03
Jan

A Winnemucca Christmas

Do you ever have the feeling you’re in the middle of a Christmas comedy? Every time we go to Winnemucca for Christmas the feelings surge to the surface. I can’t help but take a step back and watch all the aunts and uncles joke as cousins dodge through a forest of legs and feet. The cousins scramble for the door to be first in line for tubing behind the ATV. Monopoly and and Scrabble boards emerge each night after each child is tucked in snuggly for the night. Enough food passes through the kitchen to feed a small army. Truly, the resemblance to a band of military troops is astonishing. I think the count is 15 cousins and 14 aunts and uncles…all fitting comfortably in one house. My mother and father-in-law are such good sports to sacrifice their house for the festivities. We have had so much fun this year and are so grateful for them and everything they do to keep the family close(Matt, Kathy, Dan and Kim…we missed you).

The carols and reading of Christ’s birth on Christmas Eve was a highlight.

Even the little ones were captivated.

The blizzard that spanned Christmas Eve through Christmas Day had Negin and I rocking the leg warmers. Thanks, Nancy!! My legs did stay warm.

Hudson enjoyed quality time in the backyard with Goo.

Oh what fun it is to ride in an inner tube behind the ATV.

Annie turned out to be quite the little snowbunny. Hudson takes the cake with presents. He got “Bat wings.” Yes the little rip cord on the side can be pulled to have them pop open, Buzz Light Year style to span 5ish feet.