Merry Christmas!!

Christmas day has finally arrived.  TOMH&R were so very excited, they had a hard time getting to sleep last night.  Ed & Ted were particularly giggly and anxious but eventually everyone was able to snooze.  They all woke up at the same time, very early, except Emilio, Alphonso and Upyours.  They had stayed up a little extra late to try to get a glimpse of Santa but finally fell asleep in the wee hours.  Finally the others couldn't wait any longer and all yelled "Christmas!!!"   Gustave tried to get them to keep it down so the others could sleep but that wasn't going to happen. 

Ned checked right away to see if Santa had eaten his snack.  The cookies were gone, just a few crumbs left, and the milk glass was empty.  He had also left carrots for the reindeer and they were gone too.  Santa had left a note saying "my compliments to the chef" ... Ned was very pleased, he did a fist pump and said "YES!"

Lola tore open her present ... instead of getting something sparkley she got a bedazzler -- now she can add sparkles to anything anytime!  Ted and Ed got the leather suits they wanted ... including a fedora and sunglasses.  The others said they looked like Yakuza.  They liked that description.  Then Lola bedazzled them, it kinda took the edge off their scariness.

Jorgé and Chico both got sombreros.  Jorgé's was multicolored (because he's so grooooovey) and Chico's was green like his jacket.

Luigi already has a chef's hat so he got an apron that says "kiss the cook".

Fred got a seat warmer to put in his truck or zamboni so his butt doesn't get cold when he's working. 
Ned got a super pak of number 2 pencils.  He was so excited ... they should last him quite a while.  He got right to work sharpening them.

Jed got a spa gift certificate ... he hopes they have cappuccinos at the spa.  Julio got a phonecard to phone mom so she can tell Ed & Ted to cool it.  They wear on his nerves sometimes.

Guerrero was very pleased to get an ipod.  Now when he's sunning himself or practicing his ninja moves he can listen to music and block out Ed & Ted's pleas to teach them.  They're not even close to being ready.

Freddy was very pleased to get a ticket to fly to London and see the queen.  It's been a while since he's been back so he's looking forward to it.

Raoul got a longboard ... with so many of his friends wanting to ride on his skateboard it was getting too cramped.  He'll be able to fit them a lot better on the bigger board.

Pierre got a stethoscope.  He doesn't know how it works but knows that real doctors use them, so he'll wear it with his lab coat to look more official when he's working at the lab.

Gustave will be making his annual trip down to Mexico for Cinco de Mayo this spring, but in the meantime he's up here in the cold.  He got a shell cozy (like a knit hat) to keep him warm.

Al realized how out of shape he was when he did all the running in the Telus commercial so he was pleased to get a thigh-master.

By now it was getting very noisy and Upyours, Emilio and Alphonso couldn't sleep any longer.  They got up to see what Santa brought them.

Upyours got a yoga mat so he can stretch and get more flexibility for when he does his break dancing.

Alphonso got a Tide-to-go stick to remove stains ... now he won't have to wear the biohazard suit anymore!

Emilio just loves being with all his friends.  He didn't ask Santa for anything because he has everything he needs already and is very happy.  Santa gave him a goldfish named Joe.  Everyone took turns pressing their faces against the glass, watching Joe swim around in his fishbowl.  Milio wanted to take Joe for a walk, but Gustave explained to him that goldfish don't work that way.  

Once everyone was done opening their gifts and oohing and aahing at what they all got, they spent the rest of the day playing in the paper and popping bubble wrap.  All in all it was a great Christmas ... they're looking forward to the feast!