Christmas started out with a bang with our annual family get together on the Saturday before Christmas. We were lucky enough to be able to host this years gathering and we had about 35 or so people. So much fun!
The kids had a lot of fun playing on the trampoline and out back. That is Jill, Avery and Lexi. Below is Devin on top of the play house with Ella and Braeden next to it. Then behind it are Kirk, my cousins Randy and Ken and my dad.
My cousin Linda, cousin-in-law Kenny K and my mom.
Cousins-in-law Brenda and Jeri.
Linda's clan - Eric, Caroline, Gail and Linda.
Playing cards - Eric, Damian, Mike, Kenny K and Gail (with little Jonathon)
Tandy brought her chocolate fountain and we had all kinds of goodies to dip.
Christmas Eve was spent at our house and my parents came out and treated us to El Pollo Loco for dinner since I was going to be cooking the whole turkey dinner the next day. Thanks, Mom and Dad!
Devin got some fun stuff!
Avery scored with things from her favorite store Justice.
And Justin was super surprised to get an iPod shuffle!
He plans on redecorating his room in Angels decor soon, so this picture will sure help!
Santa was good to the kids.
This is what Devin got...
Avery...
And Justin...
Love how excited they are when they first come down.
Nice new mountain bike, Justin!
Santa even remembered Haley and gave her some dog treats. She's been such a good doggie!
After church we came home and got ready for Kirk's family to come over and Kirk fried a turkey this year. It smelled so good the moment it entered the oil!
Mark doing his yearly job - carving the turkey.
The kids table (Matthew disappeared).
Yummy lunch/dinner!
Avery and Matthew
The perfect gift for Kirks mom. She says she never knows what day or date it is.
The craft table...
It was a great Christmas! We are thankful for our savior, Jesus Christ and having the opportunity to celebrate his birth each year by spending time with family and friends. We hope the spirit of the season will be felt throughout the coming year too!
1 comment:
Love them when they're still young and excited to race down to see what they got... my kids were IN the room and barely rolled over when we came in to WAKE them up... ah, teens (and pre-teen)
Looks like a wonderful party - sorry we don't live closer to come to them!!
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