Family Holiday Photos

Here are some nice (posed) photos of the whole gang on Christmas Day:

Everybody: Sherry, Ben, Mike, Alethia, Kristi, Tof, Judah, Collin, Amy, Hayley, and Laura. (Do you have any idea how tough it is to get that many people still and smiling?)

Siblings: Kristi, Laura, Amy, and Ben.

The Lees: Judah, Tof, Kristi, and Alethia. 

Cousins: Collin, Judah, and Hayley.

All the cousins: Alethia, Collin, Judah, and Hayley.

Sisters: Laura and Kristi

Sherry's Birthday

Sherry's birthday is on Christmas Eve, and we celebrated with presents and cake.

Kids at Christmastime

Here are some great holiday photos of grandkids Collin and Hayley in front of the Christmas tree -- with Sherry, Mike, and Kaylee the dog, too.

 

December Fun

Here's what we've been doing this month:

Collin and Hayley visiting Santa at the mall.

Mike and Hayley napping after she was up sick the entire night before.

Sherry's "Christmas village" set up in the basement.

After 18" of snow, the fifth-biggest in local history, our penguin decoration was pretty much buried.

The whole gang looking out at the snow.

Collin inside, measuring up to the drifts against the window.

Mike, shoveling the snow

 

This is what Mike looks like after snow blowing and shoveling 18" of snow. (It was cold outside, too.)

Hayley relaxing with a pile of dominoes.

Playing in the Snow

Some pics from the kids playing in last week's snowfall. (There's more falling as I write this -- it is winter in Minnesota, after all...)

Hayley strolling down the walk.

Collin making a snow angel.

Collin knee-deep in the snow.

Hayley a little more than knee-deep.

Hayley helping to clear the driveway with her new yellow shovel.

Collin clearing the walk with his new blue shovel.

Hayley helping Mike shovel the driveway.

Hayley shoveling.

 

Collin shoveling the front yard. (He was unsuccessful.)

Decorating the Christmas Tree

It's that time of year again. Kristi, Alethia, and Judah came over to help us decorate our tree this weekend. Here's how it went.

The whole gang decorating.

Kristi resting on the couch.

Sisters Kristi and Amy talking.

Sherry hanging an ornament.

Hayley hanging an ornament on Ben's bedroom door.

Alethia and Kristi.

Cute Collin.

Cute Hayley.

Cute Alethia.

Cute Judah.

 

Alethia hiding in the corner behind the tree.

Hayley looking at pictures on Grandma's camera.

Judah sneaking up the stairs.

Hayley peeking over the back of the couch.

Collin looking at the tree.

Hayley playing with a Star Wars light saber. 

Collin and Amy.

Hayley: "What was I thinking?"

Collin playing in the basement. (That's a picture of Mike from last Christmas on the big TV behind him.)

Cute Alethia.

The whole gang making ornaments.

Cute cousins Alethia and Collin.

Sherry and Judah.

Alethia and the tree.

Very cute Hayley.

Collin and Mike putting the star on top of the tree -- we're all done!