New Year's Eve

Not a better way to say Goodbye to 2011 and Hello to 2012!
We had family over for some games and goodies. Thanks for the Hospitality Bar Mike!

I was having so fun much that I didn't take any pictures of the game playing. Dang it! So I was not able to document Jill's victorious win at Mexican Train!

We might have to make this game night a tradition!
David was able to join us after he slaved away all day at Wallgrins.
Anticipating 2012 to be awesome!

Choncho


Mike and Jessie

Amy and Ty Guy

Uncle Bent and Yori



THE COUNTDOWN!!

Getting the bubbly ready! This is how Mormons get crazy on New Years- root beer, orange soda and some sparkling grape juice!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
This is the first time we haven't gone to bed before 9pm on New Years.


You gotta bring in the New Year with kissing your honey




Time for bed!

Christmas 2011

We were able to get our house decorated early for Christmas this year. We had everything up before Thanksgiving. It was wonderful!!
We had a good year with the Christmas tree because Christian was old enough to understand to leave it alone and Jessie wasn't big enough or mobile enough to pull everything off of it.





Katelyn got a camera from my parents for Christmas and this is her picture she took of our tree.

katelyn helped me wrap a lot of the family presents this year and the boys were constantly bugging her to try to get a peek. The next morning I found this under the tree on one of Tyler's presents.

Christmas begins with everyone lining up on the stairs in order of age.
I love the genuine smiles in this picture!

 

Amy: 2 American Girl dolls, bunk beds, wardrobe full of goodies, headlamp, clothes

 

Katelyn: Smurfs, boots, clothes and this is the picture she took of herself with her camera

 

Tyler: air soft gun, kick boxing bag, basketball
Christian: air soft gun, battery powered car

 

Jessie: Jessie doll
Brigham: Air soft gun, transformers, pillow pet, flashlights

 

We had a wonderful Christmas!
THANKS SANTA!!!

Christmas Eve at The Denkers

My parents took the 4 older kids on Friday night and had them all Christmas Eve to give us a much appreciated break! The had so much fun. My mom gets everyone jammies and they decorated awesome gingerbread houses and played games.



We came up that night for the annual mexican dinner and then had the nativity.

Jessie wasn't to keen on being the baby Jesus, but most everyone else participated. It was a good evening and the kids were very spoiled.





Brigham got a turtle from Grammy & Papa D. He named him Speedy

Naughty or nice?

The EQ and Primary were in charge of this year's ward Christmas Party. We had a yummy breakfast, Bingo, and decorating contest. Then we finished it off by visiting with Santa.



Brigham is usin ghis fingers as he goes down his request list!








Look at that BIG alligator tear! It took a lot of empty promises and Tyler donating his candy cane to get Christian onto Santa's lap. I think he will be much more friendlier next Christmas.

Kids Christmas Concert

Katelyn was tall enough for the back row this year and had a hard time staying out of the curtains.

Tyler wasn't "technically" old enough to be in choir, but he promised he would be as good as a 2nd grader and he was. He tried real hard!

Amy was the mouse in the corner. She knows all the words and actions, but likes to be timid.

Tyler, Katelyn and Amy were all in the school choir this year. They go to school early once a week and practice all fall and then finish with a Christmas Concert for the school and their families in December.

It was a great concert and we might just get one of our children to learn how to sing!