Christmas Day 2015

We were very blessed again to have another great Christmas!  It was a different morning - we told the kids they could wake us up at 5:45. Bruce and I woke up a few minutes before that and were laying in bed.  It was a super windy yucky day and all the sudden all the electricity shut off.  We were really hoping it would come right back on but it didn't.  We figured it wouldn't be too bad we could just light our oil lamps and stuff.  That was fine - just a little dark until we opened a hot chocolate maker and wanted to plug it in and cook our monkey bread we have every Christmas morning and little girls use Wifi to set up some things on their new ipods.  So not it wasn't a huge thing but it did put a little damper on it. Also I love having Christmas music playing and the tree lights on and we didn't have any of that.  Thankfully about 9:30 they got the power back on.  The girls with their new aprons.  Must mean they have to help mom in the kitchen ;)

 The Whipple's do things different for Christmas and Caleb's family was all still asleep so he got to come with us for the morning.  He and Bridget got us all decked out in Knox attire.  Tylinn and Kaylee got jackets and the rest of us got Knox shirts that we all love!

 He gave all the girls a little bear or puppy with a Knox shirt or something on it.

 There is a joke from last year because Caleb was here last Christmas too and Bridget got Grape nuts and he isn't a fan of them.  He couldn't believe somebody actually likes those.  He called them Grape Rocks.  Rhett got some this year so they had to get a picture with them.

 Oh I love this boy!

 Caleb also gave Tylinn and Kaylee a marshmallow maker they had in a shed at their house so Rhett is making marshmallows with Kaylee.  They were - hmmmm interesting! :)

 Tylinn and Kaylee got Chinese Jump ropes.  Here is some of the action.

 Got a picture with the family with all our Knox get up on!

 It was a fun day!  The best part about it is the time we get to spend with the family and reflect on the Savior and his birth and life.  Grandma and Grandpa Flake came for a while and had dinner with us and visited.  Grandpa brought his Spurs all the kids got him that L. Parry made him. - I should have taken a picture of them on him.  It was a special day! We are so blessed!

Christmas Eve

We had our usual Christmas Eve Mexican Dinner, which consisted of taquitos, tostadas, spanish rice, chimis and chips and salsa with homemade grape juice to drink.  These people are my world!

 Tylinn and Kaylee are the only kids that got PJ's this year.  The boys wear a pair of basketball shorts and Bridget isn't growing so she had plenty of PJ's and told me not to get her any.

 These two were as hyper and crazy that night as little kids.

 And then there was Dustin with his ipod in his mouth!  Fun fun kids!

 And the PJ's.

 We were going to go to Snowflake for Christmas Eve but all the other families were going with their other side of the family so we went to Scott and Amanda's house.  Three good lookin boys!

 Three beautiful girls!

 And 3 crazy girls but so much fun!

 Two brothers

 In the van on the way home from the cousins house.  And as usual Dustin can't take a "normal"picture!

 The little girls saying good bye to zippy!

 Cookies and milk for Santa.  Hope he was hungry because that is a lot of cookies - but they are cute gingerbread cookies Tylinn and Kaylee made!

......not a creature was stirring not even a mouse........

Christmas Eve

We had a fun Christmas Eve.  We had our usual Mexican dinner - taquitos, chips & salsa, chimi's, rice, beans and tostadas.  These people mean the world to me.

 Tylinn and Kaylee are the only ones that got PJ's this year for Christmas.  Boys PJ's consists of basketball shorts and Bridget isn't growing anymore so she has plenty of PJ's.

 These2 were as bad as 2 little kids on Christmas Eve - hyper enough to drive me crazy!!

 And then there was Dustin! :) Love that boy - even if his ipod is in his mouth.

 Cute new jammies!

 We were going to go to Snowflake for Christmas Eve but all the other families there were with their other side of their family so we ended up going to Scott and Amanda's house.  Three cool boys!

 Three beautiful girls!

 And 3 crazy girls that are so much fun!

 Two bros!

 The kids riding home after Scott and Amanda's house.

 The little girls saying good bye to Zippy.

 Getting cookies and milk ready for Santa.  He better be hungry because that's a lot of cookies for a Jolly Fellow!

.......not a creature was stirring not even a mouse......