Christmas 2005 - Part I

WOW!!! I can't believe it's February already! Guess it's a good time to update our blog and post Christmas photos.


We went to Albuquerque for Christmas and spent the holidays with Julie's family. Bill's sister, Bonnie, was in Albuquerque with friends and we were glad to be able to visit with her also. On Christmas Eve, we went to Julie's uncle's house for enchiladas and posolé and other goodies. We also drove around and saw lots of beautiful lights and luminarias.

This is Julie's grandmother's house on Christmas Eve. Shelby helped her set up the luminarias (farolitos) that afternoon. They don't show up in the photo very well but the entire cul-de-sac was lined with them and it was beautiful!

We stayed at Julie's mom's house in Rio Rancho with Emily & Shelby and had fun watching Shelby and Jamie tear through their presents on Christmas morning. Julie came down with the cold/flu on Christmas Eve and felt horrible on Christmas Day...you know she wasn't feeling good when she turned the camera duty over to Bill!

Shelby and Jamie scattering "reindeer food" in the driveway on Christmas Eve.

Jamie & Grandma Betty on Christmas morning. He opened one package on Christmas Eve...Thomas PJ's.

Christmas morning - Bill & Jamie

Christmas morning - Shelby with Hilary poster.

Christmas morning - Jamie ripping through the paper!

Julie bought this Thomas computer game last July and was so excited to give it to Jamie for Christmas. He was excited to open it and we took this very nice photo of it. Good thing we have this photo because the Thomas game hasn't been seen since...must have been gathered up with the trash. Bummer!

Christmas morning - Bill and his new Denver Broncos fleece. Julie bought this on eBay from someone in Kansas City. (A true fan will recognize the irony of this.)

Emily & Julie being Christmas couch potatoes. Julie was actually wishing she was in bed!