CHRISTMAS 2008
Five of our seven children and their families came for Christmas! We had such a great time together but missed Michele and Jennifer's families!!!! We broke a little from tradition and had Rita, our Taiwainese daugther (who has been in American for 3-1/2 years now), prepare a Chinese meal for Christmas Eve. We all helped her chop, cook, decorate the table, etc., but she organized the whole dinner and her meal was wonderful.
Matt, Andrea and Doug ready to eat our Christmas Eve dinner.
Hillary and Tom
Camille and Russell
Doug and Joyce
Our traditional Christmas Manger pageant with Joseph (McKay), Mary (Adelyn), Baby
Jesus (Hattie), angel (Holland), wise men (Matt and Elsie) and shepherds (Adam and Russ)
Joseph (McKay) just couldn't resist kissing Baby Jesus (Hattie)
Meanwhile, back at our Chinese dinner
Heather, Ryan, Rita (chef) & Camille
Reaction of Santa's entrance!
McKay and Abby singing and dancing waiting for Santa!
Tom entertaining the kids while waiting for Santa!
Baby Jesus (Hattie)
McKay and Abby singing and dancing waiting for Santa!
Tom entertaining the kids while waiting for Santa!
Baby Jesus (Hattie)
Abby and Santa
Holland and Santa
Adelyn and Santa
Elsie wasn't afraid of Santa at all!
McKay & Santa
Santa brought the seven grandkids Gap Christmas pajamas!
We moved downstairs for the unwrapping of presents!
Santa Claus did come!
Ruby did not like Santa!
The Hyde Family
The Ekins Family
The Garner Family
The Staker Family
Joyce and Doug
Holland with Santa's gift -- digital camera
Adelyn's Play-Doh ice cream machine from Santa
Heather and Hattie
Rita & Santa
The Williams Family
McKay's gift from Santa
Homemade Christmas stockings we've hung for years!
Christmas village
Elsie's Santa gift
Holland's jewely box from her dad
Abby's stuffed animal from Santa's bag
Holland thanking Grandpa for his gift
Ruby carefully tearing off one little piece of wrapping paper at a time
Elsie showing Grandpa what he gave her for a gift
Tom, Hillary and Family
Ashley thrilled about her Walter Rane picture of Joseph Smith
Grandpa and little Hattie
McKay thanking Grandma for his gift
McKay loves dinosaurs--he was the only grandson there!
Adam's gift to Ashley - Book of Mormon timeline
Thanks Jennifer for another grandchildren picture collage!!
Camille's gift to Russ
Camille modeling her Seattle all-weather coat
Rita and Andrea
Abigail with her favorite cartoon character, Curious George, and dad
Heather with Jennifer's present (look at how Hattie is looking up)
Heather, Hattie & Ryan
Ryan has no excuse not to shave!
Jennifer's gift of niece and nephew prints
Kids scrambling for Papa Doug's coins that he throws out
Hillary's temple picture from Tom
Isn't that what kids love doing--playing doctor!
Camille, Russ and Holland's picture
Addy's live bunny rabbit present from her dad
The bunny was certainly a hit with all of the kids
Elsie kissing the bunny
Addy after opening her surprise gift
Addy opening her bunny present
Abigail with her favorite cartoon character, Curious George, and dad
Heather with Jennifer's present (look at how Hattie is looking up)
Heather, Hattie & Ryan
Ryan has no excuse not to shave!
Jennifer's gift of niece and nephew prints
Kids scrambling for Papa Doug's coins that he throws out
Hillary's temple picture from Tom
Isn't that what kids love doing--playing doctor!
Camille, Russ and Holland's picture
Addy's live bunny rabbit present from her dad
The bunny was certainly a hit with all of the kids
Elsie kissing the bunny
Addy after opening her surprise gift
Addy opening her bunny present
HEATHER'S 24TH BIRTHDAY
December 27, 2008
Along with all of the Christmas festivities, we were also able to celebrate Heather's 24th birthday. She wanted homemade barbeque chicken pizza, which we baked, and the traditional Devil's Food Cake with cherries on snow.
24 candles really lite up the cake
And, after all of the festivities, we all took naps including Ryan and Hattie!
24 candles really lite up the cake
And, after all of the festivities, we all took naps including Ryan and Hattie!
1 comment:
So neat to see most of your kids and grandkids together for Christmas this year. They are all such good people and I loved seeing the grandkids with their new pajamas from Santa. So cute.
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