We had a nice long weekend in ND with Jed's whole family over New Year's to celebrate Christmas!
Kyra spent the whole weekend trying to coax the cat out of hiding, finally on the last night she made a friend (after she chased it around and under the Christmas tree).
The "boys" and
Kyra playing cards.
Laurel, Hayden &
Brittin snuggling.
And this...we aren't sure what this is. :-)
Nothing says the holidays like craziness! Opening stockings - 15 people and 1 dog were proving to be almost too much for Nana and Papa's living room!
Papa and
Brittin having some one on one time.
The girls in the bathtub - singing and cleaning the tub - I think it went something like "scrub the tub, scrub the tub..." you get the idea!
Carley playing with
Keetyn's pony
scooter, only to get her hair wrapped around the tire. Yikes!
Hide and seek
Brittin.
Keetyn giving Reagan some cousin love.
Anyone for a card game? Jed,
Kyra, Carley, Gavin,
Jacson.
Look at those big beautiful eyes! Hayden.
Hayden showing off for Nana - she can stand!
Hayden and Reagan decided to sleep during the regular gift opening so they had their own private (and much quieter and less crazy) gift opening with Nana later in the day.
Gavin showing off his John Deere pillow case that he got.
The boys opening their gifts. Morgen, Gavin,
Jacson.
The other boy opening his gift.
Brittin.
Carley VERY excited about her Tinker Bell doll.
Morgen hanging out with
Dolshe (I have no idea how to spell that dogs name)?!
Let the games begin - gift opening time. The 9 kids spent hours opening gifts, the 6 adults spent hours getting gifts out of paper, cardboard, plastic, and wire. (That's another blog all in itself...stay tuned).
Papa,
Kyra and
Keetyn have a very serious conversation as Santa looks on - you can't imagine how many times Papa almost tipped Santa over!
Keetyn and Ernie snuggling.
Jed and Carley - anyone want to guess who Carley looks like?
Hay Hay!
Laurel helping
Keetyn,
Kyra and Carley decorate the birthday cake for Jesus.
Carley,
Kyra,
Keetyn and Reagan having breakfast.
Reagan & Nana spending some time together.
Gavin and Stacy opening gifts.
Stacy, Brandon and Jason brought homemade donuts over for the kids to help put filling in them and frost them. Yum!!!
Injecting the filling.
Gavin helping Grandma blow out the candles on her birthday cake.
Kyra & Lacy snuggling.
Carley got distracted from playing with the train and was just staring at the big Christmas tree. I would love to know what she was thinking.
Gavin listening to the recorded story that Uncle Mike and Aunt Sharon sent to the kids. They LOVED it.
Britton and Kyra reading a bedtime story.
Grandpa and Reagan hanging out
Reagan in the middle of all of the gift opening - literally!
This is her funny face she makes - sticks out her tongue and sucks on it. Looks like she has a big lip.
Carley opening a Barbie set. I think she likes it!
Not sure what Reagan has to say to the bears but looks like it's important.
Cheese!
Gavin and Grandma reading a new book.
Gavin patiently waiting with Lacy to open his gift. 
Bryon and Jacque hit the jackpot with this gift to Gavin - a Brett Favre jersey. We had to steal it form him to wash it after he wore it for a week. Every Sunday we get home from church and he runs into the house, gets out of this church clothes and into his "football clothes". 
Excited about his brand new combine (he literally wore his other one out because he played with it so much).
Kyra posing for the camera.
Reagan trying to attack the bow - who cares about the gifts - just give her bows, tape and paper!
Grandma and Grandpa had a BIG surprise for Carley and Kyra. No peaking...
I said it was BIG - bigger than them!
Each year there is at least one picture of Britton "enjoying" his gifts - this year happened to be a life jacket. Still not really sure why he felt the need to be rescued form the rocking chair?! :-)
Grandpa and Kyra sharing a bowl of popcorn.
