Christmas Dinner through Photos

Betty will sing songs for people -- either songs she has made up, or songs she has learned about Christmas.
I love to have her do the 12 Days of Christmas.  She can start at the top, "twelve pipers piping ... and
make it all the way to "three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree".

This is Betty's Christmas dress from Grandma Joan.
Betty tells people about the softness of the velvet bodice.
A wonder to her!

A 3-D printer isn't exactly a Christmas present.
But it sit in the corner of the living room, a conversation piece for everyone who comes into the room.
"Is that a 3-D printer?'
I couldn't have asked the question.  I didn't know what it was.

Miranda's mom gave her a specialized sewing machine for Christmas.
Joan Turnbull is the best.

A Family Portrait
Taking this picture made me laugh.
No matter what Mati and Sumi did, the wiggles in this boy couldn't be controlled.

Michael and Richard playing with new Christmas toys

Kelvin sand I sit at the same end of the table.
We talk.
The children interrupt us to show us something.
Then we talk again.

Betty is reading the instructions for a new toy.
Betty doesn't know how to read.
But she knows that the first step in opening a new toy is to read the instructions.

And so another Christmas gathering comes to a close.  The dishes are done.  The food is packed away and people are still talking as the evening grows long.

Present:  Richard and Miranda Johnson, Michael, Alice Betty, Ron and Kerry Singh and Veer, Joan and Chris Turnbll, Great grandmother Joan Turnbell, Kelvin Johnson, Arta Johnson, Mati and Sumin  Poon and Sumarga