Christmas Card 2010

Producing a Christmas card every year is not as easy as it looks. Kirk and I have taken a family Christmas picture every year since we've been married...that's 25 years...except one. (and that's the year, we almost lost our Lea...1988) Anyone with a large family knows that first off, it's hard to gather everyone together ( Ty is graduated from college and lives in Provo full-time). Then comes the question..."what will we wear?"...this gets tougher every year too since most of the girls wear the same size...and there's usually only ONE of a certain top or outfit. Thankfully, Kara has taken on this job the past few years and I basically leave it up to her color wise and style....then when the arguments come, I just let Kara take the flack! And the last thing that factors into producing a viable Christmas card is everyone's ATTITUDE. It can be awful trying to get a good photo when someone has been crying or there are hard feelings floating around. It used to be such a production when the kids were little to get them dressed and keep them clean and keep them in the spot where I want them to be....and to look at the camera and SMILE! What used to take a seemingly LONG time to get a good shot now takes us literally minutes. It is true...my kids now know the rules and that if everyone cooperates it only takes a few minutes! Practice makes perfect...well, you know what I mean! Hope your Christmas has been merry and bright and full of the the Savior's light.

Family Fun in Cayman

Our family reunion in Cayman was a BLAST! With a plane full of ONLY family members, it's a great time for all. Playing games and visiting with one another is high on the list.

The cousins playing games on the floor of the plane...good thing there was a BIG area, cuz there are tons of cousins!

This little guy was not invited to the family reunion, but came anyway! We found him between the slats in our walkway....and we saw him all week long!

Another new addition to our family is this moray eel, who took up residence under our boat dock.

This was the FUNNEST thing ever....thanks Derek and Becky...the RELAXATION STATION!

The girls went back to their "stash" and found this beauty.

Sage had a scuba diving lesson with Andy Croft.

I grabbed this photo with all the kids as we were leaving the island.

One night there was this MAGNIFICENT sunset that only kept getting better and better.
Bye Bye Cayman....till next summer....