Christmas 2010

We had a delightful Christmas eve at Grandpa and Grandma's, with Robert, Tracine, Sam, and Spencer Lee, along with Alicia, Avril, McKel, and Jared. Jesse had to work. We had quite the breakfast spread as an evening meal.

Pancakes, fruit, bacon, eggs, etc.

Some of the blueberry pancakes that were consumed.

These two are skinny but have hollow legs! Spencer (L) and Sam (R).

Robert and Tracine teaming up to cook eggs.

My role has become pancake flipper

Avril, Alicia, and Jared

Grandpa and Grandma enjoyed the company

Gayle and I bonding

Avril loves playing in the spare toy room downstairs. She's going night-night with some dollies on the floor.

Alicia played Christmas carols to accompany our singing

We read about the savior's birth from Luke

Robert and Tracine traded off getting to hold McKel

Avril had fun opening things

Gayle got a nice scarf

Spencers 1, 2, and 3

The next morning we had Christmas present opening at our house. It was McKel's first and Avril's second Christmas.

Jared had fun with his nieces

The proud grandma with McKel

Avril, enjoying her stick horse

Alicia dressed McKel in a cute Christmas outfit

Later that evening, Kelly and Trish came up from SLC and dropped by after visiting his mom

Over the weekend we also made it up to the folks while Kelly, Trish, and Olivia were visiting and were able to watch Kelly and Trish battle it out in ping-pong

Jared was there too.

Two of Gayle's thoughtful Christmas gifts were a delux Scrabble game (rotating board with ridges around the cells) and an official Scrabble dictionary! We have to train in order to compete when we're in Georgia with Gayle's sisters and spouses. Gayle reminded me to point out that we've played 5 times so far, and she has beaten me every time!