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Sarah
Vegas, Baby
Fun In the Sun
Zoo Day

My Sweetheart
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Monday ... Guess Who?

Hint... those are Colorado mountains in the background!

Happy New Year!

We had our annual, don't expect an invite, just come over, party on New Years Eve. It's the kind of party kids, and grandchildren attend. Everyone is welcome! My little gems stay up and celebrate with everyone! There is dancing, game playing, eating, drinking, singing, eating, drinking, did I mention we eat?? Lots of yummy food and fun little cocktails to share. We played a new game this year that Kelley taught us called "Holler for your Dollar"! It was a blast. It is alot like left, right, center but with more options. Everyone starts with 3 dollar bills. As you play, you only roll as many dice as you have dollars. Roll a 1 - 2- or 3, you keep your dollar. Roll a 4 and your dollar goes in the "pot". Roll a 5 and you give your dollar to the person on your right. Roll a 6 and give your dollar to the person on your left. This continues until one person has one dollar left. If they roll a 1 -2-or 3, they WIN! If they roll a 4, the pot gets split back to everyone to start again. If they roll a 5, the person on their right WINS. A 6, the player on the left WINS! There was a lot of hollering going on around our pool table in the game room!

The highlight of the night was the rock band that was featured in the basement! Tegan was the drummer, Dagmara the guitarist, and Beckie and Bridget the singers of the band.

So much fun... even I got in on the action!

And I was not alone. Everyone tried their hand at something... well almost everyone! The lines of the night... Shut the hell up and Bitches! Why? Bridget made me a video gift from Santa. Santa told me I was very naughty this year. He said I needed to stop gossiping so much and to SHUT UP every now and then!!! HA! I never laughed so hard at something! So "shut the hell up" was big this year! I might try and follow this advise so Santa is better to me next year!

In The Kitchen With Kelley!

Kelley treated us to a fabulous dinner, at home, the other night! She made her Auntie Rockstar's Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup. It was so good!! My friend Debbie made Kelley this super cute apron....
Kelley put it on and got right to work. Julia Childs has nothing on this girl!!
Bread bowls ready to go...
Danny, Dagmara, Dave, Tegan, and I got to enjoy this yummy dinner!
Thanks Kelley!

You Capture-Your Holiday!

You Capture~ Your Holiday! Two weeks of pictures to share.

This holiday brought loved ones home from Colorado so my family could be together... Tegan and Kelley
Friends together for photos...Sarah, Molly and Danny
Sisters together for baking
Barbie got a new condo with her own stage room with microphone (some thought it might be a stripper pole... naughty minds!!) Together with Sarah and Molly, I know Barbie will be performing nightly!!
A cowboy and his pony rode off together... Cayden and Rocky Rocky
A Papa and his Sarah got silly together
My friend, Meigan, got her family together for me to take a group photo
I got my family together to do the same thing

And...

there were little angels in our midst the whole time... Molly Carolyn
God blessed everyone this holiday season! Together, my family and I, hope you had a merry and bright holiday too!

Showering Kelley with Love!

We "showered" Kelley last night at my house with all my family and good friends over! Kelley was so excited to be having a bridal shower and meeting all our extended family and our favorite friends. We moved the furniture out of the family room and tables~ black and white ~ the wedding colors ~ filled the room instead. Centerpieces with white flowers and candles, napkin rings made with black and white flowers and mini cupcakes with ... yes, black and white chocolate flowers!! I cannot believe how generous everyone was ~ with their time during the holiday to their gifts to this new daughter in law to be of mine! We played a game where we asked Tegan some questions and recorded his voice and then we asked Kelley the same questions to see if she could match his answers! We played the tape after each one to hear his answer and they got 8 of 10 correct!! We also had everyone write a question on a piece of paper ~ a Getting To Know Kelley ~ game and we asked those questions as she opened gifts. Kelley delighted us with her answers and her outgoing personality. I am hoping Dagmara, my camera girl, got some better pictures than I on her camera, since I was busy being a hostess! Here is Kelley, with Molly, who is enjoying a cupcake with her eyes closed... they were that good!!
The Bride to be with her SILs... sisters in laws!! Bridget, Beckie and Dagmara. A bride and some of her bridesmaids!!
So sweet...
A full house...
Debbie... who is the best ever, and Dagmara serving some treats! Debbie was such a big help, as usual~~ from cooking to cleaning up afterwards. Friend... I am so glad you are mine!!
Just some of the loot Kelley Marie will be shipping home to Colorado! A bouquet made of ribbons~~

Thank You to everyone for making the night so special for Kelley!!

Sarah showing everyone what to do with the napkin rings after the shower... string them onto a ribbon and tie it around your waist... Lovely!!

Roxi.... We missed You!!!!

Family Pictures

To get this ...
We had to go through this...
and this...


Yes, even this...
Oh that Sarah, Beckie, Kelley and Tegan... What the heck??

It was worth the effort!!

Just Horsing Around

I hope everyone had a great Christmas!! We had so much fun this year... It was fun to set out the Barbie condo and the Pinto Pony on Christmas eve.
Danny broke a bone in his wrist snowboarding... Dagmara takes good care of him!
Molly just rocking out to some rock band jams with Uncle Tegan!
Uncle Tegan and Kelley ... home for the hollidays~
Cayden riding his BIG Horse... Rocky, Rocky!!
Even Sarah enjoyed taking Rocky for a spin!!

Bridget and Cyle... you better not pout! But he did!!

Cayden pulling a Buck out of his stocking~~
Beckie and Sarah enjoying a cuddle~~
Molly just wanting to stop and play with a toy instead of opening more~~

I hope you found that moment when you took time out to enjoy the day, the company around you, and the joy of the holiday!!