We all met at Heise Hot Springs. Yes...more hot pool soaking. It's always a little un-nerving sitting in the hot water, while every stares at you. I get a little grossed out if I look into the water very long. There always seems to be band aids, scabs, hair and diaper particles floating around...and that's just the stuff you can see!
As a kid our family would go to Heise a lot. Always in the winter and usually for someones birthday or for FHE. Lots of fun memories at Heise.
As we were leaving we saw a herd of deer in the parking lot.
We went to Grandpa's house for our party. He has been busy trying to get the basement finished. All the sheet rock was hung and it was nice to be able to have room for all 41 of us. 17 granddaughters, 7 grandsons, 8 siblings, 7spouses and our Daddy/Grandpa.
We do feel the other two members of our family near. Mom is always close by and Lori, our oldest sibling is there too. We miss them very much.
Justin was in charge of the Christmas party and had a nice french dip dinner for us all.
We rotate family names and buy a family gift. Dad is also in the rotation, but he still buys for all the grand kids. Clint had our family this year and gave us movie tickets! We love the movies, so it will be nice to use.
Claudine gave out the traditional family calendar. She did a beautiful job!
This year we had Heather's family and we gave them Mario Cart and some wheels since they got a new Wii for Christmas! Tyler was so excited he ran over and gave Joel a big hug.
We also gave Dad some new clothes and socks. He looks so handsome in his new vest.
Dad is not a shopper, so he hires a few elves to help him out. DaNae is the head elf and she made all the granddaughters adorable headbands! There were Aeropostale shirts for the grandsons. The little boys got trucks...of course. Dad loves to get his Santa bag and sit in his chair and call up the grand kids one at a time and he gets a big hug from each of them.
Hailey and Kayla got a lot of the same items for Christmas this year...their mom's must be sisters. Great minds think alike. We find our kids have a lot of the same clothes.
Macey has a little crush for Coelton. He loves it, and loves to tease her whenever they are together.
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