We spent Christmas in Denver with the whole Grange family.

 Ellie and Lucy are friends now!

 BINGO night

cutest nativity ever

let's open some presents!  9 kids people, 7 and under.

 We demand snow from Denver, it delivered.

 minute to win it fun.

Such a fun Christmas!  i'm always sad when it's over :(

before Santa came..

 We went to Mabel's Christmas preschool program.  The theme was "when I grow up".  Her teacher cleverly labeled this group of princesses as "those interested in the arts"  I'm ok with Mabel being Cinderella, then we can get in free to Disneyland.

 Andrew's less then traditional house

 Gingerbread houses

 Ryan's Christmas recital

 Pre-Christmas Eve, we opened up G & G Toolson's presents.  Bat cave, Princess Castle, My Little Pony Castle, and Hot Wheels Race Track. All super fun, but way too big to bring to Denver.  And I might add, every single one of these toys required a LOT of assembly.  Thanks Mom and Dad (as Ryan would say, "I was being sarcastic).  The kids love them all.

It was a beautiful warm night with lots of candy for all!

halloween prep

 Our beautiful Cinderella

 A pensive Umpa Lumpa

 Pumpkin Carving

 Ward Party, more Umpa Lumpas, cutest thing ever!

 Andrew won a fish...which died within 2 days.  I might have something to do with the fact that we hadn't gotten around to buying food yet...still feel kind of bad about that.

 Preschool Party

Frankenstein, complete with green colored, candy covered teeth