50786211_4ckve-OChristmas 2005 … which looks strikingly similar to Christmas 2006 … which bears a stunning resemblance to Christmas 2007. Avery, always smiling; Piper, always crying (scared to death would be an understatement!).

For Christmas 2008, we made major progress … Piper isn’t crying, but I had to stand off to the side and she had to hold my hand.

Saturday will tell the story of Christmas 2009.