Monday, December 29, 2008

Typical Christmas time breakfast for dozens

Christmas 2008

Me and Drew
Santa ate cookies (one with 40 red hots, ...go Santa) and reindeer ate oats.

Grandma and Grandpa's table



It Snowed! .............................a little bit.


Truman playing in the "snow"




Paul's handiwork
Brotha Bob and Eli

Busy Kitchens at all times


Tru



Christmas Family

Monica and Atticus
Brian and Atticus

Moriah and Kaylee


Bryan, Paulie and Me



Horseback Riding at Kim and Matt's

Unidentified chick on a horse. (Danny wrote that)

2006, and 2008 NFR World Champion Matt Sherwood, Paulie, Brian and Will


Greg Smith as photographed fighting with coalition forces in the northeastern province (of Afghanistan)



Paul and Monica




More Family = More fun





















Paul in the Kitchen

Christmas Eve

O Holy Night!

My sister Barbara Carpenter organized and pulled off a fantastic Christmas Eve production complete with characters, song and the Christmas story

A wiseman and a shepherd
A wiseman bringing gold

angels from afar


shepherds and angels




The crowded stable



More Good Times
















Friday, December 26, 2008

Christmas 2008

Atticus
Benjamin and Kaylee

Andrew, Grant and Ben

G Unit, and G Smoothie



Monique, Kaylee, and Monica




Christmas 2008

This year we had all of my family on my Dad's side in town beginning on the Dec 21st. We had a great time with all brothers, sisters, nephews, neices, uncles, aunts, cousins in attendance and of course Ben Smith. We had around 40 for dinner on the 22nd, 40 on the 23rd, 60 on the 24th and 72 on the 25th. We had family sleeping everywhere possible. Safford, Gainsville FL, New York City NY, Pima, Queen Creek, Mesa, Santa Monica CA, Healdsburg CA, Columbia MO, Rancho Santa Margarita CA, Encino CA were all represented. It felt like Christmas!




Barbara, Greg, Moriah, Grant, Brian, Andrew, Danny, Paul
Grant, Brian, Andrew, Danny
Grant

Drew

Andrew, Cody, Brian, Grant and Greg




Paintball Warriors 2008




"Riggs" Bryan, Uncle Danno, "Paulie" Paul

"Snake" Brian, "Save yourself" Dave, Will



"Cartwheel" Dougie, Greg and "Blanco" DBrent




Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The backyard project

Well it is 6 months, 3 x-rays, 1 cast, 2 sunburns, and 1 bit of frost bite later and the barbeque is coming together.