Monday, January 2, 2012

The end of 2011...

Jessi, Vann, Keenan and Eric made it home for Christmas again this year.  They finished their two years in Slovenia and after visiting here in the states they are headed to their third new place which is Aftica this time.  Oh, to see the world.  Someday.  Here are the two babies of the eight grandkids.



 All eight of them together decorating Christmas cookies...outside.







 The kids smeared a few cookies and ate several shots of sprinkles and then ran off to play.  It was the moms' turn next.

 Group photos of these guys are tricky to say the least.  I had about 30 shots of this and these three are the best.  They are kandid though and the kandid ones are the best. 

 I had to work the day before Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve, and Christmas day this year so we went to Gram Laura's house before and opened presents.
 Everett got a Strider bike and already is getting the wheels worn down.  The next morning when he woke up he rode out of his room on it.

 Photos by Everett.  Due to his perspective there are a lot more ceilings in them and several (that were deleted) were shots that had a scary amount of nostril in them.

 Clint posed real special for Everett while he was taking pictures.

 I got of work an hour early on Christmas Eve so I made it to dinner at Mike and Debbies and got to see all the little kids open presents.  Afterwards we came home and opened our presents.  Everett really got into things this year and had to practice great restraint to leave the presents alone under the tree.

 Scarlett in her princess tutu!
 The day after Christmas we headed to Bozeman and spent the day with my family.  My Grandma was in between chemo treatments and came home for the day.  She was even feeling pretty good!  Everett had a ball playing with his big cousins and all their old cars, football gear and other sports paraphanalia (spelling?).  This is Trev's football gear.  He has a little more growing to do before it fits right.
 The girls changing my mom's ring tone on her new phone. 


 Everett giving his new "lucky bums" chair a whirl.
 Grandma Great.

 Two monkeys.
 Grandpa Great
It has been a great year!

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