The Holidays 2009

The Holidays started for me the week of Thanksgiving. Grandma and Grandpa Joe moved in to Silvergate from Florida. We also had Ginny move back home, a visit from Sam and Julie, and Todd and his friend Griffin came into town for Thanksgiving as well. We started Thanksgiving off with a trip to Julian for some apple pie. It was colder than we all expected, but it was fun to be together. After Thanksgiving we celebrated my good friend Melissa's birthday....

and then it was Ty's turn. It was a bit overwhelming as all first birthdays are.
Christmas time was filled with visits to Grandma and Grandpa, Christmas parties, and sickness. Lots of runny noses have accompanied us this year. We did get to take Sam and Julie out to dinner right before Christmas. It was fun to get to know Julie better and spend time with them. What an enjoyable night. The day before Christmas Eve we had the Greenwood boys over for a sleepover. What a riot.

Christmas Eve included: visits to Grandpa,

(the girls sang Silent Night and we all took turns kissing him under the mistletoe.)

Ty thinks it is funny....then blows him a kiss.

A trip to Nana and Papa Roberts house (where Uncle Wade met Ty for the first time),

And back home for dinner with the missionaries, the making of nog, Christmas pajamas from Grandma, and the Christmas story.

We also had a good friend, Jessica, stay with us for several days as she visited the "main land". We went to the Wild Animal Park one of those days and really enjoyed our visit with her.

We finished it off with a bang tonight as we visited Grandma and Grandpa at their apartment and Grandma gave the kids party favors for the new year.

I let them blow their horns all the way home, then had them in bed by 8:30, which is late for them. I hope you all have enjoyed your 2009 and wish you all the best for 2010! We'll be up early for Kaile's 7 a.m. swim practice tomorrow. We are starting the new year off with a bang!