Family Christmas Gathering 2010

Yesterday, we got the whole Smith crew together ~

to celebrate Christmas.

What a fun time we had ~

there's just something about getting everyone together

under one roof (mama LOVES that!)

we visited ~ The girls ~ love them so much! The siblings ~ love THEM so much! Then did stockings {yes, I still do them!!!!} The buddies (Sawyer and Ayden) ~ enjoying their stockings Rebekah and Bailey

Brittany and Andrea

Steve and Phill talking "music"

the boys ~ Joshua, Sawyer and Ayden

Bailey and her "new jewelry case....with a dancing ballerina (of course!).

Papa and Joshua

Phill and Andrea

Hannah telling quite the story ~

:)

The girls with their new aprons ~ Christy and Courtney

Pat and his stocking ~ yep, a Cowboy hat (Santa got it right at the Cowboy stadium!)

Phill enjoying his stocking

Phill and Christy

Hannah and Courtney looking at an old calendar I found ~

1986....the year Hannah was born.

The whole gang ~ enjoying dinner.

We got all 15 of us at the table. Love that!

Steve and Joshua

Love the "siblings" spending some GREAT time together.

Fun!

Grandkid wrestling ~ woo hoo!

Hannah and Phill

Brittany

Andrea

Bailey and Hannah

adults gather to open gifts

Christy

Steve and Joshua

Pat receiving a gift ~ a fun family memory of "pineapple juice" :)

Courtney and her Daddy (notice Alden's new sweatshirt!)

The evening winding down.......tired little people (and big ones too!)

Grandma and Joshua fitting in a little ping pong :)

:)

Rebekah and Brittany

guys enjoying each other

And remembering our precious Rwandan boys ~ {click on the collage to see the pics better} Love ~ and prayers for them

(and Courtney and Pat)

Alden prayed a sweet prayer for them at the dinner table ~

tears were shed....as we wait for God's timing

for them to join us.

Wonderful Christmas gathering ~

with very special people in our lives.

Christmas 2010 comes to a close ~

and now resting up......

for a quiet New Year's Eve.