Christmas

We had such a nice Christmas. Another Holiday that goes by and not a picture of me because the camera is in my hand. Tom and Sharon's was so much fun with all 12 of the Grandkids. And I got a picture of Tom and Sharon with the 12 of them.

My Aunt and Grandma came up last minute from the Bay Area. It was nice to have all the family together again. I had to work yesterday so My Grandma and Lori watched the kids. Abbi had a great time with them. I tryed to work today and got called off, which is really a bummer. The economy is really hurting the Spa. Usually the weekend after Christmas I would have 6 or 7 massages or facials and today I had none. Oh well. I hope everyone had a great Christmas like I did.

Dress Up!

Kristy and her Mom got Abbi a bunch of dress up stuff for Christmas. It cracks me up when I look over and Thomas is getting into it. He wears this hat and walks around with the biggest smile on his face.

Our Sledding Adventure

This year Bug and I decided to drive to Washington before Christmas instead of after Christmas. We had a great time. It's always so nice to spend time with Jaosn and Amy. We wish we lived closer!

Amy and I bundled the kids up and we drove up the Skok valley and built a bon fire.We had a great time with the kids roasting hot dogs and smores. And they had a ball sledding.

Washington

We had the best week in Washington. It went by way to fast. Abbi and Lily had a great time together and they got along really well. They played dress up every extra minute they had. Time went by way to fast to spend more time with everyone. At least I was able to get the pictures of the 12 kids.

4 cheese balls in the bath tub. Yelling, CHEESEBURGERS!!!

12 kids!

We tryed to get some pictures of all 12 kids. They turned out O.K. This one was taken about an hour after dinner when it was closer to everyones bed times. And I think it shows in the picture. Lily and Adam are the only ones smiling.

This one was taken right after dinner when everyone was full and happier. Lacy is holding Thomas. Bella is holding Sam. Then Leah, Abbi and Mason. Payton is holding Rowan. Adam is holding Ethan and then Lily. I guess I never thought it at the time. But there are 3 groups of 4 cousins in these pictures. Kinda crazy how things end up. So many cute kids!

Virginia City

The day after Thanksgiving my Dad my Sister the kids, and I went to Virginia City and spent the day together. It was nice to do something with my Dad since it seems like I'm always out and about with my Mom. We had such a great day. I have had these pictures since then and I have wanted to post them. But since they are going on my Christmas cards I didn't want to blow it. I sent out my cards on Monday. So since people will be getting them soon, I decided to show my pictures.

I like the color one. I think it shows the kids better and they're both smiling. But Bug made a good point, that the black and white is more Western. He won our card, (which everyone should be getting any day now,) has the black and white.

Our Tree

I thought before I told you about my tree this year I would look back on our tree last year. I climbed to the top of a huge hill. Pretty much because Luke and Bug told me I could never get that tree, so it put a little fuel in my fire and I got it. Once again no picture. Bug and Luke were at the bottom. Bug even had the camera in his hand, no picture. I went up there with a hand saw and got my tree. I was looking at this picture before I posted it. Of course at first I noticed how much snow we had compared to this year. And how much Luke looks likes Bug in this picture. Yes, this picture is of Luke and Abbi, because Bug was holding Thomas and I was determined to get a picture of my tree before it was inside. I can't believe how much snow we had. Bug and I have talked about it a lot, in the last week, we know it is going to dump while we are in Washington. And The Mountain is going to get VERY snowed in. It never fails everytime we go we get horrible weather here. I picked up a bunch of days at the Resort and if it doesn't snow I won't be busy. So I hope we get a little snow, so I can work.
I let Abbi pick our tree out this year. This is what she picked. So I thought why not lets go with it. Bug wasen't home from work yet and it was getting dark so we took a few pictures in front if it then headed home. Before we took the pictures I put the kids in their snowsuits because it was cold out, as you can see there is no snow. But sometimes a snow suit is easier than hat, jacket and warmer pants. The next day (Saturday), Bug and Abbi went out to cut it down while I stayed home when Thomas napped. Thats why there are no pictures of them cutting it down.

It looks a lot better in the tree stand in our dining room.

I tryed once again to take pictures of the kids in their outfits. My Mom and Dad (Nana and Papa) have bought both the kids antique rocking chairs for their first Birthdays. And once again they didn't turn out. This is the best but it's blurry.

This one is O.K. but Thomas has a silly look on his face.

This one shows how the pictures went. Abbi was done so she decided to dump Thomas out of his chair.