The Rush!

If I had a better camera, I might have been able to capture more than just the first two kids running up the stairs. Just moments before, they were chanting "let us upstairs" or something demanding like that. Then they broke through the newspaper barrier that Michael and Randell definitely did not think of themselves.

The reality of a DS did not sink in right away, but once it did, Nina was one happy girl!

Howie was quite excited to find this waiting for him. I'm certain he was already plotting things he wanted to try to shoot.

I can't decide if this is an innocent smile or not. He's a plotter too.

Cam has become an avid angry bird aficionado. This gift was a hit with him.

We were able to lure Nina away from her DS with this sparkly nailpolish. She's a little like a raccoon in that way. But it only lasted until this picture was taken.

Donovan couldn't wait to see which new baseball cards he got.

I love Cam. He makes me smile.

Howie was confident that he knew what this present was, but he had the hardest time opening it. It was funny, but the kind of funny that you have to see in person. Or maybe the kind of funny that happens when you're tired because your kids were up so early and you went to bed so late.

And she's back to her DS.

And Cameron was very excited to get a "chain reaction" game. My kids are weird that way. They ask for chain reacion games. They get it from their father.