This is our Family Christmas Photo for 2004. Everybody is wearing the appropriate headgear for playing the piano. (according to Graeme) Jingle Bells! Graeme playing with Grandpa (while watching Mary Poppins) Christmas Morning Grandma is revving up a truck to send towards Graeme I've got a caribiner. Grammy and Granddad are reading Graeme a story. Oh, let me show you how it's done. Graeme has a rabbit finger puppet. Something you don't see very often: Graeme is standing still and Grammy is the one moving. Kristen and Grandpa pour over Jim's new atlas. The Whites arrive! Lorraine and Michael take a look at Graeme's new photo album! Grandma reads Graeme "Twas The Night Before Christamas". Jenn and Julia in the kitchen At the dinner table! The left side... ...and the right side. The next morning. (Dec 26th) A short rest (watching Mary Poppins again) before heading to Ling and Tom's for brunch. Ling and Tom's shrine to Single Malt Scotches. Graeme helps Grammy with breakfast Important discussion Graeme is always in motion. Family smiles Conversing Kristen watches Graeme The full group shot! The Tooleys Tom and Ling Pato and Tim The Whites John and Shirley The Dicksons (and offspring) The Dicksons (and spouses) Michael and Lorraine Jim and Marilyn, proud grandparents! Shirley and Graeme play the piano. Graeme would press a button and then "answer" the piano. That afternoon we went to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington to feed the birds. The chickadees were plentiful. This illustrates our group. Some photographers, some bird feeders, some walkers. A line of family, looking for bids. The birding was better on our way in. Inquisitive little guy. Action shot! Marilyn has some success... ...Kristen too! Another close up. Jenn gets a few too. A spot of red in the trees. The cardinals are a great splash of red in the monochromatic underbrush. Even more chickadee shots. Another one for Jenn (we were keeping score for a time). At one point I saw 5 cardinals in a 3 meter radius. Not in this photo mind you, so you'll have to take my word for it. I'm trying to show different people in each of my chickadee shots. Jim had dropped some seeds on the top of his hat. It worked! Another for Marilyn. A Northern Harrier hawk swooped overhead a few times and for each pass the songbirds went dead quiet. Thanks to JM for the identification. VIDEO: Grandma reads to Graeme on Christmas Day, admid the hubbub. VIDEO: The most requested phrase of the weekend: Graeme saying "I love you Grandma" (etc.)