This has been such a fun Christmas - busy, loud, crazy fun, too much food, not enough sleep, fantastic time!  We have enjoyed all the excitement and energy that comes with 10 adults, 13 kids, 5 dogs, and one tad-pole (may he/she rest in peace---).  Grandma was a little stressed, but, hopefully that will pass - if you know what I mean...hahaha...

Cam is so good about taking care of the dogs - this is the water dish in the morning....burrrrrrzzzziiiieeee..

 Our construction crew - less Ellie - and the bridge they built...kept them busy for days!

 The Hansen girls checking out what our dear Santa left....

 And, this is what happens when the gift bag you open has letters in it and the letters spell - DISNEYLAND.....yea!

 The Workman crew with their new luggage - for coming to Grandma and Grandpa's----

 Yep, since the new word for the dictionary is selfie - these three had to try it out.....Mike, Carrie and Jared.   Never a dull moment!  (There were more photos, but - - hee, hee)

The Nativity play at the party...

 The Allred girls opening their gift from Grandma and Grandpa - it's a trip to the butterfly park - and Grandma and Grandpa are just as thrilled as the girls!!

 The Workman kids at the top of their hiking trail - overlooking Shumway Valley...

We are so thankful for the celebration and the chance it gives us to enjoy each other - Thanks to all for making this so much FUN!!  Love you ALL!!!

The new project for the kids - a new fort and bridge...WOW - great rocks....

 It even has it's own cooking area....hummmmm.....

The lights and displays at the Mesa Temple are so beautiful- as always.  

Here are the cuties enjoying the evening.  

 Such a lovely sculpture - we have this one at the Snowflake Temple, too.  Someone has built a little "stable" for them to sit in...

 The Cousins Party....

 Build a Snowman with T.P., a scarf, a hat and some gloves.

 Our little "Frosty the Snowgirls"

 Decorating cookies--Jade, Talya, Trinley, Tyanne, Naia, Ella, Ellie and Haylee ...

One photo is worth a thousand words!

Early on Thanksgiving morning all the boys get the fire started....Dutch oven turkey is the BEST!

 Ella trying out the frosting in a can....

 Cam making his oreo cookie turkey....

 Talya finished hers...

 Dinner time

 This is the last of the apple pies that we had in the freezer from summer before last.  We are sure hoping we have a good fruit year next year....

 We caught little Talya sneaking the whipped cream for a little treat...hee hee....

 Michon and family have two new little puppies--they are really cute, but so tiny...this is Natty with Naia.

 This one is Bouregaard--Bo for short.

 Mister Man after an early morning run....this is about all the expression we could get out of him....it must be the altitude....

 All the kiddos in front of the Christmas tree...it used to be that we could see the tree behind them...now they are growing up so much.....

 We thought for sure that when we put the train away last year that we'd never get it to run again.  There were some wires that had come apart and we didn't think there was any way we could get the tiny little things back together.  Grandpa, Cam and Uncle Ty worked with it for a few minutes with a solder gun and ---sure enough---the train lives on.....yea!