Christmas!

This Christmas was full of surprises, and it started Dec. 20th. It is turning into a tradition for Mom to have a party for the grandkids on the Sunday before Christmas, and she had been very busy...and sneaky!! Grandma Gull had saved all of Grandpa's jeans, and Mom found out. She took all of the jeans, adn made blankets! Now, this wasn't just one blanket, or five....But, ELEVEN!! She made one each for herself, Dad, my three brothers and me, her three brothers, and Grandma! Here is how mine turned out!

Each blanket had a theme. Mine was bees, like 'busy as a bee', Cory's was music, Mike's was golf, Tyler's was cowboyish, Mom's was cabin, and Dad's was all five. I don't know what her brother's or Grandma's themes were. This was the best gift I got!

She also put some of the students she works with and Kay Thomas-Perkins to work. They made really cute fleece blankets, and stockings for each of the NINE grandkids! She is such a sneak-but!

Here's Daniel's stuff..his blanket theme was fishing.

Erica's theme was bees.

Here are Natty's 'weiner dog' jammies. Her blanket theme was bees too.

Jason's theme was cars.

Each of the grandkids had an opportunity to show off their talents too. Here are Natty and Shug singing a song they learned in Primary.

Kinsey's theme was turtles.

Little Lydia did a 'butt dance"

Daniel and Erica did a goofy duet.

The girls sang a song with Grandpa.

The boys sang with Grandpa too. Thanks, Mom and Dad for such a fun evening!











Christmas morning was fun too. Everyone got some cool gifts and was happy.

Yeah...Guitar Hero!!

Kinsey was not impressed with waking up at 5:30 a.m.!

Daniel and Jason have fun fighting with their Nerf swords.

Erica was happy with her Caboodle full of supplies to give manicures and pedicures!

Jason always is so happy with whatever he gets. This is his expression when he opened a hat and mittens!

Here he is excited to get some Spiderman bouncy balls!

Natty was so suprised with her FurReal Friends Chipmunk. Santa was lucky to get the last one anywhere!