New Years!!

  We had some New Years fun with the Cameron family at T.J
. and Sandra's home . For the first time in over 2 years we were all together...all 31 of us!!
Here is Elin just hanging out ,taking a break from all those playmates!!

                     The man in charge!!!       Here is T.J. cleaning up after the big feast!

Here are the Matriarch and Patriarch of the Cameron Clan!! Probably feeling a little worn out from all the busy little people.

                                                     Cousin love!! Emily and Charley

                                                               Having family fun.

                                     Auntie Sandra and Tara

                                                            Uncle Josh and Auntie Andrea

                                                       Grammie and Elin

                                                                   Eva holding her gifts close!

                                                       Yummy breakfast News Years morning.

                                                       Penelope Sante's birthday party games New Years day. What better time to have a party then when all 19 of your cousins are all together?

                                                                 Elin trying out her jumping skills for the competition

                                            More games and cousins

                                                   Elle jumping

                                                     Emmy flying through the air

Grampie reading to Eva and Kaleigh

                                                          So many fun times!

                                                                       Cousin times

                                                                  Cleaning up all the toys

                                                               Tired out after a long day.

                                                                  And there they are!! Blessings every one of them!!

                                                              The 2 oldest cousins with 2 of the youngest .
                                                         So we left very tired out from all the partying ,but feeling  happy that God has blessed us so abundantly with a family who loves and follows him.

Christmas!!

                                                    Well here we were all set to start our Christmas vacation! It was Christmas Eve day and we were all packed up and headed to the Skaling homestead for Christmas.

                                      Elin was excited!!

                                            Ryan and I were excited and looking forward to some time away from the stress of ministry!

                                    Christmas Sacks awaiting the morn.

                                     Finding treasures!!

                                         Sweet treasures...

                                        scented treasures..

                                    and manly treasures!!!!! Ryan will not be impressed when he reads this!!!

                                           Our 4 Christmas blessings..

                                                Grampie reading the Christmas story blessings

   Elin opening a forever gift from Grammie

                                       Ryan helping the girls open a fun game.

                                      Excited Grammie!!

                                         Emily hugs for a gift she knit for Grammie's teapot!

                                         A new Wallet for me from my Elle

                                                   Monkey blessings made by the Skaling cousins

                                         Grampie helping with some tricky packaging

                                              Eva absorbed with all her new stuff!

                                                  Gifts for Ryan

                                         Time away from the noise for the 3 youngest girls . So cute.

                          Story time with Aunt Julia

                                         Julia and Mom pintresting

                                              Cousin time!!

                                             Snow time!!

                                  Slipper blessings made by Grammie for all her 7 granddaughters!!
                                  We received many fun  and wonderful love filled gifts,but the greatest of all was the one given over 2000 years ago . We are so grateful for Jesus and the gift he gave us...his life.