Christmas gathering

Last Saturday evening our friends joined us for a little Christmas celebration. It was really neat to have our established, unconditional friends of many years hanging out with family and new friends. I figure if our new friends still like us after that, they will be life long friends as well
(You know we love you guys ;) )!!!

Janne was even able to join us!

Some of us gals plus Micah.

The guys are hanging in the kitchen snacking on the yummy brisket Doug smoked. This is before they built the giant bon fire in the empty lot across the street. I missed it, and of course the guys didn't take any pics. I stayed inside where it was warm with baby Claire, Ashlea, and baby Micah.

I believe this picture was taken right before Davin pushed the button on the blender that had no lid and a fork inside of it. My kitchen was covered in bellini floor to ceiling, and the fork was propelled across the room . Thank goodness it landed next to Sarah and not in her head!!
At least you can't say it wasn't eventful :)

I really wish this picture of the kids hadn't turned out so blurry because it was super cute! Especially Mikey and Lauren. Jake's expression was hilarious. Rachel wanted to lay on her tummy, and of course Ethan is close to Rachel, and Davin is close to Ethan. Oh, well!