Doyle's Family Chaos: Happy "late" Birthday Grandma Cornie

In December we went to Grandma Cornie's "late" 90th birthday party. Her birthday is actually the day after Michael's birthday, but since Michael got baptized on his birthday Nana was kind enough to push Grandma Cornie's birthday back a week. Don't worry Grandma didn't even know. We had a great time with so many family gathered together. Mimi and Uncle Ed came from Texas and they brought their granddaughter Gilly. Emily was so excited. Her and Gilly have become best friends. Mimi's two sons Jason and Eddie also came. It was my first time meeting Jason and Eddie. Uncle Fred and Aunt Lucy and Brent came from California. It was so much fun. And of course all the locals were there. Kristy, Destry, Kaitlyn, Karly, Shell, Scott, TJ, Kimmy, Megan, Nette, Clay, Sami, Jason ..... As you can tell we had a full house = fun house.

The kids were so surprised when in the evening Santa came for a visit. The kids were so excited and wanted to run out and see his reindeer. Gilly was so cute, she was so adamant that she see exactly how he got here. The kids were all jumping up and down with excitement!!

Nette, Brent, Jason, Destry, Karly, Kaitlyn, Kristy

All the kids got to sit on Santa's lap and have a little chat about how incredibly good they had been that year and what they wanted Santa to bring them. Megan sitting on Santa's lap.

Shockingly Alex wanted a WII. And of course he had been perfect that year!

Emily wanted a puppy, or a gerbil?!? Yeah right, like that's going to happen!

Sami sitting on Santa's lap.

Michael wasn't sure what to tell Santa. He didn't know if he should tell Santa he had been good or bad.

Gilly was so excited to chat with Santa.
All the kids got Christmas blankets from Santa. It will keep the Christmas spirit in our home all year round.