays without a little help.

:wiggle: I absolutely love it, and seeing 2 6yr olds get new bikes is the greatest feeling.....and the some assembly required, for me it was the ESPN game center....:gf: but it was fun when it was done:happy: