Christmas 2008

Christmas Day

After lunch on Christmas Day, Oma and Opa and the Hayeks all came for a visit. We exchanged gifts, played outside in the snow for a bit, and never stopped eating all afternoon!

We prepared our plates of international cookies for our hungry guests.

Samantha is delighted with her princess skates from Oma.

Chaos as Sam and her cousins excitedly open more presents.

Sylvia holds up Sam's new T-shirt which uncle Khalil picked up on his recent business trip to Switzerland.

Helena and Samantha in their Night Fairy and Snow Princess costumes. (Helena's was made from Sylvia's old grade 8 graduation dress!)

Joe the Christmas skeleton.

Sylvia helping Joe get into his horse costume.

Helena and Joe play on the swings...

... and try out Sam's "snow car".

Samantha gets a push from uncle khalil.

Samantha and Helena make a magic potion to turn their pinecones into 'zappers' to ward off the evil dragons.

Armed with coffee and an empty plate, Opa gets ready to attack the cookie trays.

The kids are more excited by Sam's gingerbread house.

"Helena, you have to take off the wrapper before you eat it" (says Sam the know-it-all!)

Alright, enough sucking up, lets get back to opening presents!

Rubby and his little princess.

More food... a cranberry cheesecake.

Sammy is sad that it's time for everyone to leave.
Don't worry Sammy, we'll see each other all again tomorrow!

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