Thursday, January 1, 2015

Some pictures while our kids were together Christmas week

Picture of Grandma Albertson with little Jewelyn!
                                Jeffrey playing chess with Quil and holding Jonathan
                Jeffrey and Jonathan.  Jonathan loved having Jason and Jeffrey here!
After two different meals, we played an ungame sort of game, where we answered a question about each one of us.  The first was "So and so is in his/her element when..." and the second one was "So and so is stressed out by ...."  These questions were good for understanding each other better.
 Beth is reading answers to the questions about her.  We tried to guess who had written each statement, but mostly it was about thinking deeply about each other.
 Beth and I made pumpkin bread to give out to the neighbors for Christmas.  It was fun to visit with them when we passed them out.  There were different sizes depending on the number of people in the household.
                                We've enjoyed a lot of music this season.
Jeffrey and Jonathan
                                Jason reading to Quil and Micah
                                             Jewelyn a happy girl on grandma's lap.
                Jewelyn modeling the sweater and hat set Aunt Brenda made for her.
                                Jewelyn's quilt from Grandma Albertson
             Jonathan's small quilt Grandma made him.  (I made him a full size also, but haven't given it to him yet.)
                                Jason and Micah
                                Beth reading to Jonathan and Jewelyn
Christmas morning breakfast
                                Joanna helping Janet in the kitchen
                                Beth reading to Jonathan
                                Jonathan giving Joanna Christmas kisses!
       The girls in their warm sweaters.  The blue ones were gifts from Grandma Scoles.
                                 Emily and Jonathan
                                Rowen and Janet on Christmas Day
                                Jeffrey and Jonathan
                          Ticket to Ride game--right after Janet gets off the phone...
                               Ticket to Ride in progress
                                More stories to read with the uncles
    It rained before it started snowing.  It was a good time to take some umbrella pictures!
Time to have a fire because it is snowing on Christmas Day!
                                Beth playing Legos with the boys.
                           Beth, Micah, and Quil with the Mayflower ship they created.
                                Jason in his new Christmas sweater
                                Qwirkle game with Micah
                                Swap game at the other end of the table
                                Snow coming down.  We ended up with 7 inches!
                                Construction Game
                                Junior Monopoly
                                Farm Game
                                Kisses for sweet Jewelyn
         Blowing kisses to Emily and Joanna when they were outside taking snow pictures.
                                Joanna looking beautiful
                                Jonathan helping to set the table
                                Pictures of our unmarried kids on Dec. 28.
                                With Mother
                                With Daddy
 We so much enjoyed having most of our family together for Christmas week.  Tim and Brenda did not get to come home for Christmas. Jeffrey and Jason left on December 29.   Beth started working at Ace on December 29.  The Lord has led her to return home to work and save money for the rest of her future college classes.  God has been so good to our family.

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