Christmas with the Heinzen's

Sooo Christmas is over and i've got a LOAD of things to tell you...First off, since enos and i stayed here in utah we were able to have a white christmas (something i've never had). And because we all wanted to be together on Christmas Day... the whole family spent the night xmas eve (every ONE of us) at Tara's camping out in various rooms and all huddled together on the floor. Even though our air mattress deflated comPLETELY and we got a HORRIBLE night's sleep... we were still glad we did it because we got to all have breakfast as a family and then go sledding at a deathly steep hill... So steep in fact that when i saw the hill i made the comment, "well... someone's gonna break SOMETHING." just as some man ran past me in a hurry and said, "Yep, that's exactly what happened." I looked down the hill and saw two parents carrying a limping girl out of the snow... WOW. I was scared to death... but i went anyway... and got a bruised cheek (not noticeable but definately FEEL-able). After that we all went back and watched movies and took naps. The kids all watched The Simpsons Movie together, i love that movie. Then we waited and waited and waited... and FINALLY got to eat dinner, open presents and read the christmas story outloud together which is a first for me since... well.. since i was about five years old. We finished around 9 or 10 and then all said our goodbyes and went home. I'm glad that my first christmas away from my family wasn't depressing... I really needed some happiness about now. Thanks Heinzens!!!

Mama Heinzen in what she called "Santa's Workshop"

The band....they were okay. ha.

Bored at Dinner (Matt, Mica and Lindsay Production)

WOW...that's big...Nice job mica...okay, the diamond isn't real, it's a called an Artic Crystal or something like that..still though, very pretty.

The kids with their presents in the wee hours

Snow.

Sledding is fun...but illegal.

Oh well.. it won't stop THIS couple

Or anyone here for that matter.

The whole gang who came, minus ron behind the camera.

Blinded by the ice.
Enos couldn't make it down the hill... he got slowed down. hehe, wonder why?
Bill, Ron and Joseph in the worst fall of the day.
Free as a bird, Matt. What a goober.
Best time down EVER.
Enos, pre- getting hit by that inner tube girl going down fast.

Foods.
Hamburger and his tiny present. :)
they were like this ALLLLL the time. SHEESH.
Joseph and i during the nativity reading....bored? naw!!! drunk? maybe.
Don't DO IT EDDIE!!!
Gingerbread made by me, enos, jade and josh... the children took over.Joseph taking up too much memory on the camera.

Mica....too excited.

the end...of the year.