WE HOSTED THE "WHITE" FAMILY CHRISTMAS AT OUR HOME AND IT WAS A BLAST. STEVE'S MOM IRIS, HIS BROTHER'S MIKE, MATT AND ALSO HIS BROTHER RANDY AND HIS FAMILY CAME. WE MISSED RYAN, LAURA AND THERE GANG A TON, IT JUST WASN'T THE SAME STEVE SAID WITHOUT THEM! OH AND WE CAN'T FORGET THE NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY... MATT'S PUPPY. THE KIDS LOVED PLAYING WITH HIM, HUNTER TRIED TO SIT ON HIM.. OOPS. HE WAS REALLY CUTE AND GOT LOTS OF ATTENTION. WE HAD A FULL HOUSE AND WHAT A FUN TIME IT WAS WATCHING MOVIES, DRIVING AROUND TO SEE THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND WATCHING THE KIDS PLAY. WE BAKED, AND COOKED, ATE AND ATE AND ATE.... CHRISTMAS EVE WE WENT TO A JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE AND THE KIDS LOVED IT. THEY LAUGHED AND CAUGHT THE ATTENTION FROM OTHERS SITTING AROUND. THEY DID A GREAT JOB... HUNTER WAS AFRAID OF THE FIRE AND HELD TIGHT TO GRANNY, BUT FOR THE MOST PART HE AND GRACE LOVED IT. WE ALSO GOT TO OPEN A CHRISTMAS PRESENT ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND THE GIRLS GOT MATCHING PJ'S... HUNTER WAS FUNNY WHEN HE SAW US HE KEPT SAYING 2 PINKS!! GRANNY ENJOYED TIME WITH THE GRAND KIDS AND READ THEM CHRISTMAS STORIES BEFORE BED. CHRISTMAS MORNING HUNTER GOT A NEW BIKE, BUT I THINK HE REALLY WANTED DADDY'S REMOTE CONTROL HUMMER, HE PLAYED WITH THAT MUCH MORE. HE REALLY LOVED THE BASKETBALL HOOP! GRACE LOVED HER PRINCESS OUTFITS AND GAVIN WAS JUST HANGING OUT AND LOOKING CUTE! WE WERE ALL VERY BLESSED IN THE GIFT AREA AND ENJOYED THE FAMILY TIME WE HAD.
BARATTIERO FAMILY CHRISTMAS 2007
A COUPLE DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS WE WENT TO ALICIA'S BROTHER HOUSE FOR THE "BARATTIERO" CHRISTMAS. I ALWAYS LOVE TO BE WITH MY SIBLINGS AND THERE FAMILIES. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE JUST HANGING OUT WITH THE FAMILY. PAUL AND HIS FAMILY HOSTED AND PROVIDED ALL THE YUMMY FOOD, IT WAS GREAT! WHAT A FUN TIME WE HAD, WE EVEN GOT TO GO SEE PAUL'S NEW HOME... AWESOME! IT WAS GORGEOUS! WE CAN'T WAIT TILL THEY MOVE IN. ONCE IT WAS PRESENT TIME MY NEPHEW JACKSON AND NIECE ANYA PLAYED THE ELVES... THEY DID A GREAT JOB. THE KIDS HAD A FUN TIME AND WE WERE BLESSED WITH FUN GIFTS FROM EVERYONE. THE BEST GIFT EVER WAS BEING ABLE TO BE A ROOM WITH ALL OF MY SIBLINGS... NOW THAT WE ARE ALL IN DIFFERENT STAGES IN LIFE I TREASURE THE TIME WE ARE ABLE TO GET TOGETHER. BEING WITH FAMILY IS WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT,REMEMBERING CHRIST AND KNOWING THAT WE HAVE ETERNAL FAMILIES BECAUSE OF HIM.
