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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Christmas Eve, 2015


Cutest pic of Mia

Opened Christmas Jammies



M&M photo shoot, of course








Three of the kids decided it was 
high time to roll out their backs(?)





Christmas Eve Minute-to-Win-It

M&M Straw Suck:
Move the M&M from cup to cup by sucking it to the bottom of a straw. Most M&M's in the cup in 1 minute wins. Rob shows us how it's done.



Cy is impressed with himself as usual...

Check out Cy's distraction tactics




Getty and MK went to a tie break



And then another tie break, where we moved one cup farther into the kitchen...

MK feeling confident





Distraction tactic: Pouncing Cat



Worked! Getty's so happy with Cy about now...


Winner, Round 1: Getty



Defy gravity: 
Keep three balloons in the air as long as possible. Longest time wins. Rob's embarrassed about his 10-second time, which turned out to be hard to beat.




... but Getty found a way


Winner, Round 2: Getty

Cookie Face: 
Move the Oreo from your forehead to your mouth with no hands. Fastest time wins.
MK's time was impressive



Cy beat MK thanks to his extra long tongue...

Granny gets an A for effort, but her minute expired.
Grandpa Doug, on the other hand, introduced us all to a revolutionary tactic: launching the cookie from his forehead into the air and catching it in his mouth. Genius.

New game plan... Getty sizing things up for his turn


Winner, Round 3: Getty


Junk in the Trunk: 
Bounce all the ping pong balls out of a Kleenex box strapped to your back. No hands. No lying down. Fastest time wins.




Getty did 3 standing back flips





Mia's ponytail didn't survive...

Winner, Round 3: Getty

Pong Tac Toe: 
Bounce three balls of the same color into a row. Fastest time wins. 
We placed the grid just out of the player's arm reach to make a fair distance for everyone.

Mia did it in 5 seconds.
...but was disqualified on a technicality.
So she tried again...
 And did it in 5 seconds


MK struggled


Winner, Round 4: Not Getty. 
Mia!

Cold Hard Cash Prizes (cash frozen in containers of ice)

1st place: Take one guess...
2nd place: MK
3rd place: Mia
4th place: Cy
5th place: Cam (who did not want any "handicaps")



See you guys at 7:30 a.m. Christmas morning!