Christmas morning our stockings were filled.
The Christmas tree was loaded with gifts for everyone.
Amy and Ray arrived to enjoy Christmas together.
The first thing we did was to check out what we had in our stocking.
The stockings had an orange in the toe and lots of candy, peanuts and little gifts.
Ray's stocking had as new tie in it.
Ray tried out the lighted yoyo in his stocking.
Amy and Ray both show the things they got in their stockings.
Next in our family Christmas traditions was the Christma race. Ray's time was 9.57 seconds
Amy had a time of 8.29 seconds.
My time was 11.59 seconds.
I enjoyed giving Amy my gifts for her.
I gave Amy some nice things for hr home.
Amy likes the beautiful dish I got for her. I know if its dark blue she will like it.
I gave Ray five nice shirts that look good on him.
I am happy that my children like the gifts I gave them.
I gave all eleven of my children a set of three fry pans .
They all got either a griddle or some nice dishes.
Amy had Ray's name for Christmas. She gave him lots of nice gifts.
Amy picked out this shirt especially for Ray.
The best part about Christmas is the gifts we give.
Amy put lot sof thought into the gift she gave Ray.
Amy gave me a nice new purse and document holder that I will enjoy and a new red dish and lots of other nice gifts.
y gave both Amy and me tickets to the movie theater with popcorn and a drink
We had a nice Christmas.
Amy looks at her gifts.
We took time to enjoy each gift and to thank the person that gave it to us.
Ray gave me a new Roku so that I can watch all the Hallmark movies. This is a great gift.
Joann gave me this bag with the family picture on it.
I got a weather station. It will be fun to get it set up.
Miriam gave me this blanket with a photo of their family on it. I am in the photo also.
Thank you Amy for a nice Christmas.
We had a wonderful Christmas together.
Ray and I went over to see what Mark and Marlene's family and Fred and Rauna's family got for Christmas.
Marlene has posted the Christmas cards that they got.
The Ellingson's had two grandmother's with them on Christmas day.
They wrote a letter to Santa and got a nice reply.
Ryan got a helicopter for Christmas.
We went over to the park to watch it fly.
Ryan enjoyed controlling the helicopter with his remote control.
It is great to have so many grandchildren home for Christmas.
The tree in their back yard still has its fall leaves.
I gave Quinn a hymn book for his mission to Australia.
Mark and Marlene gave me a beautiful book with "The Living Christ" ilulstrated that they made.
The Ellingson's had their piles of opened gifts around the tree.
Ray and I next went over to the Mortensen's to see their Christmas.
Chelsea got lots of books for Christmas.
Jamie tried on her Christmas dress.
Carinne shows us the clothes she got for Christmas.
Fred and Rauna had lots of nice gifts for their children.
Erin and Dantley opened their Christmas gifts.
Rauna made Amy a cross stitch of her mission showing the places where she served and a copy of all of her letters she wrote home and we wrote her whleshe was on her mission.
Rauna put lots of work into this gift for her daughter.
Jamie enjoys being with her nephews.
Maland and Koen want to play in the ice chest their parents got for Christmas.
I love having so many grandchildren home from college for Christmas.
Rauna and Fred gave me a big gift for Christmas.
They gave me lots of great books to read.
Rauna and Fred have a nice family.
Margie had their name for Christmas giving.
She gave them a box to help them celebrate birthdays.
Koen likes the play dough he got for Christmas.
One of Adrianne's gifts was lots of little gifts for the school children she teaches.
Rauna made this quilt top with some of the musicals and plays that Dale has performed in.
This was lots of work and a great gift. Dale gives his mom a thank you hub.
Fred gave Rauna a beautiful necklace with a piano keyboard on it.
We went back to Amy's home for Christmas dinner.
Amy and Michelle served appetizers before our dinner.
We had a lovely Christmas dinner together.
Thank you Amy and Michelle for a great meal.
Amy and Michelle have matching Christmas t-shirts.
Amy got a bike helmet and other things for her bicycle for Christmas.
Christmas Evening we went back over to the Ellingson's to play games together.
Some of my beautiful granddaughters that are enjoying being together.
We had two different groups playing "Salem" a new game this Christmas.
This was a fun game invented by Travis and Holly.
We enjoyed popcorn while we played.
This was a fun game.
Everyone closes their eyes while Emily moves things around as part of the game.
The families all enjoyed being together.
Laura plays legos with Maylee.
I played the game "Uno" with some granddaughters.
I feel so blessed to have so many beautiful grandchildren.
Marlene joined us to play "Slide Five". We had a fun time playing games together and a great way to enjoy a wonderful Christmas Day.
Saturday, December 26h I went to a session at the temple.
