New Jammies for Christmas Eve
Yummy Christmas Eve Food

Jace's Food Art

Our fun bunch of friends and family over for Christmas Eve
We just ate

played games

and ate some more

Grandma Debbie's Annual Christmas Party

She might be really mad that I posted a picture of her.... (she is singing in this one) haha!

But this was her party that she threw, and it's only fitting.

My mom is such a neat lady, and she throws our whole family (which is HUGE) the most fun Christmas party EVER.

This year she really wanted to make sure that everyone really got the feeling for the true meaning of Christmas. She found a family in her ward that wasn't going to have a Christmas this year due to health bills and reasons. So each family bought a present for each person in their family. We all brought them to the party that night. It was amazing how much we had. But I was even more amazed by how many gifts my mom personally bought for this family. She did a whole entire Christmas by herself before we even added our presents to the mix. She is the most giving person I have EVER met in my life.

We packed all the gifts up, went to the families house, unloaded all of them onto their front porch. Then we had all the children ring the doorbell, once they answered the children sang "We wish you a Merry Christmas, then took off and ran to the cars" It was a very neat experience.

I'm personally very proud of my own boys, they paid half out of their own money to help pay for the gifts we bought for these children. They have a great compassion for others that are going without. I think they realize that they are pretty lucky for all that they have.

Gage and his cousin Addason

Jace (this seems to be the look every time I take a picture of him lately)


Avery (Clay's best cousin) & Clay singing Christmas Carols
Clay loves to sing!!!




Tristie, Grandma Debbie, Gage & Addason

We always do a live Nativity, Gage played a Shepard and Clay played Joseph

The actors and actresses

Clay (Joseph) Avery (Mary) Teneya (Angel) Gage ( Shepard) Tanner (Wiseman)

Then of course Santa comes every year to the party

He makes sure all the kids have been good, asks each of them what they are wanting for Christmas and gives them a little gift for the night. Last but not least he sing a couple of Christmas songs with us.

Gage asked for a football helmet

Clay asked for a video game and checkers

Jace asked for a air soft gun

Elementary's Christmas Programs

This will be the last year that I have all three boys in the same school which means this will be the last time that will have 3 different Christmas Programs to go to. I'm kinda of sad about it, all the little children singing, gets you in the spirit of Christmas. I'm so glad to see that Wellsville Elementary still sings songs about Christ, I'm so glad it's not just about Santa!! Gage and Clay are really into singing their little hearts out, but Jace not so much!! Both Clay and Gage had speaking parts, they did perfect. I think Clay needs to be a public speaker of some sort!! And Gage's part was kind of long, I couldn't believe that he could remember it all.

Temple Square

I can't remember that last time I went to Temple Square to see the Christmas lights. So I made a point of going this season. My mom, Kunane and my neice came along with us. It was such a fun night. We first went and saw the Joseph Smith movie, then we walked around and looked at all the beautiful lights we also got to see the nativity they have there. After temple square, my sweet mother had plans to take us out to eat a some really nice place.....well the wait was 1 1/2 hours and they told her she didn't need to make reservations. So that fell through. The kids picked Chucka Rama (out of all places) to eat at. My kids LOVE buffets more then any other place to eat. One the way home we went and saw the lights at Willard Bay. It really was a fun filled night. I'm really glad that we did it!!!!

2010 Basketball Season

All the boys did awesome this year in basketball, I think it's the favorite sport for all 3 of them. Clay's coach was Shane Simper this year, it was also Clay's soccer coach. He was so good to Clay and taught the boys alot.
This is the first year Josh didn't coach a basketball team.....and what does it look like he is doing in this picture?? LOL. He just gets sucked into the game and can't help himself. He is such a great coach, I love to watch him work with the kids. He teaches them so much. He was just subbing for Jace's coach this time and he loved every minute of it. I bet he will coach next year, he missed it too much.

Jace LOVES basketball, mostly I think because Josh played and he wants to do everything his dad did. But he really does love it and want to play it year around. They had a fun, good little team this year. They are getting old enough that some of the games start to get intense.

And here is mister competive!!! Gage is just good with any kind of ball in his hand. He loves it all and wants to play it all. He is so much fun to watch and gives it his all each game.

Clay's Birthday

This was Clay's Birthday Breakfast.
Can't believe he is already 9

We are starting to only do 'friend' birthday parties on the kids even birthday. So this year we did a family birthday with Clay. Clay got donuts for breakfast, then got to take birthday treats to school (rice krispie sushi, his favorite) Then Grandma Debbie checked him out of school for lunch. He got to pick whatever place he wanted to eat at, then she took him to go pick out a present. After school, Clay got to open his birthday presents from us. He got a wallet, a necklace (which he asked for) an outfit, a snuggy and a scooter. Geesh!! Pretty spoiled. Then we went out to eat. He picked Iron Gate Grill. By the time we got home it was pretty late. If you ask Clay, it doesn't get better then that for his 9 year old birthday.

yep...Halloween Pics in December

LOL....Jace got ahold of my camera again and this is what I found on it!! What a Dork!! LOL
Well, I must say. Halloween is NOT about me, or the costumes I want my cute kids to wear anymore & I must say, it's just not as much fun.
Jace was Larry the cable guy (his idea, which I thought was quiet clever & cheap I might add) Clay was some scarey, ucky, ugly guy and Gage was a Ninja. If I had it my way we would have done something way cutier, matching and/or themed. But NNNNOOOO!!

Me helping the boys (excluding Jace) crarve the pumkins

Clay and his pumkin

Gage and his pumkin (yes, Gage has tats all over his face.)