Christmas 2009

What a great Christmas we had, though I wish I could have slowed things down.  It seems that once the festivities start, the night and day just fly by.  We always start by having Christmas Eve with the Chattertons.  We go to Kristi's house for Christmas Eve.  We eat, play, sing and give the kids their Christmas pajamas.  We usually are home by 9:00 or 9:30 so that the kids can get to bed and Santa can come.  Yeah!!  Then we are up bright and early the next morning.  This year it was 6:30.  Actually not bad.  We had fun with the kids and they all said it was the best Christmas ever!!  Santa did a good job.  Then we went to Ray's parents house and opened gifts. We got an extra special gift.  Ray's brother and wife had their baby Dec. 24th.  Little Haden finally came. We opened gifts with the Olsons and then headed over to my mom's for the end of the day.  More presents and food.  It was a great day and we all had a blast.  It was nice to have the 26th to play with all our toys and lounge around in our PJ's.  It really was the best Christmas EVER!!!

Bracelets On Her Teeth

Poor Carlee.  She has a mouth full of metal and sores inside to got with it.  She is a tough cookie though and doesn't complain.  She looks cute with them.  She picked multicolored bands. I think that was her favorite part picking the colored rubber bands.  Hopefully everything in her mouth will toughen up soon so she can eat some Christmas goodies.

Twinkle Toes

Laney had her dance class yesterday and then a break for the holiday till we start up again in January.  She danced a Christmas jig to "All I Want For Christmas Is A Hippopotumus".  She did a great job and really knows her stuff.  Then a surprise visitor came - Santa Claus.  She was excited. We are so ready for Christmas.  It will be fun.

Santa Claus Came

The kids started singing, the bells started ringing and in came Santa Claus at our Ward Christmas Party.  Laney was not scared at all and was ready to talk to Santa.  She was the first to sit on his lap.  My old high School Chemistry teacher Royce Garner has played Santa for us the last couple of years.  His is so sweet and patient with the kids.  They all love Santa.

Traditions Traditions

It is tradition at our house that on the first Monday of the Month for FHE we put up our Christmas Tree.  So this past Monday, our tree went up.  When Parker was a baby I  put a tree in his room too.   Then Carlee and now Laney.  They all have a tree.  They each have made ornaments at school or church, so that put those on their tree.  Plus they have some special ones that were Ray's when he was a kid and other ones too.  It is fun to watch them decorate our tree and then turn to their own.  They all have their own special touches.  Laney's has crashed more than once.  Hopefully hers will make it.  

I love you Grandma!!!

This post is dedicated to my Grandmother Blanche Maxine Williams who passed away last Thursday.  There are lots of great memories with Grandmother.  Cooking with her, having her visit, stopping to see her on the way to Salt Lake, (it was always our pit stop and I never remember a time that we didn't stop.  That's just what we did), shopping with her, Richfield, Shoshone by train, Thanksgiving, purses, talking, taking her arm as we walked, Featherville and the list goes on.  My girls say they will remember her stories.  She lived a long wonderful life and saw many things in her life time.  She was born in 1908.  Can't imagine all she experienced. How lucky she was to have such a great life.  We will all miss her.  I will miss just sitting and talking to her.  Her laugh, giggle and and her smile.  Love you grandma.