Come Together

Each Christmas kids have to get a present that is labeled, "some assembly required".  This year I had assembled the hoop and backboard before Christmas morning.  To finish the project Landon, who loves tools and helping Dad, helped me assemble the pole and base.  Landon is such a good helper with these kinds of projects and his attention span is so much longer than his brothers.  Logan can't wait to play basketball, but doesn't quite have the patience to put together the pieces. 

Each year after Christmas we get a picture of each family member with all of their presents.  It's a way for us to remember who got what, and which year they got it in.  Because of the lack of sleep this Christmas, we didn't have the energy to do it.  The day after Christmas Jill was able to take this picture and document Alyssa's spoils on her first Christmas. 

We've had so much rain this December we weren't sure we'd be able to keep the time honored post Christmas tradition of sledding with the Bunkall's.  Luckily we got a hum dinger of a storm on just before New Years Eve we were all able to go sledding, and Landon was able to try out his new tube. 

Logan on his sled.

After a slight mishap with me falling through some ice and getting soaking wet, I went back to the van early and got this picture of the hill where the kids sled each year.

Of course after sledding everyone is due for some hot chocolate.  Thanks Grandma Bunkall.  You can see Hayden had a collision with a woman on the sledding hill and he nursed his wound, and Logan has cool hat hair.

For New Years Eve we invited the running guys and their families over for an early celebration.  We like to party from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ish.  This year everyone stayed until almost 11:00 p.m.!  We loved having the Burton's and Vickers over.  The kids all loved playing games and watching movies.  They also ate so much candy, we never would have allowed them to eat that much had it not been New Years Eve.  

2010 will go down as one of the best years for our family.  We have been very blessed with a terrific job and a wonderful baby this year.  We also got into a new home, bought a Snowbird timeshare, and have our health.  We can only hope 2011 can bring as many blessings to our family as did 2010.