Christmas in July :)

You knew it had to happen sooner or later...  After looking through all 150 pictures or so, I've decided that the easiest way to recount my tale of Christmas 2011 is to do it in chunks and just have the pictures speak for themselves.  I'll add commentary if I can remember what was going on.  ;)

Hanging Out

 

  

I won Monopoly for the first time in a very long time!

Small Group Christmas Party at the Ozello's

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

We had so much fun singing "The Twelve Days of Christmas" this way!  Each person had a piece of paper with certain parts of the song highlighted.  When it came to those phrases, you had to stand up and sing them.

Adding New Members to the Family Decorations

Creeper.

 

             

                     My handiwork :)

 

We'll have to add another one this year...Jackie!

The Worst Tree and the Cutest Puppy

Huge bare spot with awkward ribbon.

Christmas Eve Morning

Eww.

My dad has an unhealthy obsession with flashlights.  You can tell it's starting to take its toll.

 

Best wrap jobs ever!

Everyone had an "Angry Birds" Christmas!

Yep, she's that excited for "Christy."

Good one, Dad.

A true Jake gift...a meat grinder.

Those are Bucky Balls on his glasses.

This Jets box is a Quigley family tradition.  For as long as I can remember, someone has always gotten a gift in it.

"But I wanted a 42 inch!"

"Auhhhhhhhhhh..."

Best. Stressball. Ever.  As this was Rachel's first Christmas with in-laws, I thought she might have needed it. Of course I would never need something like this with my mother-in-law...*Love you, Debbie!*  ;)

Take 1.

Take 2.

Finally!

Just what we wanted...a Christmas picture with no snow! :(

Nobles' Christmas

Dog fart!

Does she look guilty to you?

Patty's new slippers she gets every year.

I wonder what it could be...

Opening our Texas ornaments.

David and I Get Mischievous

Bum #1

Bum #2

Bum #3

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Lindy sniffing Bum #12

The Legendary Camera Skills of Debbie Hooker
(a.k.a. David and I Still Getting Mischievous)

Cute as a Button...Except for Those Poopy Diapers

Cassie and I hosted Stacy's baby shower at the South Dayton Free Methodist church.

We made all those chocolate buttons ourselves!

Soup and sandwiches made by Stacy's family.  They were so yummy!

We played a game where we had to match the guests to their baby pictures.

Game #2: Guess the candy bar melted in these "poopy diapers."

It was a little gross walking around with these warm diapers, even though I knew it was only chocolate!

We Had a Rough Flight Back

There was one person checking customers in at Delta.  After over an hour in line, we were next to check our bags when they told us we'd have to take everything through security because our flight was leaving too soon.  We were annoyed, because we had to dump our liquids (including my new lotion I had gotten for Christmas), but we completely forgot about this...

Lee's brand new power drill!

We were told that we could not take the drill onto the plane under any circumstances, even though it was the airline's fault that we couldn't check the bag!  Our plane was set to take off in under 15 minutes and here we were stuck at security.  We asked if we could call someone to come get it (my parents don't live very far away), but the guards told us we could only do that if the person was already on the premises.  They weren't.  :(

We tried telling them that it hadn't even been charged yet, so it wouldn't work or move.  No go.  We asked if we could just leave the drill bits behind.  No go.  We asked if we could leave the drill bits and the batteries behind.  No go.  We asked if we could leave it at security for my parents to pick up in just a little while.  No go.  I was so frustrated I almost cried.  We started taking these pictures to document our loss so that we would have proof later.  Time of departure: less than 5 minutes.

Finally, the sheriff on duty (not part of TSA) heard the commotion and came to inquire as to what was going on.  When we told him the [short version of the] story, he took compassion on us and told us that he would take it into his custody.  Then my parents could come get it from him later on.  While he and Lee were quickly exchanging contact information, I ran to the gate to try to hold the plane.  A minute or so later, I saw Lee running down the terminal towards our gate, ready to go...less one suitcase.  We had forgotten one - the one that had held the confiscated lotion - at security.  We were not going to make it.  Thankfully, one of the guards had noticed it and was running after Lee, suitcase in hand!  We ran onto the plane and were finally on our way... What a memory!

And now, merry Christmas to all and to all a good night...  :)

~Hooks