We headed to Utah for Christmas this year to be with Wade's family. As you can see, we had plenty of snow!
We spent a little time with my brother, TJ, and my sister, Tessa (no pics of her!)... 
Poor Luke was teething...cut his first tooth January 1!
Addison getting a little love from Grandma Wanna...
At Wade's dad's funeral last year, the story was told of how Dad always wanted blue Christmas lights on the house - he's color blind and it's the only color he can really see. Well, Mom wasn't a big fan of the blue Christmas light idea, so when Dad put up the lights each year, he would sneak one blue bulb somewhere among the others. This year, as the lights went up on the houses in Mom & Dad's neighborhood, we were so touched to see that many of them included one blue bulb in his honor. On the one year anniversary of the night Dad fell, we came home to find the tree anonymously decorated blue in the front yard...
We spent Christmas Eve at Wade's brother Ty's house and they have a great sledding hill in their backyard...
We also put on the traditional Nativity play with all quadrillion grandkids (except the babies and Noah who was asleep). Drew was Joseph, Addie a "wise woman" and always, Wade was the Donkey!
I can't look at this picture with out busting a gut! Each year Ty and Wade exchange 'special' presents. Each year they get a little more ridiculous and a little more funny! Lucky Wade got an Obama Chia Pet. Wade bought Ty these...
Grandma Wanna bought all the granddaughters cute matching silky nightgowns...
Drew and his cousin (the only other boy within 6 years), Casey...
And we even got in a family picture! Thank goodness for photoshop! Getting a picture of this group without at least one kid throwing a fit (usually one of mine) is NOT an easy task!!!
We spent a little time with my brother, TJ, and my sister, Tessa (no pics of her!)... Poor Luke was teething...cut his first tooth January 1!
Addison getting a little love from Grandma Wanna...
At Wade's dad's funeral last year, the story was told of how Dad always wanted blue Christmas lights on the house - he's color blind and it's the only color he can really see. Well, Mom wasn't a big fan of the blue Christmas light idea, so when Dad put up the lights each year, he would sneak one blue bulb somewhere among the others. This year, as the lights went up on the houses in Mom & Dad's neighborhood, we were so touched to see that many of them included one blue bulb in his honor. On the one year anniversary of the night Dad fell, we came home to find the tree anonymously decorated blue in the front yard...We spent Christmas Eve at Wade's brother Ty's house and they have a great sledding hill in their backyard...We also put on the traditional Nativity play with all quadrillion grandkids (except the babies and Noah who was asleep). Drew was Joseph, Addie a "wise woman" and always, Wade was the Donkey!I can't look at this picture with out busting a gut! Each year Ty and Wade exchange 'special' presents. Each year they get a little more ridiculous and a little more funny! Lucky Wade got an Obama Chia Pet. Wade bought Ty these...Grandma Wanna bought all the granddaughters cute matching silky nightgowns...Drew and his cousin (the only other boy within 6 years), Casey...And we even got in a family picture! Thank goodness for photoshop! Getting a picture of this group without at least one kid throwing a fit (usually one of mine) is NOT an easy task!!!
