Christmas Day 2010

 Christmas Morning

Everyone enjoying their gifts.

Christmas Afternoon

 Roasting dogs and mellows for the first time over the unfinished fire pit.

Afterwards we enjoyed talking with Nick!!!! 

Christmas Night 

Fun in the Music Studio!

A friendly game of Settlers.

It's beginning to Look like Christmas at our house!

 Grandpa loves to tell Bennett stories!

 Thanks to Ben and Jacquie the tree is up and decorated!

A smile for Grandpa

Christmas Day 2009

Rusty was so excited about Christmas, he was totally into it!

Darren playing his new guitar.

Ben unwrapping Uncle Derek's yearly gag gift!

Jacquie thinks Derek's gift is awesome!!!

Having Jacquie in our family is so much fun we get to spoil her!!!!

Talking to Elder Nicholas Johnson!!!

Rusty enjoying his Christmas present!

Father and son moment.

Cute Hats!!!

Christmas afternoon

Darren demonstrating how to use my new sewing machine's embroidery features.

We had a very relaxing family day together!

Oh Christmas Tree!

I have been slowly getting the Christmas decor out and up. Tonight after church and Taco's Jacquie and Ben helped me get my large Tree decorated!

Fluffing

Keeping the dog's entertained

We enjoyed watching the First Presidency Christmas Devotional together.

Christmas Day 2008

Another beautiful Christmas day in South Carolina! We made our traditional trip to the beach, only this year there were a lot of people on the beach because it was such a beautiful day! Yes there were some in the water, they had wetsuits on though.

The pier at Folly Beach was closed today.

Sandman wishing you a Merry Christmas from Folly Beach, South Carolina!

These two are good!!!!

Tennis anyone? Barefoot Tennis anyone?

Most of us received Tennis racket's for Christmas from Santa. We stopped at the courts on our way home to play with them.

Christmas Morning

It was one of Ben's requests that we keep with tradition this year because he missed the last 2 Christmas's at home. So we have this little tradition that we have done for at least 17 years. After we read the account of the first Christmas we have Family Prayer and say our Good Nights. Mom turns off the lights around the house and puts a chair or two in the hall so no boy will be tempted to sneak into the living room where Santa has left their gifts. Because Santa always sets the gifts and full stockings out on one of the couches or chairs.

When Mom and Dad finally wake up, Dad always checks to see if Santa came. He then goes in to wake up the boys, and every year this is what he say's," I have some bad news" They alway respond with a "What" and he says, " Santa did not come this year!" and after a few oh no's a "just kidding, I did see some coal in your stocking though." Some times this is short lived sometimes a little longer depending on how awake they are.

This year was especially fun as the boys are so grown up and wanted to play along with the tradition. They even said that they would like to carry this tradition on after they leave home. So I think we should give it an official name.

The Christmas Chair Tradition.

This is a cute Christmas chair

Christmas Day 2006

After the sunrise we woke Nick up and opened gifts, Ben called at 9:30. It was so fun to talk to him!
Nick found a Bow and Arrows left for him by Santa. He is having fun dispite the rain. It was a warm tropical rain :)
We enjoyed a southern style Christmas dinner. Some wonderful friends invited a few families new to the area. We sure have been blessed this year!