Bear's Second Christmas

Christmas 2009 was a day steeped with traditional family values and lots of warm fuzzy moments. It is also a day which, like every other day in our extremely structured lives, has rules. Rules that needed to be followed.

Rule #11: First one to pass out gets his or her brazier put in the freezer


Rule #25: You are never too old or too young to enjoy Super Mario Kart.


Rule #7: If your parents are trying to pose for a picture with you, you must flee immediately or risk future Sears portraits.


Rule #344: Nobody can look in the same direction when a picture is being taken.



Rule #5: If your family bores you, let them know.


Rule #44 The youngest virgin at the table must play the role of Mary during dinnertime's "Living Nativity Scene" performance.



Rule #62: Everyone must bring a bag of I.....



.....ce! It is currently Owens favorite word and favorite frozen delicacy.


Rule #90: Everyone wears a crown during dinner.


Rule #91: The crown must be worn with a sense of regal entitlement.


Rule #16: Bring joy to those around you by making monster faces.


Rule #1003: Eat with abandon. The holiday gorging comes but once a year.


Rule #40: Don't peek when Santa flies by, but enjoy the breeze of his sleigh as it whirls past.


Rule #3:Enjoy your kids as much as possible. Every second counts.


Rule #1 Be Merry! You are with some of your favorite people in the world!

Rules # 31, 72 and 94: If you criticize the food, you must try to eat your own eyes; The youngest child must yell "ice" seventy-two times in a row; Whenever the opportunity presents itself to dance like a fool behind grandma without her knowing, it must be seized.