UGLY Christmas Sweater Party

Last weekend was our monthly UFC fight night, but we decided to spice it up a bit and FORCE everyone to wear their ugliest Christmas sweater. It was a HOOT!!

I think my husband was absolutely adorable in his Reindeer Christmas Cardigan!
Toni, Kim and I
Oh McLain... So funny! And yes, that is a pearl necklace!
Patrece's "kitty" sweater says "World's Best Mom".... too much!
Steph, Steph, Misty & Kimmy... (Misty's dress was her dance company outfit she wore in high school!)

We also did white elephant gifts, most of which I can't comment on. :) It was a great night, and I'm sure it will turn in to a yearly tradition!!

Mike's Mom's Christmas Card

After 15 years, we finally took a family picture of Mike's side of the family. We did it in his mom's backyard on Thanksgiving. Not too bad considering no one was behind the camera. This is the card Lori ordered, so I thought I'd show it off.

Party @ Hodder's (take 2)

Little Karlee & Tagen were so cute that night! And Mike was gracious enough to give the little kids a ride on his scooter (ha ha)! Anyway, thanks to Rodger and Natasha, the party was a huge success!

Day after Christmas party @ The Hodder's

We always do a party the day after Christmas. My mom started that tradition because she thought that day was too depressing. Anyway, Rodger and Natasha hosted it at their house this year. It was a lot of fun! Their house looks amazing too!

Christmas Morning Scones!

Everyone came over on Christmas day for scones at our house. A tradition I started a few years back so I don't have to leave my house.... Smart huh!

Tiff & Mom
(How Cute!)

We thought we would make Todd's day by getting Tristan a BYU jersey and ball for Christmas. What a proud dad Todd must be!!

Christmas Morning...

Hayden decided to set his alarm clock for 4 AM without anyone knowing this year. They came in and woke us up and we made them stay in bed with us for another hour until we were ready to peel ourselves out of bed. It was really fun though. The boys got everything they wanted... and more! Mike and I laid on the couch watching them open their gifts, and as soon as they were done we went back to bed. One great thing about having older kids!

Christmas Eve at Grandma's House

Christmas Eve was lots of fun as usual at Grandma's house this year. We ate tons of food until we were sick, played Bingo, Hayden sang, Mike read the Birth of Christ scripture and we opened tons of gifts. The boys got the Nintendo Wii! .... Spoiled Rotten!

Christmas came early to Wyatt and Hayden

Mom and Dad came over on Saturday night to watch the BYU game at our house (thank goodness they won). Mom thought it would be a good idea to give the boys their gifts early this year. It was a great idea because they hadn't already gotten a million other gifts, so the boys really enjoyed it.

Mike's company party

We went to Mike's company Christmas party this past Friday. We decided to stay at the hotel it was being held at the night before. Anyway, it snowed all night long and this was the view from our hotel room the next morning. Gorgeous... I love the snow when it looks like this!

Another Christmas Bunco Party? What the...

This really was such a fun night! We got together at Todd & Misty's new home(which is sweet by the way). The food was amazing and it's always nice to see family this time of year... even with all the hustle and bustle! I am so sad I didn't get a picture of Misty. She must have been upstairs working hard when I was taking the photos. She had a really cute sweater on too! (Sorry Mit)

Nice picture Jameson....

Christmas Bunco

This year we decided to skip Bunco in December and just hang out! It was so much fun! I hope we do it this way every year! Anyway, the pics turned out cute, so I thought I'd show them off.