Christmas!

Since my brother Bryce lives in China, we haven't been able to have Christmas with him for the past couple of years. Thanks to Skype, this year he was 'with us' the whole time! It was fun to chat with him and have him be a part of the unwrapping this year. We still missed having him there in the flesh though.

You have to be careful where you decide to lay down with all of the nephews who like to wrestle. Coby loved it though.

Getting eaten alive by Piper!

The three youngest in the family checking out the new toys!

This year we decided that we would draw names an MAKE a gift for the person we got. It was a lot of fun to actually think about the talents we could use to make a gift for a family member. Brennan made some chimes for Angie. We all played with them Christmas night; we need a little more practice.

It was neat to see what people came up with. My sister and bro-in-law made a slide show of their Disneyland trip with Bren and Jess for them. My brother made a sign for my sis-in-law, my sis-in-law made an AWESOME apron for me! It was a lot of fun! I decided to try my hand at turning wood and made these grinders for my sis-in-law. Can you guess which one is for salt and which one is for pepper?

I think she liked them...she said she even cried a little...oh Callie!

Ander and Livia in their Santa hats!

DaNette taking the saying literally that Livia is so cute she could just eat her up!

Comparing height. We are both straining to be taller... Gillian passed her mom up a month or so ago, and I think she will surpass me quickly as well. Man, the last 11 1/2 years have flown by!

Livia and me.

I love this little grinner! She is such a happy, social baby!

What a great Christmas we had! It was so nice to be around friends and family during this season.