The “After Christmas” Fun

Oh, what joy! After Christmas was as much fun as before and on Christmas day itself. Let me show you why":

Yes, Eric really IS up-side-down. What a handsome guy! But I think Johnathon was bored and Spence seems to have had too much to drink.

Seems like a lot of “working” going on with all the computer gurus. But they DID stop to have some fun once in a while.

These are the “babes”. Every one of them, especially Miss Chocolate Mug.

A few more babes + Spencer, trying to be the Grinch.

More babes and a few sleepyheads. Aren’t they adorable?

The “Queen Mother” in her new pjs.

Dinnertime! We had some great meals (Great Cooks!) These cuties look almost edible too . . . even Spencer.

Check out the cute profile on #1 grandson.

The good “eaters” and one real good “worker”. Check out the gorgeous necklace Julie’s wearing.

Just where did all these “goofies” come from??? Spaghetti mugs and all.

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These are just a few of the reasons we had so much fun. Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoyed our after Christmas family time.

How could I forget the iconic photo showing a talent passing from on generation to another!?! Lindsay doing Grandpa's bird calls! There were flocks of geese and ducks and a couple of hawks and then the big white bird which I thought was a heron but read somewhere in the nature center that it is some breed of egret.

After the nature center, we went to the park and played tag. I was so impressed with how well Parker, Tayleigh, and Eden did! They were not dismayed to be playing with so many older players -- as skilled as we are! They didn't go for the easy Sammie tag or each other, either. They wanted the BIG fish! Grandpa or Uncle Spencer. That's why I have no pictures of the game. They would've tagged me! We also threw the football a little bit, pushed kids on the swings, and climbed the jungle gym. Lindsay June took these photos. Parker did NOT want to pose for pictures. He still wanted to run around and play.

Another GREAT afternoon spent with cousins and Grandpa as our guide to fun!

Now we just need to get some good shots of mom killing me at her new game, "Cities and Knights of Catan" and the menagerie will be complete. Thanks everyone for chronicling our time together!

I love that my kids have so much fun with their cousins. I am grateful to mom and dad for unselfishly opening their home to several of us at a time so we can strengthen those relationships. It must be tempting for them to try and schedule us one at a time . . . . Here are some fun memories we created over Christmas.

Grandpa took us walking through the El Dorado Nature Center (successful only the second time we attempted it). The kids had fun showing off their strange talents on the outdoor stage. We had fun looking for all the animals and plants posted on the trailside. Parker got really

excited about the snake but we never found it. Just turtles!

I caught Spencer working on his day off. He quickly posed for the picture then went back to missing all the beauty of nature. At least his body was there!