Christmas 2005

Christmas this year was really fun. We went to Boise Idaho and spent it with Jared's sister Angela, her husband Ryan, and their two kids Kathleen (3) and Brandon (1 1/2). When we got there Kathleen was so excited to play with her cousin "Sander" (she couldn't quite say her X sound, so it came out as an S sound).

She kept wanting to take a nap with "Sander" because she loved him so much. Every time he would cry she would run up to him and say "It's okay Sander. It's okay, don't cry." and then she would give him his pacifier and lightly rub his head to calm him down.


For Christmas Eve Xander got neat present from his Grandma Hardman, a Christmas Pajama. Here he is wearing it to bed on Christmas Eve.

We made sugar cookies on Christmas Eve. It was really fun. Kathleen got it all over her face. When I asked her to smile for the camera, this is what she did. Such a cutie.

We just hung out and visited on Christmas Eve, and had fun with Angela and Ryan.

For our Christmas Eve present, I made all of us matching pajamas. Here we are wearing them on Christmas (aren't we a cute family).

On Christmas we got a lot of fun gifts. Jared got two more pairs of pajama pants (he wears through them like there were no tomorrow). Xander got a really big Pooh Bear. And I got a crock pot (finally, now I can make all the yummy stuff).


By Christmas Brandon was no longer afraid of me. In fact he learned how to say my name, one of the few words he can say.

We had lots of fun with Angela, she is such a fun person. Here she is making a face for the camera. I am so glad you are my sister-in-law Ang.

As we were packing to leave, Kathleen did not want us to go. She kept trying to hide in our suitcase so we could take her home with us. We even zipped it up with her in it, and started taking it out. She thought it was the funniest thing, and just giggled in delight. Brandon is in the background playing with the baby monitor, and Jared overlooking it all.

We had a wonderful time, and are grateful to Ang and Ryan for letting us come. We can't wait for them to come to our house on New Years.