Past Year Ramblings

This picture was taken in November sometime.  It was so pretty.  The pink in front of the Tetons was amazing.  We really have a pretty great view from here.

 

The annual Christmas Eve Eve party that wasn't really on Christmas Eve Eve this year.  This is a tradition that actually started back in SLC when these two were in high school or during college.  We love getting together, the kids open presents and we eat a great dinner.  Nothing more fun than hangin with the Horrocks'.

Christmas band concert.  Dyllan plays the electric guitar.  The jazz band is great.  He does a great job.  The pictures didn't turn out very well.  It was dark in the auditorium.

   Brandon had his Christmas program.  He was a reindeer.  Very cute except that the antlers would not stay up.  He had to do a song called the reindeer jive.  His teacher informed me that he was not performing like he should have been.  He basically thought it was dumb so wouldn't do the little hand movements that went with the song.  After some threatening and some bribing mom got him to perform.  The whole program was great. 

 

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Brandon's class had their Christmas party the last day of school before the break.  We have some great kids and parents in his class.  The party was great.  There was a white elephant gift exchange, a craft, and of course food.  The kids played pin the nose on Rudolph.  Very funny.  Lots of cheating going on.

These two pictures are great.  This is Josh's 12th birthday.  He is so happy to be here.  LOL.  He was so mad at us.  I had a mean mother moment.  It was really a teaching moment.  Mostly to learn some respect for me.  I canceled his party at Badger Creek and he was ticked.  So the first picture is of Josh sulking and the second is of Brandon blowing out Josh's candles because he just stormed out of the kitchen.  Go mean mom. 

These next pictures are of our trip to SLC to see Tim's mom and dad.  Tim's brother lives in Holladay.  We go there every year before Christmas and open presents together and spend time together.  We had a great time this year.  First we went to dinner at the Market Street Broiler.  Josh and I tried oysters for the first time.  Not my favorite.  Did it though.  This is our Phillips fam.

Roger

Ellie and Sam

Ellie, Brandon, and JOsh

Dave and Tim

Tim, Roger, Dave, and Marsha

Ellie and Brandon.  Brandon is almost exactly one day older than Ellie.  They are pretty good little buddies.

 

Every year we have our Kunz Christmas party on Christmas Eve.  This year it was at our house.  We have the kids act out the Nativity . 

Here are the shepards.  Connor, Carter, and Brandon

Mary, Joseph and Jesus.  Sid Tracy and Slade.  They were really good sports.

The sheep.  Ryan and Lily

The cute angels.  Avery, Hailey, and Kennedy

The wise men.  OR the wise arses.  Dyllan, Josh, and Tallin.

Our very cute sheep, Lily .

Opening a few presents.  Josh, Kennedy, Kimberlee, and Mike.

This is one of the best Christmas's have ever had.  Everyone one of our family spent the night at our home for Christmas Eve, including my 93 year old grandma.  It was great.  We had such a fun time together. It was really special to all the cousins as well as the brothers and sisters.  I feel really blessed to belong to such a great family.

 

This is ridiculous.  There was so stuff under the tree.  It was crazy.  This doesn't include the Santa gifts either.  I guess that is what you get with 22 people staying in the same place Christmas Eve.

Christmas pajamas and an awesome Redskin hat

Josh

Dad, Mom, and Grandma Green

Pictures of the fam.