Christmas Eve 2014

We have our traditional Nativity play put on by the Jensen Children.

 Hanna was Mary and Walt was Joseph.

 Daisy was the Angel.

 Clark was a Shepperd Boy and loved being in the spotlight.

 I think Max was a wise man and Van was a shepherd.

 The cast.

 The Jensen Cousins.

 Getting ready for family Jeopardy!

It was a wonderful Christmas Eve!

Christmas at the Mountain House

Daisy was by Skye's side as much as possible. 

I even let Skye put make up on Daisy, which she loved!

 Clark liked what he found in his stocking.

We always enjoy a hike around the lake.

Vincent, Clark, Baxter, Hanna, Daisy and Max.

Decorating trees with candy and icing.

 Santa came with P.J.'s as always :)

We always enjoy lots of food, games, relaxing and being together as a family!

We missed having Greg and Heather with us this year!

December Fun

My first Christmas gift this year was given to me by my mother-in-law Dee. The picture doesn't do justice, but it's a beautiful nativity set and it's my very first one. I absolutely love it!

The house all decorated for Christmas. 

Movie and popcorn on a cold December night.

Our traditional Santa Train Ride in Boulder City.

Fun ride on the little train too.

Picture with Santa on the train. Max was too "mature" to jump in.

It was cold. Hanna and Van were sharing their sweater.

We played in the leaves across the street from Danny's grandma's old house in Boulder City.

The kids piled all these leaves together.

And jumped in!

As you can see, they had fun! 

We don't get to play with leaves very often in NV.

We went to Ethel M Chocolate Factory to see the Christmas Lights.

We had an extra little one with us that night, baby Zane.

I bought this beautiful new CHRISTmas cradle and I love it!

Glasses for Hanna

I can't believe my two oldest both need glasses! They both barely need them, but enough to need them for the classroom. Hope it stops there, even though I think she looks adorable with them!

Walt Lost His First TWO Teeth

Walt has waited for this day for 6 whole years!

He was so excited he even asked to get them pulled out. They were so loose, Danny tied each of them to a string on the door and Walt slammed the door.

Walt was happy to see those two little teeth out of his mouth!

School Activities

 Daisy cheered for the school assembly.

 Crazy Hair Day.

 The kids participated in the school fun run.

 Van made a story book pumpkin. From the book Go Dog Go.

FIRE

A few days after Thanksgiving I turned on my oven to bake a turkey pot pie.The house started smoking a little, which I figured it would pass. A few minutes later it was super smokey! I turned off my oven and a fire started inside of it. I had 9 kids at my house so the only thing I could think of was getting them outside. A few minutes later the fire department was there and all was well. They were super nice and helped fan out my house for a little bit before they left. Next time we spill turkey drippings in the oven I'll be sure to clean it before turning my oven on!

Gravell Family Pictures

My Crazy Family!

Grandma Susan with all her grandchildren.

Mom with her children and grandchildren.

My siblings and mom.

Michael, mom, Jenny, Kurt, Rebecca, Greg.

The granddaughters. 

Grandma Susan made all the cute skirts!

Skye, Hanna, Daisy and Ella.

Cute cousins just a few months apart. Clark and Ella!