Christmas Eve

 The festivities officially began on the 22nd when Lanae and Trevor arrived, because that is when everyone was finally together. Unfortunately we had to share Dane and Sarah with her family too, but that's just how it goes and we completely understood, just missed them.On the 22nd most of the Ryan's were able to come over for an afternoon of FUN! We sure love that crew and have great times together. Then it was games and other things until Christmas Eve.

Luckily Grandma Betty was able to make it up from Cardston on Christmas Eve Day with Sarah and as soon as they arrived it was Turkey dinner time!!!

Hanging out with Grams waiting for Dinner

Our little family!

This is all day every day, its so fun to watch!

Trevor and Lanae made us a yummy Mexican dinner of tostadas and they brought Bezzer wizzer (or something like that) which was also very fun and they brought quelf which is an absolutely ridiculous game, I can't even get over it, but it was a riot. Exhausting but a riot. We are so happy to have Trevor apart of our family.

Dad about to carve the turkey and Mom about to make gravy

Lincoln with his Auntie Chubbs

Vienna with Uncle Dane and Auntie Sarah (who she fell in love with after Sarah let her brush her hair. You are too nice Sarah dear)

Vienna got to sit beside one of her favorite people for dinner...Nan. I'm so glad she was able to join us.

I love this photo of Lincoln trying to Jam with his Uncle Ben

Lincoln in his Christmas Eve PJ's that I absolutely LOVE.

Lincoln went to bed while Vienna got loads of attention from all her Uncles who swung her around in blankets and she laughed and laughed and just kept going and going...

So it's been a tradition to open new PJ's on Christmas Eve and as we've gotten older it's gotten tougher to do, but Chubbs had a good idea to do 1 pair per couple and so here we all are, girls in the tops, boys in the bottoms...and Vienna and Grandma of course.

What a bunch of complete goof balls we are, but we had fun!

Being married to Mike is amazing, he is the BEST husband and father EVER! I love you hun!

4 Generation photos are always so special and so neat...I can't believe I didn't get any with Nan & Grandad but at least I have this one.

Ok so this Christmas Eve was different, we decided not to go to the pageant as it was freezing. We had planned a variety show, where each couple would perform something...no real rules or anything, but it was great! We had such a blast. Mema and papa played a Christmas song and then my Mom put this on and each one of us had to try and get rings around the goal posts. It was a riot. Only Trevor and Mike got a ring on but Mike's was worth more points so he won...

This crazy Monkey hat! Good job Mikey!