Thorpe Family Christmas Dinner!!!

On Sunday we celebrated Christmas with Christian's family! This is always our best party! It is so fun to get together with everybody! We draw names earlier in the year and the adults exchange with each other and the children exchange with each other. It is so fun to see the gifts that everybody gets. This year it was held by the newest family, The Child's- Natalie, John, Rickle, Reagen, Kortney, Katie, and Emerson (so sorry if I butchered the spellings!) This year we kept the "Fondue Tradition" alive, just did it a little differently. Normally it is meat that we cook, this year we had broccoli, chips, and pretzels to dip in a cheese fondue for an appetizer. And for dessert we had milk chocolate, white chocolate, and mint chocolate fondue dips for pretzels, marshmallows, and bananas. It was so yummy!!! For the main course we enjoyed WAY too much food! Ham, rolls, chips, veggies, cookies, cakes, candy, and an amazing Egg Nogg made by the newest addition John. (Nat, I guess we can keep him!)

Mom and Dad

Bridger

It was a very fun night and it was great to spend time with the family! We wrapped up the evening with the "Puppet Song" Which Bridget and I agree we should do EVERY year!!!

Yes, they are paper bag puppets!!!

Natalie ended the evening perfectly by showing a presentation she had made about the nativity with songs from Josh Groban singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was an amazing presentation Nat, way to go! Thanks for Hosting Johnalie!! Thanks for the gifts Family!

Hope Everybody has a Merry Christmas!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!!

We also celebrated earlier that week!!! Christian had his 24th birthday on December 12th!!! That day we did have to work, but I embarrassed him over the P.A. and brought him donuts to work. That night our bestest friends Mandy, Troy, Marie, and Lukas joined us for dinner at JCW's and games back at our place. He had a great birthday and walked away with some great gifts! "Thanks for all who gave gifts, and sent birthday wishes" - Love Christian!

****Happy Holidays!!!****

Hope everybody has a wonderful Holiday Season!!! We have picked up at the store so I definitely won't have time to update again until after Christmas, possibly after New Years!

I hope everybody is doing well!!! Christian and I are doing very well! Just working, and playing a little in between! We are both VERY excited for Christmas.

Remember the reason for the Season when you celebrate this year!

Set aside some time for our Savior dear!

Love you all! God bless!!! Love, The Thorpes