New Years Eve

We went to Dena's house (across the street) it was fun and couldn't be closer!

Penny & Garrett

Kim, Nick & Adrian - These are our newest neighbors, we are so glad they moved here.

Alyse made it to midnight and then kept going until 1:30, then suddenly she melted down, and the walk home was FILLED with tears! She went right to sleep though, but it took her a couple days to catch up on her sleep!

Kenny Rymer, his wife and daughter, whose names have left me!

Kierra had her friend Kiara come over, and by 12:30, this is the ball of joy the new year turned them into.

The best picture I could get of Braxten.

This is usually the kind of pictures I get of Braxten.

Christmas 2008

The festivities started on 12/23 with a Day Family Party at grandma Gloria's

Grandma's tree is always so pretty.

Madi, Killian, & Alyse

Leonard & Great Grandpa Day

Great Grandma & Grandpa Day, Jos & Madi, Grandma Gloria


Steven's Family

Grandpa letting Alyse "help" open his present.

Alyse in Yoga Mode (she has watched me do Yoga, and has adapted her own Yoga moves)

These were the socks I got in the dollar gift game, and Alyse just had to try them on.

This is Alyse's favorite thing to do with Grandpa (Ponka as she refers to him) and she will just keep telling him Again, Again, she NEVER tires of it.

Killian is not such a fan!

Braxton, Joscelyn, & Kierra

Kelly, Kristy & Killian

Kim with the babies. It is a second Christmas for both of them.

Grandma always lets the kids open a pair of PJ's at the end of the party.

The granddaughters

All 6 grandkids

The Grandsons

Dalton & Braxton being PEACEFUL!!

What a wonderful day! Christmas is Busy Busy Busy! Here is a glimpse into what our day consisted of.

Opening Presents started at 6:30 am

There is no pictures of me, because my gift was the camera all the pics were taken with!

Kim got weights.

KIERRA

Kierra's BIG present was a new phone, Behold the Behold!

DALTON

Dalton's BIG present was an XBOX 360

ALYSE
Alyse got a play kitchen, and was THRILLED!

She also Loved playing MOMMY with her new baby dolls!

Our little bookworm was excited about her new DORA books. We have a scholar on our hands!

CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST

Every year we host Breakfast at our house. It is really fun, we get some Faulks and the Day clan, we open presents and eat lots of French Toast Casserole! Alyse was so tired by this time that she slept through the first hour.

Kayden and Grandma Sue

Ponka Faulk (as Alyse says it)

Killian liked the fruit!

Present opening MESS!

Alyse got 6 pairs of dress up shoes from the Fishers, couldn't take them off the rest of the morning.

GRANDMA AND GRANDPA RAY'S
In the afternoon we head to Grandma & Grandpa Rays house

This is a very old phone that is always a hit with the little ones.

Grandpa, doing what he does best!

Kim, Amber, Grandma Ray, JD

Merle, Kierra, Don, Joscelyn holding Taylor

Dalton & Braxton

Alyse & Madi playing with Alyse's new babydoll.

Christmas Night at Grandma & Grandpa Faulks

Brigette & Abrielle

The kids love to play in grandma's bonus room, and the adults love to let them, it drastically reduces the noise!!

Ellie, Kelton, Gavin, and Brigette

Alyse, Brigette, Abrielle

We played our usual white elephant game, there was some doozies this year!

Chelsey, Courtney, Cameron, Gwen, Kim, Dalton & Drake on the floor.

Chelsey with her Dog biscuits (NICE ONE!)

Alli, Kierra and Alyse (I warned Alli this was going on my blog!)

Brant, Grandpa holding Damon, Sheleen, and Janet (and the head in the back is Max)

WHEW!!! Now I feel like I am past Christmas 2008!