New Year's Eve Party 2011!

Last year we had our first INK New Year's Eve party (our youth kids from church). We play games, dance, more games, write down our new years resolution, movies, and silly string!!

Silly Jacob...we all talked to Erica through Skype,

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and part of the gang!

Our 3 INK Boys!!

Happy New Year!! A toast to our Original INK kids, Poppers and Silly String!

This just shows how much FUN we had=)

Watching a movie and yep thats Mike fast asleep on the right=)

Happy New Year!!

Our American Flag and Army Flag Fly!!

Jacob LOVES to help Mike do anything and EVERYTHiNG outside! Jacob is helping to break the cement to put in our flag pole!!

It is finally up and flying. Mike was so PROUD just looking up and the two flags flying!!

Christmas Day!!

Christmas morning is always exciting=) Thanks to Grandma Jo ans Aunt Tracy our tree was nice and full this year!!

First we start off with our stockings! Good thing Gunner got a squeaky toy to keep him busy!

Then off to the tree--Santa brought Tyler a Marble maze, Kylee her Baby and Jacob a Red Quad with a fake guy on it!

Gunner loved his gifts too!! Jacob trying to help Gunner open his present=)

I wish I had video of Tyler opening his Ipod Touch!! He had NO IDEA he was getting it and was literally crying and running around the house when he opened it!!

This year we had Grandma June in the hospital and that is where most of the family has been staying. We wanted to do something special for them so we made the a Christmas Lunch-Ham, green beans and scallop potatoes. For dessert Dump cake and snow mounds!

It brighten the day for them and the BEST news was they were taking the tube out for June...a beginning step of a long recovery we were so excited!

Then off to my parents for dinner and some more Christmas Carols and family fun!!

This Christmas was very busy and a little rough on me....but I look at all the blessings I have in my life and am so grateful for family. Having June in the hospital has brought the family so much closer and makes you realize anything can happen and make the best of every moment you have with your loved ones because things can change in a heart beat. The Lord has heard every prayer from us and has brought June so far and continues to answer our prayers during her recovery. We are so thankful to have Jesus Christ in our lives!

This year Christmas Eve was at Aaron and Jenni's house!

There is always pre-dinner fun when you get all these kids together!!

Yummy dinner, Tri-Tip, mash potatoes, rice and salad!!

Let the games begin.. Aaron and Jenni always come up with a game to play, this year was Family Feud! Aaron read the question and we slapped Jenni's hand if we knew the answer!!

The kids played Bingo while the adults finished their game=)

Singing carols and opening presents!!!

Oh the fun gifts Uncle Gery comes up with! Maybe not knowing out weight but getting a chocolate bar weighing 11 lbs and a coping saw to cut out our percentage of weight in our family=) which are initialed on that square paper Tyler is holding.

It was a fun night....now time to head home and get these kids in bed!

(so mama can kiss Santa under the mistletoe:)