Good Old Family Fun. . .

. . . at the Range!

~ Carter ~

 ~ Taylor ~

 ~ Chad, Chase, & John ~

 ~ Austin ~

 ~ Grandma ~

~ Chase & Austin ~

 ~ Grandpa & Taylor ~

~ John ~

 ~ Chad ~

 ~ Lori ~ 

 ~ Lauren, Carter, Taylor, Chase, Austin ~

~ Grandpa & Grandma ~

 ~ Lori, Chad, Halli, Dave, John ~

~ Grandpa & Grandma~

My parents with their favorite child . . .

 ~ Chad ~

 ~ Lauren, Carter, Taylor, Austin, & Chase ~

 ~ Lori, Lauren, Chad, Carter, Halli, Taylor, Chase, John, & Austin ~

Fun times! 

Family Night

Like I said before, my brother Chad & his wife Lori flew in from Pittsburgh.  They were here for a few days.  We really enjoyed hanging out and seeing them.  My other brother, John & his family live in Dallas.  So, John brought his boys down for a couple of days as well.  We had dinner up at my parents house & played games.  I made Stromboli & Chad and Lori grilled chicken wings.  It was fun and so good to all be together!

~ Lori ~

 ~ Chad ~

 ~ Taylor & Grandma ~ 

~ Taylor, Halli, Grandma, Lori, & Lauren ~

~ Chad & Lori ~

My family (we were only missing John's wife, Melissa, & my niece Tierney) . . .

 ~ Lori, Taylor, John, Chad, Halli, Carter, Lauren, Chase, Austin, Grandma, Grandpa, & Dave ~

a merry one

Dave's favorite gift, made by Lauren . . . 

My brother & his wife . . .

~ Chad & Lori ~

. . . flew in from Pittsburgh & stayed with my parents.  So, they all came over for dinner Christmas day. 

Taylor had brought everyone gifts from Mexico and got Grandpa a miniature sombrero... 

 Grandpa made Lauren & Carter the coolest boxes... 

 & he made Taylor a jewelry box that hangs on the wall . . . 

It's gorgeous!  Thank you Grandpa!  

I made our traditional Christmas dinner & we played games.  Taylor was still feeling pretty rough, which was a bummer but we loved having my family here. 

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve we invited my parents, my brother & his wife, the Groppe family, & my friend Lynne over for a potluck style dinner.  We had enchiladas, fajitas, 7 layer dip, chips & queso, pie, cake, & ice cream.  Even better than the food was the company.  Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures.  

After everyone left, we let the kids (Taylor was sick and slept through all the festivities) open one present . . .

* Cutest diary ever found at Pinhole Press. . . Taylor got one too!