Sunday, January 17, 2010

CHRISTMAS VACATION

Drawing out our Christmas celebration as long as possible, we started by hosting Judi's family on the weekend before Christmas.


This is Corinne being a good sport after opening her "gift" of Hershey bars. Little did she know.

This is Natalee discovering there was more than meets the eye in her gift.


This is Harrison after the discovery was finally made. His comment later was "I was happy with the candy bars."
Judi already knew what her gift was...X-Ray vision perhaps? Or maybe what she asked for.


Here's our little Disney Christmas tree...put up late and then abandoned for Christmas!!
First stop was Rich and Andrea's for pre-Christmas gifts and fondue dinner.


No intimidation by big brothers for this girl...Jessi rules.


Before we even arrived Rich was taunting us with "Go Beavers" against BYU. So we retaliated and the poster contest started.


They all wore orange but it didn't help. This is Rich at the table eating crow. Actually he was transforming himself into being a good sport.


Here's the other "good sport" mercilessly rubbing it in. The high point of the game was when Austin goes to his dad and asks if he can change teams.

FINAL SCORE!


AUSTIN EXAMINING HIS BANKROLL.


REDDEN THROWING HIS AROUND.


JESSI HAS GREAT TALENT...DANCING WHILE ACCOMPANYING HERSELF.

NEXT STOP: MELORA AND KEITH'S.

WE WERE HERE ON ACTUAL CHRISTMAS DAY. WE ATE UNTIL WE WERE READY TO BUST AND THEN KEPT ON EATING. THEY THROW A GOOD BUFFET WHICH LASTED UNTIL WE LEFT 5 DAYS LATER.
WE GOT THE USUAL CLOTHES BUT THIS TIME WE GOT TOYS TOO!!! SEE THE TOY TRAIN (for GRANDMA) AND GRANDPA GOT A NERF GUN WHICH ONLY RESULTED IN A BATTLE WITH SAM. THEN SAM AND HARRISON GOT ON THE PHONE AND PLANNED FOR A BATTLE WITH GRANDPA WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO "DESTROY GRANDPA." DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WILL TAKE PLACE BUT WE HOPE HE SURVIVES!!!


A TRUE AMERICAN GIRL WITH MATCHING WARDROBE FOR HER AMERICAN GIRL DOLL.
NEXT WE FLEW TO HOUSTON FOR SOME TIME WITH RON AND DANIELLE BEFORE THEY LEFT ON THEIR CRUISE (INCLUDING NEW YEARS.)

ANOTHER GIFT EXCHANGE...STUFF FOR THEIR CRUISE FOR R and D.....

THE JOY OF DISCOVERY IN THE HERSHEY BARS.


OUR MAIN PURPOSE WAS TO CARE FOR THE KIDS WHILE THEIR PARENTS WERE GONE.

GARY WORKING ALL WEEK IN RON'S OFFICE.

THE SATURDAY MIRACLE:
THE GIRLS GOT UP ON SATURDAY MORNING, THE DAY BEFORE THEIR PARENTS WERE COMING HOME, MADE A CHORE LIST AND ACTUALLY ALL DID CHORES WITHOUT PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS TELLING THEM TO DO IT. UNBELIEVABLE? HERE'S THE PROOF!!!









HERE'S VICTORIA'S ENTRY INTO THE LOCAL SCHOOLS ART SHOW WHICH WON A WHITE RIBBON!
THE WEEK IN HOUSTON WAS RECORD COLD, BUT WE LOVED OUR TIME WITH THE GIRLS...THEY WERE SO EASY AND WE HAD FUN!
WE HAD A GREAT TIME! BUT WE'RE SO GLAD TO BE BACK TO
HOME SWEET HOME!!!

1 comment:

Danielle said...

Very cute post!!!!! :)