christmas in oklahoma

we got to go home for christmas

we flew in friday afternoon

dad picked us up

then we ate at The Wedge

then we went to Lauren and Brads

to hang out for the rest of the day!

we had so much fun!

and i got to meet des for the first time!

ben being silly
me and my cous ben

des!!!!!

lo and des

lo, ben, des

lo and brad got some very large boxes while we were there

so they decided to open them!

they got these HUGEEEEEEEE stockings

and lo got some fashionable earrings

ben with his new car thing

cam loves babies!

then the next morning we went to breakfast

with dad and maggie

then went back to their house and opened presents!

here is a pic of abbey!

abbey wearing a ribbon
she loved it!

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then we went to laura and andy's

and then off to Ted's for lunch

i got to meet eli for the first time ever!!!!

me and little laura

we have been friends for 10 years!

pic of us leaving teds
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then we headed to gram's

for food and more presents!

lane and jess arrived after jess drove straight through from LA

with one sto to nap for 2 hours in amarillo.

he got a new car and it was a stick and lane

can't drive a stick...

way to go jess!!!!
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we greeted them with screams of joy and celebratory whiskey shots!

the fam gathering for the swedish prayer and food

prayer by gram

dad and des

oh how he loves little kids

he said he'd buy me a car if i got pregnant :)

dad, lo, and des

the boys

jess, cam, brad

the men

mark & brad

the sisters

lo, lane

and des

(wearing ribbons from their presents)
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then we went to breakfast

with dad, gram, lane, jess, brad, lo, and the kids

dad wearing his new shirt from lane

"act natural"

"act natural with your iphones"

father-in-law

son-in-law

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then we headed to the airport

and back to denver.

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it was a great trip

with great family!

gilbert's christmas

christmas at the cannons

we woke up to a white christmas

we made coffee and cinnamon rolls

and started christmas!

schnooze got some things in her stocking
she was more excited about eating the previous treats
that she couldnt pose for a pic with these :)

cam with his new slippers, he was soooo excited!!!

slippers

YEAH!!!! my new sewing machine!!!

i am in the process of learning how to use it!

the apple pie...

i cut christmas shapes out of the dough and laid them

over the top

we fed a squirrel some walnuts for his christmas

his name is gilbert

and he was climbing our screen

he was cute!

cam dropped the baster in the oven and it melted a hole through the plastic

so, he patched it up!

basting the ham!

yummm!!!
the foil on the left is garlic roasting for the potatoes

schnooze got a snuggie from her grandma and grandpa

the wassail
-smelled sooooo good!

bethany making the mashed potatoes

with: 1 stick butter, 1 thing cream cheese, heavy cream, whole milk, and 1 head garlic

they were DELICIOUS!

bethany and stephen

ella

schnooze

cameron and stephen we sitting playing games

seperately

while we cooked

but then they did the dishes and it was awesome!!!

i tried my first deviled egg

and it was good!

we put curry in them!

we forgot to buy a loaf of bread

so i made one

with garlic cloves in it

and we dipped it in olive oil and spread roasted garlic on it

ohhhh so good!

not sure what cam was doing... posing?

me and the camster

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after we ate, we played games, napped,

then went and saw Avatar 3D IMAX

and it was soooo awesome!

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the most perfect christmas ever!