Christmas at the Cabin. Put up the Christmas tree and decorating.

Our Christmas tree this year was big and beautiful! The decorations are just a bunch of left overs. My kids keep telling me to buy more. But why? It's a cabin. I love having a fresh tree and because its so cold at the cabin while we are not there it keeps for ever and smells wonderful. I love Christmas at the cabin.

Rylie has a Cheer sleepover

A few days before Christmas Rylie had a Cheer sleepover. She was very excited because we don't do sleepovers. Why I let this happen I don't know. They didn't go to sleep until 6:00 AM. That's one good reason we don't do sleep overs. 

How we get our Christmas tree to our cabin

We get a fresh cut tree from Lowe's a few days before Christmas. We get it at the discount price of $20.00

We put it on the back of our snow cat and drive it up. This is when Santa delivers his gifts to our cabin also. So he must have ever gift bought and wrapped to take it up a few days before Christmas. Now Santa can enjoy the rest of the Christmas season.

Elder family Christmas party-A Not-So-Silent night

 Can you stack the -cup-with-one-hand-in-a minute game

 The Nut-stacker

 The girls made this

So Norah could do this

We had a wonderful meal. Then played minute to win it. We had a great time. Then Scott gave us a spiritual

 thought. It was a great night. Merry Christmas! 

Christmas luncheon with some girl friends

 Annette, Tammy, me, Rachael and Jackie

  Appetizer at my house

 Tammy crystal glasses. Beautiful!

 Main dish at Annette's

 Dessert at Jackie's

We had a wonderful time going from house to house. Seeing everyone's beautiful homes all decorated for Christmas. The food was wonderful. We were missing Karen, Breta and Loree. Its been a lot of fun having these luncheons to go to each month. So fun. Thanks ladies for your friendship. 

Merry Christmas from the Elder family!

It's a great day when you have this truck at your house!

I love my new picture frame made by Four Chairs. Beautiful!!

New bag I made for a white elephant gift.

Merrill family Christmas party 2011

 Tyson and his new man bag from a white elephant gift. (Good thing Stacy stole it from him)

 Cami and Dallan

 Amberly and Lacey

My girls. Rylie, Stacy, Carlie, Jessie and Norah.

We had a great time with the Merrill family. Amberly came up to help her sister Cami with her new baby. It was so fun to have her here. We had the best food and a lot of fun just being together. Love you all!!

Happy 28th Anniversary!!

28 years ago and it was so cold and snow on the ground 

I am so thankful I married this sweet man. He is respectful, kind, loving and so supportive of me and our family. I am so much more in love with him then I was 28 years ago. He makes me happy everyday!!

Look at the great blessing it has been. Four beautiful children. Two wonderful in-laws. One BEAUTIFUL grand baby. Being married to Scott is wonderful. He is a wonderful priesthood holder, good husband and great father. We are so blessed to have him in our life. Love you Scott FOREVER!!!