idaho, here we come!

Christmas day orange toss

we had beautiful weather on Christmas day. the sun was out and it was not raining (yey!). jesse and i were standing in the backyard soaking up the rays and enjoying a few of grandpas home grown oranges, when i noticed the kids were all inside playing their new video games. i commented that it seems like we were never inside when we were at grandma and grandpa's house. the cousins were always out on the back lawn playing octopus, british bulldog, hide and seek or just playing around. i have many fun memories there. all that to say that we wanted to get them out in the sunshine. so, jesse-the inventive one, came up with the orange toss. so they tossed (and hurled) oranges for at least an hour. it was a good time.

the older kids did very well, tossing gently back and forth. clark and eli, not so much...

each of the older groups won a round, but there was a bit of animosity between the two, can you tell?

and this had nothing to do with the orange toss, just a cute shot of the boys and their guns.

Christmas eve

adam's sister and her family came over to grandpa scott's for Christmas eve dinner. we went for a walk to the park, then to watch the sunset, and back home for dinner and gifts. the boys had a blast together and we all had a nice visit.

eli and lyla "helping" grandpa scott open his gift.

the four kiddos - eli (5), jake (5), bailey (9 months) and lyla (2.5)

grandpa scott, eli, jake and grandma ellen

julie and bailey

the girls

the jennings/beeman family

more Christmas festivities to come...

trampoline

you've gotta love these shots...

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Christmas in l.a.

we had an early Christmas in l.a. with jesse and molly + fam.

opening gifts!

the whole fam...

Merry Christmas

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth

the millers

we had a chance to visit dave and joanna a few days ago. we were able to see their super cute house and enjoy an adults only dinner (thanks mom and dad!). such a fun evening.