SNOW STORM!

Thursday morning we awoke to 10 inches of snow.  Morgan and I went out and started shoveling. One neighbor is disabled and the other is in her 80's, so we cleared their driveways as well. Our snowblower wouldn't work most of the time because the snow was too heavy and thick.

When our kids got too cold we sent them inside. Then, not wanting to leave them unattended I went and asked our elderly neighbor if she would be willing to sit with them while we cleared the snow.  I have to admit, I kind of ambushed her. How can she say no when we are clearing her driveway?

LOTS of snow. 

Eli and Josh did have both Thursday and Friday out of school, so we did not have to worry about driving in the craziness.

At the Lasleys!

Friday after Morgan got done with work we headed down to Chillicothe.  Shannon & Kyle were home from Idaho and Ginny was back from BYU-Provo.

E & J playing games with Aunt Shannon 

Sledding

Even though Chillicothe only got 2 inches of snow the kids were able to find a hill to sled down.

Eli,  going down the hill. 

Eli 

Pete, Anne, Guy and Oma 

Josh

Josh and the make-shift sled 

The sled was made from a piece of pallet plastic and a rope.  Not bad at all.

Emily and Oma 

Melissa, Josh, Henry, Pete and Emily

WHITE ELEPHANT PARTY!

Sunday we had a White Elephant party. It was a lot of fun. Morgan ended up with a beautiful flamingo, Josh got a marshmallow gun, Noelle got a Wreck it Ralph Book, Eli got a owl, and I got a portable grille.

Kyle got the gift that I brought (although I forgot to get a picture of it). It was a cookie jar shaped as a policeman. If you lifted up the lid, the cop would blink his eyes, and move his mouth and say

"Stop. Step away from the cookie jar."

Eli was told that his owl was a Great Horned Owl, so he named him Horny

Noelle and Anne, wishing they were outside. 

Time for Christmas!

We did presents and such on Christmas Eve this year. It is actually a Lasley tradition, in order to make Christmas a more mellow day where we can focus on family and the True meaning of Christmas. This year we also did it so that Shannon and Kyle could participate before they went to visit his family in Manchester.


First we opened stockings. Eli and Josh got toothbrushes, candy and soda pop.  Noelle got toothbrushes and a set of keys.

After stockings we had to wait around a bit to talk to Uncle Dan in Honduras who is serving a mission. He was a little late calling on Skype so the kids hang out in the hammock in the basement.

Presents!

Noelle got a stroller from Oma and a baby doll from Mom and Dad

Anne got this fun twisting toy from Oma, and shared it with Noelle for a bit.