Nicholas is never lacking in his ability to show his true personality. Who doesn't appreciate someone who can pick their nose with their tongue? (Tongue in cheek) ... I know someone else who can do that, but I'm not telling. Katelyn is as beautiful as ever.
I absolutely cannot resist these little babies. Here's Katie. I always ask her if she'll be my daughter and go home with me. She nods her head yes and sits in my lap all content. What a sweetheart. Cathy never lets me take her home. DANG it!!
Hayley is equally adorable. She won't agree to let me take her home. I'll keep trying though.
And here's Michelle with her boys, Jonathan, Christopher and Nicholas (Benjamin is already off playing). They are ready and waiting to eat.
Denise, Robert and Renee' with Alexandra in the corner. What a satisfying meal - baked potatoes with chili, cheese, olives ... oh wait, scratch the olives. Mama asked daddy to bring everything and he brought a little bowl of green beans instead of the bowl containing 3 cans of chopped olives that mama spent hours cutting up the night before. We love you anyway daddy. He did remember the butter, green onions and sour cream, as well as the extra can of olives mama provided, although there was no can opener. We enjoyed our meal sans olives. Sorry daddy, it was a pretty funny situation at the time. Thank you for providing us with a good laugh. I hope you and mama enjoyed eating the contents of 3 cans of olives all by yourself.
Katie, Matt, Cathy and Abbie. Abbie decided to hide under the blanket in this picture. She is the second newest member of our family. Matthew, who is the newest, wasn't able to come to this party. We love him too.
Here she is ... what a cutie! I meant Abbie, Cathy. Oh very well, you're a cutie batootie too.
Denise, Robert and Renee' with Alexandra in the corner. What a satisfying meal - baked potatoes with chili, cheese, olives ... oh wait, scratch the olives. Mama asked daddy to bring everything and he brought a little bowl of green beans instead of the bowl containing 3 cans of chopped olives that mama spent hours cutting up the night before. We love you anyway daddy. He did remember the butter, green onions and sour cream, as well as the extra can of olives mama provided, although there was no can opener. We enjoyed our meal sans olives. Sorry daddy, it was a pretty funny situation at the time. Thank you for providing us with a good laugh. I hope you and mama enjoyed eating the contents of 3 cans of olives all by yourself.Katie, Matt, Cathy and Abbie. Abbie decided to hide under the blanket in this picture. She is the second newest member of our family. Matthew, who is the newest, wasn't able to come to this party. We love him too.Here she is ... what a cutie! I meant Abbie, Cathy. Oh very well, you're a cutie batootie too. There were little gifts on the tables, which we opened after eating. Inside were various ornaments to decorate. This was a fun and creative time for everyone. Paige liked the bow and made a cute little ornament out of herself.
I'm not sure if Preston actually made one or just colored on himself. I guess I got two human ornaments out of this activity.
If we had to give a first place in tree decoration I'd give it to Nathan. He spent a lot of time and got as many doodads on his tree as possible. Great job, Nathan!!
Oh there we go, proof that Preston DID make an ornament. What a cute boy picture.
Adorable Seth. I swear all of the grandkids are adorable. He is working on his snowflake and taking a short break to give us a smile.
Here's Lehela, Hazel and Lisa making their ornaments.
After decorating for a while we had a talent show where more people than I expected shared their talents. Lisa, Cathy and Renee' sang a beautiful song, which I don't remember the name, but I do remember I liked it.
Here grandma is playing for Amanda and Athena to sing.
Towards the end of the show Ashley (in blue) and Paige danced for us while we all sang Jingle Bells. They hadn't planned this dance, but got up their courage after so many talents were shared. They did a great job.
We had a gift exchange for the kids with inexpensive and fun gifts. This is always a fun part of our yearly Christmas parties. Thank you, Teresa, for talking me into it (I was in charge of the party this year). We had all the kids pick a number and piled all the gifts into the middle of a circle of kids. They got to pick a gift by order of their number. Here's Teresa passing out numbers. See the little bun in her oven? I love seeing pregnant bellies, probably because I wish it were me.
I'm not sure if Preston actually made one or just colored on himself. I guess I got two human ornaments out of this activity.If we had to give a first place in tree decoration I'd give it to Nathan. He spent a lot of time and got as many doodads on his tree as possible. Great job, Nathan!!Oh there we go, proof that Preston DID make an ornament. What a cute boy picture.Adorable Seth. I swear all of the grandkids are adorable. He is working on his snowflake and taking a short break to give us a smile.Here's Lehela, Hazel and Lisa making their ornaments.After decorating for a while we had a talent show where more people than I expected shared their talents. Lisa, Cathy and Renee' sang a beautiful song, which I don't remember the name, but I do remember I liked it.Here grandma is playing for Amanda and Athena to sing.Towards the end of the show Ashley (in blue) and Paige danced for us while we all sang Jingle Bells. They hadn't planned this dance, but got up their courage after so many talents were shared. They did a great job.We had a gift exchange for the kids with inexpensive and fun gifts. This is always a fun part of our yearly Christmas parties. Thank you, Teresa, for talking me into it (I was in charge of the party this year). We had all the kids pick a number and piled all the gifts into the middle of a circle of kids. They got to pick a gift by order of their number. Here's Teresa passing out numbers. See the little bun in her oven? I love seeing pregnant bellies, probably because I wish it were me. It's fun to watch the excitement of the kids as each gift is opened.
Preston got a Reece's Peanut Butter Cup. He really likes candy. What kid doesn't? He has already opened and eaten it in this picture. He looks quite satisfied.
2 comments:
You took a lot of great pictures! It was a very fun night. I appreciate all the hard work you put into it. I think everyone had a fun time. Thank you! I love you!
Thank you, Shauna, for putting this party together. It really did turn out to be a fun night. And for the record, the song we sang was "O Holy Night", one of my favorites. :)
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