Merry Christmas 2009. We missed the Carters in New York and Mike and Desi and their cute family in Colorado but it was great to talk to them on the phone. We are very excited that Desi got a new laptop for Christmas. Check out her fun blogs.
We were so happy to have most of our family home for Christmas: Brandon and Melody from Kansas City, Keith, Kira, Talisa, and Kim, Kathryn and John, Kristilyn and Mark in back and James and Grant in front, and Julie and Jason who are also enjoying a special Burningham Family Reunion in Alpine this week with his entire family. Brandon's parents came down from Boise and are staying with Brittany, Seth and their 7-month-old baby girl Shaeley.
Watching the Christmas video with the red chairs.
Grandpa Rogers read the Christmas story from the Bible and we acted it out with the parts being traded around many times depending on the the emotional state of the participants.
Grant is holding the donkey and James has the camel.
Brandon, Melody and Grandma are the shepherds, Talisa is Mary, and Baby Kira is the Holy Infant. Keith was both the donkey and Joseph.
Melody had her turn as the donkey.
Mark was a camel carrying James.
Christmas morning at the Eliason home following breakfast with the Bouns' special recipe pancakes!
Grant knows how to use the tools. Mark just hopes that Grant will leave Mark's tools alone.
Mark is giving James a lesson on the difference between a screw driver and a Phillips tip.
Getting the packaging off the tools was a major task and Grandpa was right in there helping!
Cutting the ribbons on the packages was very important. In fact the ribbons were saved to be cut into smaller pieces later with their own scissors.
Melody and Brandon on Christmas morning. She got clothes and he got a PDA.
Talisa and Kira in front of their Christmas tree.
Talisa shows Grandma her "Pet Shop." Notice the new table and chairs in the background.
Keith, Kira, Kim, and Talisa in front of their Christmas tree.
Julie and Jason are still in the newly wed stage.
Melody and Brandon were so happy to be home in Utah for the holidays!
We were so happy to have most of our family home for Christmas: Brandon and Melody from Kansas City, Keith, Kira, Talisa, and Kim, Kathryn and John, Kristilyn and Mark in back and James and Grant in front, and Julie and Jason who are also enjoying a special Burningham Family Reunion in Alpine this week with his entire family. Brandon's parents came down from Boise and are staying with Brittany, Seth and their 7-month-old baby girl Shaeley.
Watching the Christmas video with the red chairs.
Grandpa Rogers read the Christmas story from the Bible and we acted it out with the parts being traded around many times depending on the the emotional state of the participants.
Grant is holding the donkey and James has the camel.
Brandon, Melody and Grandma are the shepherds, Talisa is Mary, and Baby Kira is the Holy Infant. Keith was both the donkey and Joseph.
Melody had her turn as the donkey.
Mark was a camel carrying James.
Christmas morning at the Eliason home following breakfast with the Bouns' special recipe pancakes!
Grant knows how to use the tools. Mark just hopes that Grant will leave Mark's tools alone.
Mark is giving James a lesson on the difference between a screw driver and a Phillips tip.
Getting the packaging off the tools was a major task and Grandpa was right in there helping!
Cutting the ribbons on the packages was very important. In fact the ribbons were saved to be cut into smaller pieces later with their own scissors.
Melody and Brandon on Christmas morning. She got clothes and he got a PDA.
Talisa and Kira in front of their Christmas tree.
Talisa shows Grandma her "Pet Shop." Notice the new table and chairs in the background.
Keith, Kira, Kim, and Talisa in front of their Christmas tree.
Julie and Jason are still in the newly wed stage.
Melody and Brandon were so happy to be home in Utah for the holidays! 
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