Just being around with my family is Christmas enough. But I did get my friend's half-built Eagle 2 kit that he already lost interest in and told me to take off his hands, no charge.

What is going to be a great late Christmas/New Years gift to me will be joining my local flying club and AMA next month, get my Kadet Mark II and LT-40 out of storage along with my newly-acquired Eagle 2 and finally attempt to learn to fly.

But again, just having my family is holiday enough. And meeting and getting close to my first cousins this summer was another early gift, they are looking forward to going to the flying field with me and throw me some encouragement.