A Very Merry Christmas!

Christmas has come and gone yet another year. It has truly been a great time of year. We had alot of fun on Christmas Eve with my family. Then Christmas Day with our own family and later with Sterling's family. Here we are on Christmas Eve. Joleen and James were home spending Christmas Eve with James Mom from Illinois. We missed them and Butch and Rocky.
Lindsey was a Wise Men in the Nativity. She is by far the cutest I have seen. Thanks to my Sister Gina who made all the cute Nativity costumes. You are the greatest.
What a true boy. Outside Christmas morning with the new tractor in his pj's and boots.
This is what Santa brought me. The cutest little Yorkshire Terrier ever. I named her Gracie . She looks like my Bessie that died not to long ago. She will stay little and not weigh over 3lbs. She is so sweet. I hope everyone had a great Christmas as we did and really enjoyed every ones company through out the holidays.

Christmas Traditions

Well in our family I can not remember a Christmas Eve that we didn't get together with my moms side of the family and had a big dinner and open a present. On a Saturday in Dec. We get together and make some of the food. This year it was at Clifford and Kelli's and they are in charge. Oh well we have a lot of fun doing this(I don't know when we get together that we don't have fun) Here is one of my favorite sisters Gina she is cutting up meat but I think Paula Dean better watch out.
This is Kayla and she is sporting a very festive apron and looks way to cute.
This is another favorite Sister Shanna she had the baby duty and did a very good job.
Here is Marcie and another favorite Sister Pommie and Julie and Meagan they worked very hard.
Here is another but my big brother(only brother) just had to be in the picture. We really have a great family and I love them all.

Well for those of you who know Hoke (enough said) he is just airing something out I guess.
All of us girls after stuffing ourselves.
Arianna, Heather and Calli ready to go for a ranger ride.
Butch and Lindsey ready to ride.
Jo and Rocky all bundled up. We really had a great time we were unsuccessful in the Hunt but what do you expect from a bunch of GIRLS.

Thanksgiving and Elk Hunt

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We (Me, Calli, Heather, And Meagan) got drawn for Bull Elk in unit 4b. That is up behind Forrest Lakes. We had a blast! not only did it rain but it snowed. We had some friends who went to help us track the big bulls. The Holyoaks and the Knights. This is were Buck and Meagan slept.
This is where Everyone else slept.(except the Holyoaks and the Knights). Thank goodness for a Trailer it has a Toilet and a shower and a Heater. Arianna went with us also to help Joleen babysit all the little kids while we were hunting. Thank you so much Arianna we couldn't have done it with you. You are the greatest!
Here is our Thanksgiving Feast. It was Fabulous. We were camping but we had a great meal with all the fixins.
Meagan keeping little Hunter warm.
This is what we woke up to Thanksgiving morning. A White Thanksgiving it was awesome.