Christmas 2009

It has been so wonderful having all of our kids home for Christmas! We have gotten to know Nathan so much better by having him and his parents here for 10 days. We have all played games, laughed, and shared and made new memories to sustain us until we can be together again.

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Here is our sad gingerbread house... First the frosting was too thick then we

got the frosting too thin and the candy slid off the roof! It was still fun to

make and fun to eat.

Our Nathan who has brought so much joy to us on

his first Christmas!

Our traditional Savior Supper by candlelight.

Jesse and Kevin on Christmas Eve when we each open one present.

I still make the kids, old or young, line up on the stairs in order of age

before they can go down on Christmas morning!

Here is our son Ryan on Christmas morning.

Heather, Ryan and Nathan

Here is a cute photo of Nathan and Papa!

Our Christmas tree

Here is our Christmas tree - we always have a live tree. In our 27 years of marriage we have never had a fake tree although there have been years I would have liked to have a fake one. I suppose it's because Rick has a BA in Forestry! Every year the kids get a new ornament until they are 18 years old. Ryan's ornaments are Soldiers, Kevin's are Teddy Bears, Jesse's are Snowmen and Leslie has Angels. Heather has Ballerinas, but I gave them to her after she got married. Each child will take them to use in their own homes and I hope it will bring back happy memories of Christmas's as a child at home.