Saturday, December 27, 2008

Christmas Night Snowstorm...


It started to snow on Christmas night. It was snowin and blowin and this is what we ended up with. Guess we won't be out on the deck for a few days...

Christmas Day 2008...



Ian is building his lego Jumbo Jet cargo plane and no, his arm is not broken, he's just extremely double jointed...

Christmas Day 2008...


Ashten got her new Murray Tennis Team sweatshirt for Christmas...

Christmas Day 2008...



Ian's pretty excited about his three-month subscription to Club Penguin...

Christmas Day 2008...


Ashten with the new Venus Williams tennis shoe...hopefully they wear out before next season...ha ha ha...

Christmas Day 2008...


Ian testing out the new rip stick in the living room...look out emergency room, here we come!

Christmas Day 2008...


Ashten showing us the new sweat bottoms sent from the cousins in Las Vegas...oh does she like Abercrombie and Fitch...

Christmas Day 2008...


As is our tradition, when the kids finally go to bed on Christmas night, which was about midnight, Vangee and I sit down by the fire with some fake Sparkling Cataba and open our gifts to each other...it's a fun tradition that makes the excitement of Christmas last all day and all night long...

Christmas Day 2008...


Vangee got some beautiful hoop earrings from Santa...

Christmas Day 2008...


Dad asked for new Sketchers...wow...

Christmas Day 2008...


Vangee, being sick of the University of Utah/BYU rivalry that seems to go on in this family, decided to ask Santa for her Alma Mater's football shirt. Santa delivered this Weber State Football shirt. She's so happy...

Christmas Day 2008...


As you can see Dad and Ian are not the best wrappers in the business. Like they say, "It's the thought that counts!"

Family Christmas Parties...


All the cousins and Grandma over at Coranne's house on Christmas Eve...

Family Christmas Parties...


Mike, Owen and Marley at the Watts Family party...

Family Christmas Parties...


Eric and Kim at the Watts Family party...

Family Christmas Parties...


Aunt Christy and Easton at the Watts Family Party...

Family Christmas Parties...


Uncle Lance, Dad and Grandpa at the Watts Family Christmas party.

Ian's Christmas Play...


Ian was in a Christmas play at school. Here he is in his Tin Soldier costume.

Gingerbread Houses...


Ian's "International Airport" gingerbread house. See the runway, the parking lot and the terminal.

Gingerbread Houses...


Ashten's mansion house. Santa and the reindeer on the roof, tree half in half out of the house, and I'm not sure what else is going on in her place...

Gingerbread Houses...


Vangee's beautiful Christmas cottage!

Gingerbread Houses...


Dad's camper/trailer gingerbread house...

Gingerbread Houses...


Ian creating his "International Airport" gingerbread house...

Gingerbread Houses...


Vangee making her gingerbread house. It always turns out the best!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...



Larry the Elf returned for Christmas 2008...