Cousins

Here are all my nieces and nephews on the Smith side.

In the back is Tyler then from left to right is Reagan,Anna Belle, Emma, Katie, Jaxon and Kaden
SO CUTE

New Years Eve

My dad is the king of ball games. He can think of tons of fun relays with balls and has been creating games like this since I was a kid. so we HAD to have some fun on the last night we were together. And of course we ate TONS of good food that night too.

Getting ready for the kids games here is Dara, Joe, Emma, Susanna and Brian Tyler went first in the kid division. They had to push a ball with their nose to the first station where they played bowling. Then push the ball to the second station. At that station they shot down cups with a sling shot then push the ball to the the finish line.

Tyler with the sling shot

Emma and grandpa doing the sling shot

Emma pushing the ball to the finish line

Brian and Anna Belle

Jaxon bowling he loved it so much he didn't want to leave

After the kids finished the fun race they went to bed. They said goodbye to Grammy and Grandpa because they were leaving early the next morning.

Emma and Grammy

Grandpa and Jaxon with his new HUGE cheese

Tyler and Grammy

Next was the adults turn to have some fun. We played a lot of different games but for some reason this was the only part I seemed to get pics of.

At the end of the relay one person had to flip a ball that is on a spoon over their head and the teammate had to catch it with a cup. Here are some of my favorites.

Emily missing the ball but Trying very hard.

Brian and Amy flipping the ball I think both teams got it into there cups during this picture!

Dad and Joe with Amy and Brian catching

Joe and Amy

Jaxon stayed up until it was time for card games. He wouldn't leave them alone so Emily put him down too. this is how he smiles for all of his pics now it is pretty funny.

Grammy, Anna Belle and Susanna

Christmas Day

I got up early to make breakfast and I figured the kids wouldn't be to far behind me but for some reason they all decided to sleep in and that is not normal at ALL for my kids. Tyler finally woke up for breakfast but Emma didn't wake until I went in and woke her and Reagan up. Reagan wasn't happy at all that I woke her up and would not do anything but lay on my lap or Joe's so we finally put her back to bed while we opened presents. My batteries died at the beginning of present opening so I have very few pictures.

Trisha Grandpa and Dara at breakfast

The stockings

Tyler was so excited to get band aids

Emma loved everything she was so thankful and sweet the whole time

Amy, Dara and Trisha with their stockings

Joe holding Reagan we ended up putting her back to bed and she slept until 9:45

When she finally woke up she opened her stocking and it had a bottle she didn't want to open anything else just play with her baby

The girls new doll house

Tyler got his own camera so he can be like Peter Parker

Me, Grammy smith and Emily

Emily and I made her this calender. I thought it turned out really good.

Here is a close up. each day has a page and the months change on the bottom. Emily and I did all the scrap booking and Brett made the base.

Reagan playing with her doll house

Grandpa playing with the kids they were bowling. He kept them entertained the whole time he visited.

Grandpa and Reagan

christmas eve

Christmas Eve we all went to Brian and Susanna's house for our traditional homemade pizza and the nativity. It was so fun to have so many of my family here this year.

My parents with most of their grandchildren.

Brian with Emma and Anna



The sisters minus Kimberly... We missed you and wish you could have been with us k-Bob!

Amy, Me Trisha, Dara and laying across is the very pregnant Emily



Trisha and Emma



Trisha and Reagan

Dara and Emma

I told Jaxon and Reagan to Hug and these are the pictures I got... so cute

Grammy got Emma pretty pretty princess so they had to play a round.

Amy with the winner Emma


Joe told me I was not allowed to post this picture because of Tyler but I think it is super cute and I love how he wore the earrings!

We had a really fun night I have TONS of pics but didn't want to bore everyone too bad

The train park

In Scottsdale there is a cute park with a little train that you can ride on. At Christmas they decorate the train with TONS of lights (little too many if you ask me but the kids LOVE it) and so I was so excited to take everyone for Family home evening. well it was raining and cold most of the day but I kept trying to convince everyone it wasn't too bad and to still go. We were going to picnic there but decided to just have dinner at my house then head up there. By the time we got up there it was raining harder and much colder than I thought it was. I still had fun and I think the kids did too. The next Monday it was the most BEAUTIFUL day ever. I guess we should have waited.
Trisha and Reagan

Tyler, Dara Amy and Emma

Loni, Sylas and Nana

Brooklyn, Emma, Bryce and Brielle

Anna, Brian and Susanna

Emily and Jaxon