Our family had such a great few days together. They started coming on Wednesday evening and the last ones left last night! I have been putting Thanksgiving away...cleaning house...putting Christmas up, listening to Christmas music all day. I am so tired but it's a good tired, it was SO wonderful to have a house full at this time of year...love all my family so very much!
Me and some of my daughters and daughter in laws...we talked of planning a girls get-a-way this coming spring...that will be fun!
Some of us gathering for dinner...Ron's Mom joined us, she is 97 beautiful years old!
~An after dinner nap always feels so good~
~Hours of fun crafts for the grand kids after dinner~
~Little Pool Sharks...Natalie, Stetson, Cloe and Brickelle~
~Little boy cousins are so cute...Caleb..Kelton..and Brody~
~It's SO fun to have a baby in a family...nothing like it!~
~Nothing feels as sweet as a little baby after her bath~
~Baby Ella, all bathed and smelling SO sweet!~
~My daughter Lindsey shooting their Christmas tree down...(her husbands family tradition)~
~All of us, and our dogs, out in the mountains to cut a Christmas tree!~
~Natalie and Cougar...she loves animals!
~Brody and Emry...."hiding"~
~Grand kids making a fort under the pool table~
~Brickelle cuddling with little Ella~
~Cloe and Emry watching cartoons in my bedroom chair~
~Caleb playing peek a BOO with me while I was getting ready ~
~Caleb in his "New Pepsi" shoes~
Grandma Julie and little Ella MaeOur kids started coming last Wednesday and the last ones left last night.
We had SO much fun, we ate...laughed...played games...watched movies...played pool...cut Christmas trees...shot guns...hiked...talked and laughed...made crafts...the grands ran and screamed through the house...played in the hot tub...hugged...ate and ate some more...
AND so many more moments of family fun that ties us all together with LOVE for this life and the life to come because, " FAMILIES ARE FOREVER "...Thank you God for families!
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Yes, Julie! I would say HEAVEN! Nothing like being surrounded with precious family! The eternities are going to be WoNdErFuL to say the least! Glad you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and I know you will have a sweet Christmas to!
Hugs,
Maryjane
Oh, it looks like you had soooo much fun. I can't decide which picture I like the best. New clean baby smell or pepsi shoes!
I love that you shoot your trees down. I may have to do some research on that to see how successful it is.
Loved your post.
I had a similar weekend, but had to work in the ER the last two days. Two very long 12 hour shifts....so tomorrow I'm putting on the housework hat and I'm going to clean THEN the best part....decorate!
I love the holidays too.
Julie, what a special treat you just shared with us...there is no way I could pick a favorite photo or moment because they are ALL just precious, funny, special, and I got the giggles...and the new grandbaby in 2010 yippee and what a neat way to announce. And how awesome grandma 97 was there to enjoy her posterity.
Well, you will have plenty to ponder as you take your daily walks wont you?
Thanks so much for sharing your families Thanksgiving.
What a wonderful family get-to-gether! Holidays and family go together nicely! What exciting (secret) news!
Love the Pepsi shoes and the pictures of all the sweet grandkids!
Awww... that is just the cutest bunch of photos and family! Secret Congrats on the secret surprise!! How fun!
Blessings,
LMM
Hi Julie,
Yes, you can't beat time with family. You all look like you were having a great time. I love the Pepsi box shoes. I also like the photo of you and Ella in your red dresses.
Blessings,
Lorilee
Wow, that was a very full 6 days. I know the feeling, family is everything. I only have one grandbaby and another one coming in March. I can't wait to have tons of them!
And you have another one coming! Yahoo...
Hi, Julie,
What a fun time you all had at Thanksgiving!! I loved seeing all of these pictures of your beautiful family. It is very evident that you love each other and love to have a good time!! Have a wonderful week and blessings to you my sweet friend!! Vicki
Loved seeing all the pictures of your family. Looks like a great time had by all. Grandkids are cuties. Baby Ella and you look so nice in your reds!
Hi Julie
How fun to have a full house! Nothing like a baby taking a bath in the sink - just how it should be. Looks like you had a wonderful time.
Teresa
You have such a lovely family - it sounds like wonderful holiday!!! You are truly blessed!! :)
You have a beautiful family!
Sweet blessings to you and your family! Have a great week!
Love, Brenda
What a beautiful family. Looks like a great time!! Thanks for sharing!!
I almost feel like I were there, looking over your shoulder. What a wonderful holiday you have had. Blessings to you.
What a precious, beautiful family you have Julie! Sounds like you had a great time as we did. I was exhausted with one grandchild, don't know how you do it girl with all those little ones, but it looks fun and I can't wait to have a house full of them!! Especially love the picture of you and the baby and of all the grandkids! How wonderful for you.
Hi Julie,
You have a gorgeous family and those grand-kids are just the cutest! I am so envious, I want to be a grandma! Never thought I would hear me say that, must be getting older! lol. Love all the pics, but I have to say, I've never heard of the shooting of a Christmas Tree, that's a first for me! Thanks for sharing, Cindy
I just noticed, you and baby have matching dresses! How cute is that! Cindy
Oh Julie, what a wonderful time you had with your family!! So many lovely memories made and thanks so much for sharing them with us! You made my heart smile! ♥♥♥
You are so blessed with a wonderful family, and you just radiate with love in your photos. They're all beautiful and so are you!
Blessings,
Marcia
Julie,
What a fun filled holiday and what a wonderful mom/mother-in-law/grandma you are. I wanna come next year! And is that your house in the pic above? Now I'm way jealous. So glad our blog paths crossed.
Hugs and blessings,
edie
Life looks just wonderful. I love the picture of baby Ella out of the tub. What a doll. Big mormon families are just loads of fun! Everything looks beautiful. I've got to give your cranberry butter a try.
What an absolutely wonderful way to spend the holidays! I am so glad you all had such a wonderful time! Little Ella Mae is a doll!
Those pies look delicious too!
Julie, what a sweet family!! that little Ella is too much!! Isn't it wonderful to have the whole family there for a short time to celebrate one another? such a blessing...thank you for sharing!
Dear Julie,
Oh I so enjoyed all your family pictures. It looks and sounds like the most wonderful Thanksgiving. To have all your loved ones around you like that... it reminds me of holidays at my Grandmothers while growing up... very much the same. Blessings to you my friend!
Gwen
Julie, I so loved reading and seeing you and your precious family!
They are all so adorable and HAPPY. Sweet baby Ella is just a bundle of joy and and so soft waiting for grandma's kisses. Our baby Archie is almost three months and he was so fun and I couldn't get enough of those sweet cuddles and kisses. They grow way too fast. I bet the trees smell so yummy. I have fond memories as akid when we would go and cut down a tree. You are still providing those memories for your family!
Yes, I too am so thankful for families and that Families are forever!
~♥
What a beautiful post & family you have Julie. Thank you for sharing all your sweet photos ♥
What a lovely post... love your pictures, especially the one of you and baby Ella.... families are FUN!!
I love mine too ~
There is nothing more rewarding and wonderful than a housefull of family! You are so blessed! blessings,Kathleen
Oh my goodness... looks like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
totaly wonderful to see your family and their happy faces. So happy for you - for all the joy family brings into our lives. Wondful photos. I think I'll make some soda box shoes for our grandkids -- too much fun!
What a blessing to have your family around! It looks like you all had an amazing time. I love the last photo of you and your grandbaby in your matching red dresses...so so sweet! Thanks for sharing! xoxoxo
Looks like a wonderful time! Fun memories with the kids and grands. Priceless! Those pies look yummy. Mimi
Hello my sweet friend, what a celebration and what a beautiful family. I loved the baby being bathed in the sink. That's what I do!
Lucky you on the prize.
hugs
cindy@stitches
Hi Julie! Oh, what a wonderful time your must have had! You have a beautiful family and I love your picture of you and that little darling grand! :)
Be a sweetie,
shelia ;)
Ohhh, it looks like you all had such a great time...I love memories with my family and can see that you do too. You have a beautiful family. I adore the Pepsi shoes, he might have started a fashion trend!!
I love all of your pics! Your family is so much fun! I love the pepsi shoes...too cute! What happened to the announcement pic??? I was going to show my hubby and it was gone...I guess we will just have to wait!! I am glad your Thanksgiving was great!!
Okay...I LOVE all the cute pictures of your grandkiddos! Cute Cute Cute!!! Along with dinner and everything else you did KID CRAFTS!! Oh, I am so impressed! Looks like a wonderful time!!
Dear Julie, my heart is singing in happiness while seeing all the so beautiful pictures of your so, so lovely family gathered together and playing, laughing, eating, crafting, hiking and so on... what a delightful and joyous time you had together. You have no idea how much your love for the family has influenced me since I have met you, and I thank you so much for being "you" and spreading in a highly way this LOVE.
Your grand Ella has taken my heart!!
Muchos, muchos cariños and love to you, dear Julie
María Cecilia
Julie, thanks for stopping by; thanksgiving was hectic and now I spend the last week before thanksgiving decorating. OVER the weekend I blowed my back out again. I had injections last Feb. and now it's out again. I have been in bed or couch flat on my back. The doctor can not get me in until Jan 4th. I am waiting now for her to call for some steriod pills and pain medicine. The medicine I'm on is not easing enough for me to get around. Hope all is well with you and your family. My camera was broke also.
Oh it looks like you had a fabulous time! I actually look forward to being a grandma someday. That grandbaby is just a doll!!
I smiles the whole time reading this post!
Such precious baby faces and family oh dear you are so blessed with family!
I wish we could celebrate at least one holiday at our home..... we are always the ones traveling for every holiday!
Love the buffalo picture....we bought that same picture for hubbys parents several years ago.
When you tire of Miss Ella will you send her my way...I wanna give her hugz and kisses too! :-)
God Bless,
Dolly
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WOW! You had an awesome time, didn't you? Look at all those precious babies... I'm sure you WERE in Heaven, Miss Julie!! I'm so happy all your family was there! (And you have a BEAUTIFUL family, too!)
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