Christmas, Christmas Time is Here

The Shelton's came for the weekend before Christmas.  It was a non-stop party.

Courtnie, Liza, Angie, and me.

Bruce, Dan, and Dave.

We ate lots of food.

Papa Doug and John.

Grandma Trea was Santa for the night.

She knows just the right things to give- Kiki was thrilled by her book about cheetahs and her new toy dinos.

Charlie received a cross-bow and the rest of us received protective headgear and plastic cups.

Grandpa Jack made a funny face because he was so excited about his big big present. 

The Barratt boys just can't resist flipping the bird when the camera is near.

It's a real situation sometimes.

Daniel was very mystified by today's technology.

Theo and Liza.

We spent Christmas Eve at my mom's house.

There's nothing like receiving a present as big as you are.

Aunt Lindsay specializes in Christmas hair-do's.

The girls came home from my mom's and opened their Christmas PJ's.

Official Christmas Portrait of Baby Boeuf.



Santa found us, of course!  Kate woke up at 5 and I told her it was too early to be up, and that kid actually went back to sleep.

This is her usual facial expression. 
I think I have a teenager already.

The aftermath.

We had dinner Christmas night with Grandma Kay, then headed straight out to Phoenix.
After a barely tolerable night in Mesquite, we are safe in Arizona with Bruce's family.

We had a great Christmas- lots of time spent with family and friends.  It seems such a contrast to last year on Bohol.  That was a fun Christmas too, but it also made me very happy to be home in the snow and cold and company of our nearest and dearest.