Christmas with the Taylors

We had a great Chistmas at my parents house. It's getter harder to get everyone together at once as our families continue to expand. My family and Jeff's were there for Christmas, Clark and David's families the few days after Christmas, and Andy & Rachel will come this week for New Year's. The kids were able to perform "the nativity" this year, complete with a real baby Jesus and a stable animal! Char is so good she even has a complete set of homemade costumes! My mom, of course, stuffed us with fabulous food, and Tige deep-fried us a delicious turkey.

Clark's kids & Kason-----------------------Jeff's son, the stable cow

Train table/set from Santa!

(He never mentioned the "orange jet that transforms into any kind of shark I want" again!)

Abby, David's daughter, and Clark's daughter. These two love their Barbies and dolls. You can imagine how much they loved Abby!

Grandma and her 3 girls.

Snow!

We got a little bit of snow a few days ago, a rare treat for us. Have you ever seen such a sad little tree in your life? We have 7 palm trees, plus a few palm bushes and they seriously did not like the snow. I went out with a broom to try and clean them off and perk them up. Kason took the opportunity to pelt me with snowballs at point-blank range while I was busy. He loved it!

Sweet angel baby. 11 weeks old.

Eleventh Anniversary

I've known Tige for 21 years and loved him for 16 years. It's our 11th Anniversary today. 9 1/2 years of school and 6 moves later, we're settled and as happy as can be. Tige continues to be my best friend and the man of my dreams.

I love you so, babe. Happy Anniversary!

Our Naughty Doggie

We have a very naughty doggie.
She drives me nuts sometimes.
Here's a little glimpse.

O Christmas Tree

We had our ward party last night, where Kason got to see Santa. He asked for "an orange jet that transforms into any kind of shark I want." Good luck finding that Santa!

A man from church came up to Kason and told him how cute Abby is and how all of his kids are grown up and could he take Abby home so they'll have a baby again. Kason said "do you have a mommy? Well, maybe she could have a baby in a few weeks." We all thought this was hysterical--pretty much, no way, get your own!

We have a gorgeous tree in our living room. I love it! Almost all of the decorations are from my wedding reception--the only perk of getting married at Christmas time.

Thanksgiving Highlights

We had a fun and relaxing Thanksgiving in Monticello. I was able to read 2 books and we all had fun playing with Tige's family. Tige wanted to deep-fry the turkey this year. It turned out great and was soooo good--he actually ended up doing 3 turkeys over the 5 days we were there. Who would have thought that 10 adults plus Kason could down 3 whole turkeys! We took the opportunity to take Kason to the "Polar Express" train in Durango, CO. He was so excited and loved every minute of it. Kason was also great at entertaining his 2 little cousins--he'd fall down and they'd laugh at his antics as well as chase each other. The time flew by, and we sure had a great time. Thanks Hazletons.

Preparing the bird
Kason & I helping grandma roll out the rolls. He was such a good and eager helper.

Oreo turkeys Kason and I made for each table place setting.

Precious smile!

Polar Express -- Durango, Colorado

Not easy to get a "cousins" picture with this bunch--here's the best I had.