Welcome to our Winter Wonderland here in Idaho!
We had a wonderful time together, and wanted to share a few photos with you all.
The Rowley Family pulled in Sunday evening, and the Zirkers arrived on Monday. The Oakes family drove back and forth from their home in Meridian every day to be with us, too. We sure missed the MacKay family!! (We hope they had a great Christmas, too! I'm sure it was a LOT warmer there in Las Vegas!)
My buddy! Dallas was fascinated to see the laundry go 'round and 'round in the washer ;oD
Everyone had fun playing Wii - even GG took a turn bowling! We're so glad she stayed day and night with us most of the week.
We had lots of great food, and lots of fun activities together:
All bundled up in downtown Caldwell to walk through a beautiful light display.
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| L to R: Jett, Dallas, Tucker, Charlotte, Jayson, Ashley, Sue, Mandy, Brycen, Ava, Carter, Drew, Riley, Kimbre, Matt - and Steve's behind the camera! |
Tucker and Jett performed several piano pieces for everyone. They are both A.MAZ.ING!
Our reading of Luke 2 and singing carols was a bit noisy with plenty of distractions, but we made it through.
Happy Happy Happy!
Then it was time for bed ... before Santa comes!
All the grandkids opened their new Christmas jammies on Christmas Eve.
Christmas morning was SO fun! Here's a few pics of the chaos and excitement.
"Hey, kid - don't shoot your eye out!"
Target practice is definitely on the agenda!
Jett, Tucker, and Ava spent lots of time outside in freezing weather practicing their skills! That is, until their fingers froze and they had to come in to get warmed up!
They all got the hang of it pretty quick!
Kimbre and Jett spent some time reading their new books!
Do these little cousins look related or what??
They certainly got their exercise each day playing on the stairs. They are such good, happy babies!
Papa played with his RC helicopter nearly every day - Thanks GG!
He let the kids fly it, too.
Brycen on the stairs watching Papa's flying skills.
Miss Riley - what a cutie-pie!
Little Lady Charlotte - all in pink!
The theater candy machine and movie posters were a big hit with everyone! THANK YOU!
(Notice where Carter is?? He's our climber!)
Naptime! (this activity [?] occurred more than once ...)
We drove over to the lake for a walk on this beautiful, clear day.
The lake has been frozen over for quite some time, and Papa and the kids went out to play catch for a while.
The ice was really thick. When Papa dropped a boulder on the ice, the echo under the ice sounded really cool! Jayson cleared away a patch of snow for an ice slide.
The sunshine felt great, but the breeze was frigid.
It wasn't long before we all went back home to warm up.
I just had to add this picture - the proverbial "give a kid a toy and he plays with th..." Silly Dallas!
It's been a great holiday. Nana and Papa loved having everyone here just to relax and enjoy the season. Thanks, everyone, for making special memories with us! We love you all! xoxo
