The next day the adults found themselves beeing woken up by two excited kids and one energetic dog. The adults had just barly had enough time to get up, get dressed and eat before they were being herded back into the living room to open presents. Jack being the oldest human in the house got the job of handing out christmas gifts. Randomly picking out a gift from under the tree Jack looked at the name on it.
"Alright Cassie it looks like you get the honor of going first this year." Jack handed Cassie a package. "And this first one is from your mom."
"Cool it's my favorite bands new CD." Cassie squealed jumping up to give Janet a hug. "But how did you get this it's not supposed to be out for another month?"
"Lets just say it pays to have friends in high places." Janet answered happy that Cassie liked her gift. Opening up the rest of her presents Cassie got more CD's, clothes, books, video games, movies, and many other things.
"Ok next up is..." Jack again randomly grabbed a present. "Teal'c and your first gift is from Macein."
Teal'c opened his gift and pulled out a beatiful looking picture frame made out of wood. The picture frame contained a copy of the english paper that Macein had written at the begining of the school year and in the bottom right corner a small picture of SG-1, General Hammond, Janet, Cassie, and Macein together, the first picture taken of all of them together. Looking closer Teal'c noted some symbols that he didn't reconize had been carved around the frame.
"I made in shop class. It took me almost the whole first trimester to get it right." Macein informed Teal'c, when he saw Teal'c notice the symbols.
"It is most beatiful, thank you. Although I am curious as to what the symbols mean."
"Yeah it's my native writing. It says 'It's not blood that makes you a family, but the people'." Once everyone'd had the chance to admire the picture frame Teal'c resumed opening his presents. Teal'c was quite pleased with the gifts that he recived: Some hats, candles, the Aliens Quadrilogy box set and other DVDs, and as a gift from the entire SGC a portable DVD player so that he could watch all of his new DVDs.
"Next...." Jack grabbed a gift, looked at it and grined, with a playful twinkle in his eyes. "Would be me." Opening the present that Sam and Cassie had gotten for him Jack smiled. They had gotten him a fancy new dress watch. "Sweet just what I needed, thanks Sam, Cass."
"Yes well we figured it was about time that we replaced the one we accidentally ruined."
"Ah yes the Easy Bake Oven incident....how could I forget?" Giving a fake shudder Jack contiued opening his gifts. As was usual Jack recived things to do with the Simpsons, fishing, and hockey.
"Yeah I figured it was about time you learned how to play a musical instrument. And you seemed pretty intrested in that guitar a few weeks ago when we were in that music store. It's a starter kit, there's the guitar, an amp, guitar strap, extra strings, picks, and a how to book"
"Thanks Jack." Digging into the rest of his gifts Macein got a portable CD player, some art supplies, and like Cassie also recived clothes, books, CD's, movies, and video games.
"Oh before I forget there's one more present for you and Cassie hang on....." Jack got up and quickly dissapeared out side to his truck. Returning carrying two gifts Jack handed one to Macein and Cassie. Opening the presents both kids were suprised to find a laptop computer for each of them. "Now Doc before you say anything I didn't buy these all by myself. Everybody at the SCG chipped into to help buy them. And Cassie and Macein will be using them for their school work...right you two?"
"Right." Both kids quickly answered wearing sly grins on their faces.
"Good now lets get back to the presents. Daniel I belive you're up next."
Deciding that he'd open his gifts from everyone else before he opened the one from Janet, Daniel started ripping into his gifts. Finally finished with opening his other gifts: books to do with acient cultures, movies, computer games, and more things to do with history, Daniel finally got to his present from Janet.
Opening the gift Daniel was shocked at what he saw. "How.....Where....?" Was all Daniel could get out.
"An old friend of mine has an intrest, almost to the point of obsession, with any thing old. I asked her to keep an eye out for it." Janet answered, enjoying seeing Daniel speechless.
"Hey Space Monkey mind feeling in the rest of the class." Jack craned his head trying to get a look at what Janet had given Daniel.
"It's a copy of one of the first books my dad ever wrote. I've been trying to find a copy of this for years. This is great Janet, thank you." Daniel leaned over and gave Janet a passionate kiss.
"Ok movin' into non public friendly teritory there you two. Time to brake it up." Cassie warned, "Besides Mom you and Sam still have to open your presents."
Soon there were only two presents left one for Sam from Jack and one for Janet from Daniel. By silent agreement Daniel let Jack give his present first. Sam smiled as Jack handed over her present.
"Well it's to big to be a gift certific, thats good."
"Hey I resent that. I may not be a genius but I'm at least smart enough to know not to get you a gift certific. Now open yor gift already."
"Yes, sir." Sam gave him a mock salute and opened her gift. "Jack this is perfect I've been meaning to get a new one of these." Sam held up a PDA.
"Uh Jack it might just be me, but the last time I checked a PDA didn't fall under one of our three catagories." Daniel looked at Jack questioningly.
"I know that, it's just that on are way to the store we needed to go to we passed by one of those electronic stores and they had one of these displayed in the window and the next thing I know I'm getting a light bulb going off in my head."
"Three catagories?" Janet and Sam asked at the same time.
"Oh that ones all yours Space Monkey. You brought it up you answer."
"Chicken. You see we were kind of having trouble and couldn't think of what to get you two, so we sat down, logically thought it out and came up with three basic things that all women love: chocolate, clothes, and jewlery."
"Really and what catagory does my gift fall under?"
"You'll have to open it and find out."
Not sure what to expect Janet carefully opened her present. Pulling the wrapping paper off Janet found a small lovely hand carved wooden chest. Inside she discovered a beatiful silver charm bracelet. Looking at the charms Janet, not needing to be told by Daniel, could tell that each charm represented certin moments in her and Daniel's lives over the years that they'd known eachother: First time they met, first date, first kiss, and many other firsts.
"I love it. Thank you." Feeling Daniel let out the breath that he'd been holding Janet couldn't help but smile.
The rest of the day was spent playing around with their presents and just enjoying the chance to spend the day together.