We took so many pictures over 8 days in Sedona that I think it's easiest to do a top 20 post here. Lists make things easier for me! So, here we go. Christmas in Sedona... top 20 countdown!
20. Sedona is simply gorgeous!
20. Sedona is simply gorgeous!
19. Hiking! Daniel and Rick took the kids along on some hikes. It's one of Luke's favorite things to do, so thanks guys for taking him along! :) 
18. Nerf Gun Wars. Rick and Sherry got all the grand kids Nerf guns and they all had fun blasting each other during our stay! 
17. SNOW!! My little San Antonio/Vegas babies got to see it snow for the first time! We ran outside when we saw that it was coming down and the kids had fun just standing there while it fell. Luke opened his mouth to catch some snowflakes and told me that they "taste like snowballs." Haha.
16. Playing in the snow and blasting each other with snow balls!! It continued snowing through the night and we woke up to this!
Gunnar pegged Luke in the face, and then after a little retaliating Luke got Seth pretty good. Pay it forward I guess :)
I like this picture of Collin and Ethan! Cute guys.
Ella didn't know what to think of all the snow. She hated that it got into her shoes and made her fingers cold, but didn't want to miss out on anything.
Luckily she had Jake to carry her around.
15. Building a snowman! Melanie and Joe helped the kids, and I think it turned out super cute!
14. Swimming! Crazy that we could build a snow man AND swim during our stay! It did help that the pools there are so warm.
13. Treats. And food. Uncle Joe made delicious chocolate chip cookies, Melanie helped the kids make snowman sugar cookies (Logan rocked his!), we all made cake pops together, and the adults indulged in late night ice cream. Wouldn't be a holiday without junk food! I'm glad Kristen and I got a few runs in so I didn't gain fifty pounds! Each couple took a turn making dinner and everyone did a fabulous job on their night. Ben and Hailey made pork salad, Aaron and Kristen made chicken courdon blue, Mel and Joe pizza, Booner made lasagna, Davey rice and pork chops, and Rick and Sherry the delicious Christmas Eve dinner, and Jake and I made Jake's 'Boo-ya' chile.
12. Girls day out! I love hanging out with my sis-in-laws. I lucked out when I married into the family because these girls are the best. We missed you this time around Jenni! We went to Red Chopsticks and shopped around the outlet mall one day while the guys stayed home with the kids.
11. Games!! We stayed up late playing Family Feud, Scattegories, Trivial Pursuit, Anybodys Guess, and Hand and Foot.
10. Non-stop cousin fun! I love that the kids have so many cousins to play with. Luke says they are all his favorite friends. Gunnar and Luke were attached at the hip this time around and even stayed up until after midnight one night playing marbles together. He really wishes that Gunnar still lived down the street from us.
9. Matching PJs. Probably my favorite pictures from each Smith Christmas!
Pictures are oh, so painful for the kids! Haha. One day we'll get a good picture of the grand kids. One day. 
And the 3 year olds together.
8. Silly string fight!! Still makes me laugh just thinking about it.
7. Shredded paper and prizes in the bag game. Does this have a name?? It's always funny to see what everyone ends up with. I think Lily's prize(s) were the most hilarious this year. She pulled out a pregnancy test (wanted to keep it)and power puff girl underwear. Go Lily! haha.
6. Lots of chatting and good laughs!
5. Christmas Eve Program
4. Christmas morning and presents! The kids were all so anxious to see what Santa brought. It made it all the more fun for us big people. Luke and Ella got what they had been wanting from Santa, and Jake and I made out pretty good this year too!
Christmas morning kiddos!
Ella unwrapping her things all by herself this year... 
3. Rick's challenge to read The Peacegiver as couples. Jake and I finished it on our drive back home. It was really good.. who wants it next??
2. Family pictures after church. Always entertaining! Here's the big shot of everybody.
2. Family pictures after church. Always entertaining! Here's the big shot of everybody.
1. Celebrating the birth of the Savior together. So fun to be with everyone! Well, almost everyone. We missed Josh and Jenni's family!Countdown is on for David's wedding in march!
7 comments:
Such fun pictures!!! Looks like the cousins all had a blast together....we'll catch ya next time in 2011!!!
I thought it was Jake's "Daddy Like" Chili...
Love the pictures!
I think it is fun to see all the pictures but in a completely different angle than mine. haha I like your countdown...brings back good memories.
too fun!! you guys look like you have such a fun family!
i love the shots where luke is pegged by gunnar, and then luke is pegging someone else! HA!
Looks like Christmas was great, all around! fun fun!
Love the pictures! Sounds like it was a blast. The playhouse in the previous post is AMAZINGLY cute!
I love the matching jammies. So many little babies!
I just moved into a new ward, and I have seen your sister-in-law, with the striped shirt on, sitting next to you in picture #12 there. I have never met her, and the ward just split, so maybe never will, but funny how small our world of connections can be. Looks like you had a great Christmas! Happy New Year! Next time you come to AZ, we should get together!
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