Holiday + kids + fun = :o)

A trip through the holiday -
WARNING! Lots of photos! Enjoy! :o)

The kids saw Auntie Angela Guptill 'kissing Santa Claus'!

Grandma (Great Grandma too) Guptill visiting with Santa! She's been a good girl this year!

Chris with two of his girls, Brooklynn and McKenna-it's early on Christmas morning!


Our grandson Tyler-not too big for Santa!

Our granddaughter McKenna busily working on her gingerbread house!

Some of the grand kids enacting the 'Nativity'. I have to say that 9 mo. old Adelaide (oops, she's a girl!) was good as gold playing baby Jesus!

Bob & Julie's family were at our house a week prior to Christmas. We had an Erector set and the kids loved making things!

The instruction booklet!

Waiting to leave for church, they were building a tower with blocks.

Our granddaughter Brynnly trying to make the tower higher!

Brynnly made this robot! It was great!

Grandpa (dad) had this train that ran all over and when it ran into an obstacle, it reversed itself to get on its way again. The kids loved it!

Our granddaughter Matilda taking a turn pushing grandpa's tractor!

Our grandson Braxton watching Grandpa's 'Mr. Machine' marching along the floor. Grandpa got this over the Internet. He had one exactly like it when he was a little boy.

Kirsten on the floor playing with her nieces and nephews. She had so much fun and laughed so hard. She loves kids!

Bob and his son Quintin (Zachary is observing) playing with dominoes and seeing who can knock down each other's walls.

Some good fun playing Phase 10!

Braxton giving his cousin Adelaide and hug and kiss! She survived!

Lisa brought a gingerbread house for the kids to work on. They had so much fun! They would put candy on the house and then take it off and eat it and add more candy!

It's almost finished!

The builders are finished!

Now for the good stuff. Let's eat that left over frosting! Yum!

Julie was given this 1,000 piece 'Manti Temple' puzzle from her sweet mother-in-law Sondra Ward as a Christmas gift. It was Julie, Lisa, Brynnly and me, grandma, working on it and we finished it up in just over 2 hours! Wahoo!

Julie and her dad, grandpa, and Braxton looking on, going over directions to do some sight seeing!

This was taken at Grandma Guptill's. There were 25 of us for Christmas!

Let the fun begin!

Grandma Valdine Guptill in her 'Snuggie'!

Brynnly and Lauren having fun with Lauren's Karaoke machine!

This is at our home and the garland and bows I put up for Christmas.

Even the little gate was decorated!

We had so much fun! Chris and Michelle and their family also visited our home for a few days and played and had a great time! Doug & Ashley were able to spend two days with us. It was so wonderful having all 6 of our children and their families spend Christmas with us. Neil's mom is 83 and going strong and is such a fun trooper! She had a great time with all 24 of us at her home on Christmas day! Jordan and Lisa also played host and had Doug & Ashley and David & Angela staying at their apartment. Grandma had the rest of us! The walls were singing with happiness!