Christmas Eve PJ's

Mom got us these matching pj's it was way fun. We always open pj's on Christmas Eve.

They had a butt flap in the back. It was so funny.

She did look super cute in them though.

Keziah had plenty of treat all holiday long!!

Christmas Eve...ning

Rachel and Kezy made a truce of some sorts on this Christmas Eve. There was no biting or fighting, just playing and dancing

















Grandpa wasn't going to let the babies have all the fun!



















The boys were so dead from sleding and playing hard.

This was the first that Kezy was introduced to "Ring Around the Rosies" She loves it now and wants to play it several times a day.

This was Keziah opening her first christmas gift.

The Annual Christmas Eve Program

Every year my mom invites the whole of Dry Valley to Lee's house for a Christmas Eve program. We always have live animals, kids dressed up, singing, and treats!!

Jesse and Shayla as Joseph and Mary.

Kezy loved the animals

The Ice Queen

Kevin, Lee, and Dann took all the kids out sleding. They went up to Echo Dam and played on the ice. We borrowed this great snowsuit from ShaRee. At first she cried every minute while getting into this suit. But when she got out in the cold, she loved it!! She had so much padding that when she slipped and went down, she just laughed.

They pulled the sleds with the four wheeler and the pickup

She liked the ice more than sleding though

She always loves to play with daddy. It doesn't matter where or what.

She also loves her uncle Dann...from a distance.

A Frosty Date

Kev and I went with the youth in our ward ice skating. Boy was it cold. I usually decline doing anything outside in the winter time, but I decided to go out on a limb. It ended up being super fun. It was nice to be able to spend some time with Kev.

Anya and Charles were also there. Charles was just going to watch, but ended up getting out on the rink too.

I was pretty nervous at first. We walked to the entrance of the rink and Kevin went first. He went right out and did this crazy turn thing. That didn't really help my confidence. I got pretty good at the end, but I wasn't about to get crazy...that ice is hard!!

Where to begin???

Well, we didn't fall off the face of the earth after Thanksgiving. Keziah and I just went to the farm for a few weeks. This is Keziah if front of Grandma Mathews' Christmas tree. She is getting to be a big girl.
Before the whole family came, Kezy got a chance to warm up to Uncle Dann (who she never met
before). He was a bit intense for her fragile nature, but she warmed up pretty good.She eventually stopped running and screaming the other way:)'
Keziah enjoyed spending time with all her cousins. Here she is with Jocelyn and Kelsee eating fruit loops. Apparently they are Jocelyn's favorite so Uncle Truman started sharing with the rest of the girls.

After all the craziness and family left, we got to work on a snowman...not just any snow man...this one!! It attracted alot of attention in the valley. It sure was a project though. Here is a recap:
And there is your recap. Keziah had fun helping and loved playing in the reach lift. Grandpa Mathews got Kezy's runny nose so she would be comfortable in the reach lift.

Happy Turkey Day

Wow what a great Thanksgiving dinner! We pretty much really like food. We had dinner with Anya and Charles family plus Kevins parents and sister, and also Airiel's friend Jess. So we had 9 adults and 5 kids. Not too shabby I'd say. We prett much just ate alot and watched football.

Grandma sure enjoyed being fed by the girls. At this point we had all stuffed ourselves. After dinner we put the movie "Tinkerbell" on and the kids (and Charles, Kevin, Krista, and Dick) watched it glued to the TV.

The kids had their own little table. We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, poppy seed salad, cranberry salad, green bean casserole, rolls, apple pie, pumpkin pie. It was
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Keziah ate a bit. This is her little feast. She mostly liked being able to play with her cousins, especially her best friend Dessa. I'm so glad they are able to play well. She also like the punch that Anya made. It had soda in it...and she is very addicted to soda