WARNING- millions of pictures below...

We headed up to Smithfield Sunday morning in time to hear Mom, Jena and Ky sing in sacrament meeting, then home for the fun!

Kyli and I made chocolate suckers, then the kids and I attempted our first gingerbread house- or eating frosting- whatever you want to call it. It turned out fine for our first one!

Sawyer's almost started crawling!!!!!!

Ya'll know I'm camera happy- beware of me and

everyone else in the pictures ahead!

We can't have a family get together without bringin out the shake it game! Good ones from this night- Brent made Jena and I look like zombies

Brent's snow angel!

Appetizers for the Eve..yummy!

Kara & Jen peeling shrimp- Jena doesn't handle shrimp feet too well!





A little pilates for Sawyer to work off some of the delicious food!


Kara & the kids tracked Santa all night, then they laid out some reindeer food all over the front lawn

Christmas Eve Jammers!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!!!!

Conli gave herself a make over!

Us kids have been saving up since last January to get mom and dad a new couch for Christmas, so this is us heading out to go find one! It was the best surprise!

Conli put her teeth through her lip at the furniture store, and this is the GIANT elk the men were in love with

Max getting ready to go play .......butterfly kisses

for dinner, we all went to Iggy's. It was a tasty treat, and so may precious photo ops for me!!! long live pictures!!!!!!

Santa Claus has left the building....

Well, tis the season is finally over- is that bad that I'm relieved? For reals though, the "jollies for the holly-days" never hit me this year- maybe a little bit right there at the end, on like, the 22nd of December...I just wasn't feeling it. Which, is the reason, all my very much anticipated "The Best of Ramey Christmas 2007" CD's are sitting here on my desk, not sent to anyone. So, they'll be late- you can listen to them next year I guess! And I promised myself that I was going to send out Christmas cards- but after 4 rounds of trying to take a good picture of my lil lovely family- I gave up. Although, you may receive a jolly happy new year's card soon! Don't give up on me yet! I just want all those I love to know that if I had a million dollars- it would've been spent on you this year. Yes, I know, I know, that's not what Christmas is about, but HOW I LOVE giving, and this year, it wasn't in the budget! So, from the bottomest parts of my heart, I apologize. I love you all. My friends are my favorite- right up there with my family, and I hope you know how much I cherish you and love you and love the times we have! I wish I could have given you all something, but that'll have to wait til next time.
(Summer, sorry about the reading- I know how you love it!)
Now, for the good stuff- pictures of the last week. Christmas was soooooo fun! My kids were super spoiled by their loving families. THANK YOU SO MUCH for giving them so much!

They love you and we love you!

It started Thursday night, celebrating with Ramey's! Let the festivities begin!

She's yelling- "It's mine! It's mine!

My sweet little boy's reaction, was this happy, and amazed at every single present he opened!

Aunt Karri scored HUGE on her princess jammies she got for Conli- she wears them as often as possible

Tradition at the Ramey house- after all the presents are opened, the kids hide under the paper until someone says, "where are the kids?" then they pop out- oh what fun!

All the grand kids- "Go Web"??? that works for christmas right?

one of our first attempts at a christmas card....decided to all go funny faced since we couldn't get the kids to smile at the same time- or Sawyer to smile at all for that matter!

Saturday night was the annual Hillam Christmas Party. It was lots of fun. 2nd try at a god family picture- poor Sawyer- se doesn't cooperate and she and Conli didn't feel very good....oh well, we tried!

daddy and chubalufagus!

the men folk- wink wink

we did a humanitarian project as part of the night's events

Max was NOT feeling his shepherd costume....he pouted through the whole nativity

end scene.........

on to Logan for Christmas Eve and Day