Christmas 2009 !!!

This is a picture of our new Christmas tree ... it is 10' tall and not as big around as the old one. We really LOVE it!! We decided not to decorate it with the traditional family ornaments this year ... and I just put berries, ribbons, poinsettias, and a few balls on it. Not sure that it will always be this way, but it was fun for this time. Next year we plan to have it in the family room where we can enjoy it all through the season. (We needed the space for our BYU kids this year ... so we'll see what happens!!)

On Christmas morning we broke tradition again and journeyed out and visited the kids in the area instead of having them all come here (they had many places to go, and we loved seeing their Christmas goodies!!) Here we are at David and Jen's ... plus 10!! There was a lot of excitement in their house and it was fun to be apart of it.

Next we went to Dave and Amy's ... not sure why I didn't get a family picture there ... but here is Seth putting together his new tool bench and Dave is helping him. It was nice that they didn't have to leave home early on Christmas day either ... so changing tradition was a good thing for everyone. We (Wendy, Dennis and Ruthie) then journeyed home and fixed a nice dinner. It was a fun day.

When we did get the family together on Sunday morning (the gathering where we all came in our pj's), David and Jen planned a present game/activity for the kids ... and this is them learning the rules and getting ready to start. They had a great time.