Holidays at grandma's has been great. I was so glad to have 2 weeks to sleep, regroup and enjoy family. We as a family have enjoyed just being together and watching the kids play and enjoy being friends. The only downer was that mother nature decided to give Utah a major dunping of snow on Christmas day which prevented Janeece and John and family from coming up to join in all the celebrating and fun!
It has been a great blessing to have everyone close and healthy this year. I feel very blessed to have such great children and grandchildren who are so much fun to be with and who enjoy being with each other. I am sad to see the holidays come to an end and then having to return to the stress of everyday. But I see spring break in the future and then I may also see grass and new bulbs and a lot less snow. ( I am not a snow fan and the older I get the bigger bother it is!) Maybe come spring the Mesquite family will be able to come up and celebrate Easter with us in the north. Hello out there to all I haven't heard from or gotten in touch with. May the new year bring you all that you need and wish for.

This is Zak and Daylarie's new "baby" Angus. He is big and black and part Newfoundland. He is none the less absolutely darling. But nooooooo I don't want another puppy! That is for the younger gang now. This is Adam and Christine playing with the new nephew.

Marlie had Christine baysitting her new baby. Christine is so great with kids.

We were all busy with Webkins on Christmas night. I like how they teach about money and have games that actually teach and measure learning. I guess that is the teacher in me. Jayden, Izak and Daylarie are hard at work here.

I couldn't resist publishing this darling picture. Rhett loves to take pictures so I let him take my camera and this is what he took---his dad asleep on my couch Christmas Day. I know another sleeping holiday picture but keep in mind Rhett is only 2 and a half and he was so good at getting that perfect angle.

Okay so this is the post package opening and dinner of Christmas Day. Jason and Adam just couldn't keep their eyes open any longer even though there was an uproar going on in the other room. Plus I had to get some new holiday sleeping pictures after Zak's last year, Please note Zak wants all to know he wasn't asleep this year!

Marley had to get into the act of decorating cookies also but she loved putting on the sprinkles and then eating as fast as she could---watch out Mrs. Fields!