Oh What a December

I have to try and cram all of December into one post because tomorrow our internet is getting shut off.  We are trying to find new internet service that doesn't cost quite so much and I don't know how long I will be with out service.  Well on the 6th we had our ward X-mas Party.  Dinner and

of course Santa and the primary kids put on the nativity seen Mack was a 

cow.

Mack celebrated his 5th birthday in Preschool on the 10th of December.  He also made a cute

 gingerbread house and had his preschool X-mas program.

 Grandma Day we went to our friends the Parry's and made cute snowmen and opened presents.  We had to leave early before dinner to go to Rock's brother's for FHE and a little memorial service for Rock's brother who died 2 years ago on the 10th

 All the Grandma Day grandkids with the two awesome Grandma's

 And the mother's of the grandkids who are so lucky to have awesome mom's!

 Mack and Gunnar pretending to drive their santa sled.

One night we made snowflakes and hung them up in our living room

 Mack sitting on Santa's lap telling him he wants a remote control helicopter for X-mas

 Mack on the morning of his birthday...he got a new bike!

Our little Huddy!

Huddy trying to eat Mack.

My boys!

 Mack had a family party on the 20th of his birthday.  I have such a great fam!

The next day he invited his cousin Jex to Trafalga in Lehi to play laser tag.

Then after trafalga we went to Lyndee's for hot chocolate and grandma's PJ picture.  

 Here are the men of the fam!

 And all the grandkids!

Jex, Mack and Gunnar hiding

Rock worked on the tree of wisdom for BYU.  One Sunday morning we took the boys and checked it out.  It still has to get painted.  Looks great Rock!

 Annual Carter X-mas Eve party that has been going since I was born-30 + years.

 Decorating a small tree.

 Playing basketball

Tree's all done

Hudson sleeping with Aunt Sharon!

My sis Lyndee and her husband Steve

Our Family!

What a X-mas eve night for Mack.  Earlier that day he, Rock and Gunnar went with Skeet and his boys to check traps for animals and played games while hudson and I stayed home to wrap presents and get some baking done.  At the party Mack smacked his head on his cousin's McCoy's head got a black eye, the basketball hit him square in the face, the wiffle ball while playing baseball smacked him in the face, and a big guy trampled over him while running home.  What a night but he was tough and kept going.  

 Christmas morning.  The boys came into our room and told us santa had come and that he had eaten our apple and carrots.  We decided to do apples cause Santa gets lots of cookies.  They were so excited!

 Mack and Gunnar each got each other a present.  I took each of them one night to the dollar store to pick out a gift for each other.  Gunnar gave Mack some balls and Mack gave gunnar a giant crayon piggy bank

 Opening presents.

 Santa came through and brought them remote control helicopters

 Hudson eating all the wrapping paper.

 at 11:00 am we went to my mom's for the annual X-mas casserole she makes and I love.  We opened presents and just spent the day there!

My mom and dad surprised our family with a Wii!  The boys love it!  Rock loves it just as much!

 Jex and Dykell (cousins) came and played after Mack and Gunnar had a sleep over at Grandma Gillman's

They played outside for hours

Aunt Cally had all the nieces and nephews over on the 22nd of Dec. making cookies and this X-mas tree cake.  Thanks Cally!

Mack climbing the rock wall at Trafalga.

Last of the X-mas parties was on the 30th when we went to Spring City to my Grandma's house.  This is my dad's family.  We had his sister and her two boys, his brother and his family and us.  We ate good food-coke ham, played games, and opened presents.

The next day we went sledding!

Asleep at Grandma's

This is the second time they have been sleeding via four wheeler.  They went earlier in December with my dad out in Lehi in his fields and now in Spring City in the open spaces!  They loved it!

We rang in the New Year at my aunt Ja's in AF with more good food and lots of it and fun card games.  My family has such a good time when we got together and play cards.
The best way to start 2013 is with family!!