Christmas '09

Hmmm . . . now that Valentine's Day is approaching, maybe I'll post some of our Christmas pictures! There are so many, I've been overwhelmed and avoiding the whole project. But I've finally picked a few that give a glimpse into the awesome trip we had to Utah. Enjoy!

Christmas Eve~the Boyer cousins acting out the nativity story

Here are "The Triplets" being surprised with their matching princess dress-up boxes from Pops and Grannie. (Marian, Katie, and Lucy were born within a few weeks of each other and are such cute little buddies.)

Treats for Santa . . .

 . . . and Santa found us at Pops and Grannie's house!

We ate our traditional breakfast, the cinnamon roll wreath (made so beautifully by my sister Anna!) . . .

 . . . then made Anna, Spencer, Joe, and Jennie line up on the stairs with our kids--another tradition (thanks for being good sports, guys!).

Later in the day we celebrated with the Linscotts . . . here's the entire crew!

Mama, Alex, and his new Elmo from Grandma.

Abby and Katie loved getting aquainted with Aunt Lara's new kitten, Peaches.

Mama and her girls . . .

Grandma Nora with the delicious Christmas brunch she made

Alex enjoying the festivities

Special thanks to Mike Burton for most of these great pictures!

My family started a new tradition this year of doing a service project together instead of exchanging sibling gifts. It was really fun! It's a tradition that will stick. Here we are assembling hygiene kits (the day after Christmas).

~Merry Christmas 2009!~