Christmas Recap

Christmas Eve night

 Mom's gift: A TV for the workout room/guest bedroom

Later, Ben surprised me with a 5-year Anniversary wedding band!:)

 Opening gifts was SO much fun this year!

Carson was very excited and animated and gave a cute

"Thank you" after every gift!

 Showing Daddy his Hawkeye Crayon Roll. 

He loves it!!

Thanks, Jen! My talented, creative neighbor. 

Visit Jen's Etsy Shop: Little House Frau, 

see her blog HERE.

 Daddy's Surprise: A new camera!

He's wanted one with more zoom for hunting...and our family pics!

 Ok, he may have faked his look for me here, 

because I was mad at our old camera for missing the moment!

 Carson scored some cute Hawkeye gear and Leap Frog games.

 Brady loved walking around Carson's Basketball game

and pretending to be a big kid shooting!

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 Giving Grandpa a Bonk!

 Our boys cuddling with "Ma" Kathy and "Pa" Dave

in their Christmas gift outfits.

 1st Annual Sutfin Cousins' Christmas!

Ben is the second oldest of 19 cousins!

Front: Jessica Sutfin(C), Teona Sutfin(C), Shannon Sutfin(C)

2nd row: Traci Taylor Schmidt(C), Denise Cheney, Chelsey Sutfin Bogaards(C), Sharelle Sutfin, Angie Taylor Dvorak(C).

3rd Row: Luke Bogaards, DJ Sutfin(C), Robbie Sutfin(C), Brandon Schmidt, John Dvorak, Jen Stowell(C), Megan, Christine(C), Crystal Sutfin(C).

Back row: Brandon Sutfin(C), Bryant Sutfin(C), Thomas Sutfin(C), Chad Sutfin(C), Ben(C), Dustin Stowell, Jono Cheney(C), Brad VanderLinden.

NOT PICTURED COUSINS: Jodi Cheney (made short appearance earlier), Kelly Taylor.

We thought it would be fun to have our own Cousins' party...and it was a GREAT night!

THANK YOU to Jen and Dustin Stowell for hosting, thanks for the great gifts in the exchange and good potluck food, and thank you to the creators of the Wii Michael Jackson dance game for the entertainment!!

Our next Generation Cousins Chase, MacKenzie, Brady, and Carson!
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to be continued....need pics from Swanson, Grier Christsmas from other camera....