DECEMBER 31st, NEW YEARS EVE

DURING NEW YEARS EVE DAY JOHN HELPED HIS DAD HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL IN GUNNISON TO EPHRAIM. WHEN JOHN GOT HOME TO SANDY, THE TWO OF US SETTLED IN FOR THE NIGHT AND ENJOYED BEING WARM AND COZY AS IT WAS THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR.

GOODBYE 2010, YOU WERE GOOD TO US AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMING YEAR WITH NEW GRAND BABIES, MORE EXCITING ADVENTURES TOGETHER AND GOOD TIMES WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

DECEMBER 26th OUR REVOLVING DOOR

ANOTHER FAMILY DAY

LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!
Cole and Savannah

Sydney joins her cousins

WHO'S COMING FOR DINNER?

Dinner started out with just Mike and his little family, but then it grew to include Natalie and her two, then Brandt and his family. Shannon and Larry showed up, they already ate, but stayed for desert and family time with Mike.

CHRISTMAS TABLE SETTING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
Adults/china & crystal

Children/paper plates & cups

OUR DOOR WILL ALWAYS BE OPEN!

WE LOVE HAVING FAMILY & FRIENDS IN OUR HOME!

CHRISTMAS DAY

VISITING THE CURTIS HOME

VISITING THE RUDEL HOME

CHILLIN' CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STRONG'S

A PERFECT WAY TO END THE DAY

CHRISTMAS MORNING

CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST THEN PRESENTS

WHERE ARE THE CINNAMON ROLLS?

Oops sorry, I forgot! No cinnamon rolls this year! We had to have left over ham and cheese sandwiches from Christmas Eve. But I think no one cared because we were so excited to open up our presents.
MERRY CHRISTMAS MY LITTLE CALI KIDS

Santa left the Cali children's presents at their home in California so that Nicole and Michael could enjoy watching the kids open their presents from Santa. But there were still a few presents from their mom and dad and grandparents in Sandy that they were able to open up. CREEDS FIRST TO OPEN A PRESENT

COLE'S NEXT

SAVANNAH'S TURN

WOW EVEN MIKE GOT A PRESENT......COULD IT BE CANDY? IT CAME IN HANDY WHEN WE WENT TO SEE "TANGLED" AT THE MOVIE THEATER THAT AFTERNOON.
GRANDPA JOHN SPOILED GRANDMA DONNA WITH SOME REALLY NICE CLOTHES
GRANDPA'S COLOGNE SMELLS PRETTY GOOD
MORE UNEXPECTED PRESENTS FOR THE GRAND CHILDREN
CREED OPENS ANOTHER PRESENT
COLE GETS A PRESENT ALL THE WAY FROM HAWAII
WOW SAVY, THAT SWEATER FROM GRANDMA ELLEN AND GRANDPA BILL IS BEAUTIFUL
GRANDPA AND GRANDMA GOT WATCHES!

THE KIDS HELP OPEN UP SOME OF THEIR GRANDPARENTS PRESENTS, THIS PRESENT IS FROM MIKE AND NIKI

IT WAS A GREAT CHRISTMAS MORNING

CHRISTMAS EVE

ROBES!

CHRISTMAS EVE GIFTS FROM GRANDPA JOHN AND GRANDMA DONNA

CARLEE WITH A FUZZY PINK ROBE

COLLIN AND OTHER BOYS WITH A FUZZY NAVY BLUE ROBE

DRESDEN

SYDNEY AND OTHER GIRLS WITH A FUZZY WHITE ROBE

LOGAN

SAVANNAH

COLE

TAYLER

GOOD LOOKING KIDS!

COUSIN EXCHANGE NEXT!CARLEE FIRST

COLLIN
DRESDEN

SYDNEY

LOGAN

SAVANNAH

COLE

TAYLER

CREED

SYDNEY WAS IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!