Christmas 2015

Here's a whirlwind peek at our Christmas with all the kids home

Claire helped make the pies

All the kids decorated the cookies Ellie and I made

last week at her house

Great Job!!

Dinner at Tony's, of course

Auntie Amy and Pete bonding time

Claire and Pete bonding time

Christmas morning before the kids got up

Ellie made a hand wreath at preschool and kept it a secret

and after the kids got up

Pete and Cade bonding time

Gram read Pete a story, he didn't last very long

Amy and Andrew got me a couple plates for Christmas

and we got to go make them

With all four grandkids together it was the

 perfect opportunity 

We thought Pete's foot might work better than doing his

hand a second time

Very cute!  Thanks Amy and Andrew

Since I forgot to take a picture of Christmas

dinner I thought I'd take one of another one

We didn't get to watch our traditional "How the Grinch

Stole Christmas" while Cade and Claire were here

so we watched it after they left

Walking around in his new shoes

Wow!!  What a week

It was great having everyone home :o)

Hoem side Christmas

Walt's family has grown so much that is hard to get together 

in someones house during the holidays, so we rented

Trophy Lake Golf Club's restaurant for an evening

Karen, Sherry, and Danae

Some of the brothers, Ed, Tom, and Walt

Walt's Dad (91) and Fran

Karen and Ed's daughter, Michelle, and some of her family

Joey and Boston

Adam and DJ

Renee and Arin

Fourth Generation, Emma, Chloe, and Gracie

Ally, Kasey, Emma

Connor and Cody

and JJ

Sherry, Danae, and Mickie

Santa arrived and Brooklyn went right up to him!!

He handed out some presents

Most of the fourth generation minus Colby (sick) and my four

Santa with the third generation and Grampa

Dad and the some of the second generation

We had a great time and it was nice to see all our nieces and

nephews and their families.  When we got together on Christmas

Day very few of them were able to come.

Annual Cemetery Trip

Each December Marci and I try to follow Mom's tradition

of putting swags at the cemeteries.  Marci is good 

about it every year but sometimes I'm in California 

because Cade's birthday is right around that time.

Helen and family usually come with us. 

Sometimes Brooke comes but they were busy this weekend

I got most of the pictures at the Auburn cemetery

because it wasn't raining there

It was pouring at Mom and Dad's and I forgot to get my

camera out  :o(

Giuliana just finished a soccer game

Lex stayed in the car

William Donahoe is Pop, Mom's grandfather

Bertha is Big Mom, Mom's grandmother

William Crossman is Mom's brother, Jack

and Hazel is Mom's mother

Where is Guy, Hazel's husband?

Hazel's brother

How did he die?

He is one of Big Mom's husbands

A little cool but not raining yet

Last stop Washington Memorial in Seattle

My Grandparents

My Dad

Dad's Grandmother

Dad's Mother