Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was extra special this year (as everything was this season). The Garfields came over and we had a fabulous prime rib dinner, then we had a few musical performances where Josh played some some on the guitar,Meg and Emily took turns at the piano, Thatcher and Josh sang 'Santa Clause is Coming to Town', then Thatcher decided he liked being the center of attention and sang a few more while standing on the piano bench, and the most memorable performance (or so I thought) was Ty singing a rendition of the '12 Days of Christmas' that I wrote (and will put at the end of this post). After the performances everyone voted on our gingerbread houses and then we opened presents. Thatcher was pretty excited about his Lightning Mqueen 'flips' (slippers). After presents the kids (which included Gail and Jake who were great sports) put on the nativity. Thatcher was Joseph and took his role very seriously. The whole thing was hilarious and perfect. James was asleep by that point so he didn't get to be the baby Jesus. The night ended with banana cream pie and putting out treats and stockings for Santa and his reindeer. The whole night was fun and easy and special. I love my family, my boys and my life.











The 12 Days of Christmas
re-written by Jen Martin, Christmas 2010
1st- Carson
…a full year of nothing but vacations

2nd- Keith
…lower cholesterol
…and a silent passive wife

3rd- Ty and Jen
…4 bondage outfits
…3 brand new planners
…2 sedated boys
…and a car that starts consistently

4th- Emily
…4 lacrosse goals
…3 life sized stand-up cardboard cutouts of Shakey Smithson
…2 piano duets
…1 brand new ACL

5th- Thatcher and James
…5 hours of no injuries
…4 people to snuggle
…3 bags of marshmallows
…2 heads as big as a melons
…1 buzz Movie

6th- Kelly
… 6 kisses from Conner
… 5 thousand texts
… 4 hours of TV
… 3 hours in a mouse head
… 2 melon-headed nephews
… 1 pair of brand new pointe shoes

7th- Meg
…7 wins in tennis
…6 dates with Remmy Rem
…5 flirty glances from David Archuleta
…4 rounds of the ACT
…3 Motab performances
…2 dancing shoes
…1 shiny reparied cabriolet

8th- Ry and Mel
…8 friends like Everett
…7 designer jeans
…6 dozen craisin cookies
…5 brand new razors
…4 days without Denise
…3 gas masks for Mel
…2 new job offers
and…one house that’s not a garage

9th- Jake and Gail
…9 skiing lessons
…8 front row U game seats
…7 trips on the muss buss
...6 articles for the daily chronicle
…5 more girls for Jake
…4 trips to New York
…3 study abroads
...2 U diplomas
…and for Gail one proposal from Will

10th- Dru
…10 songs from Josh-y
…9 orders of sweet potato fries
…8 days to sleep in
…7 new bathrobes
…6 days of no cookin’
…5 days of soy chicken
…4 ambien
…3 days left of her callin’
….2 perfect grandkids
and...one year in Switzerland

11th- Mark
…11 months of skate skiing at Mountain Dell
…10 high council talks
…9 slide rock cliff jumps
…8 cross country skiing trips
…7 injury free midnight bathroom runs
…6 days a week of working out
…5 getaways with his best friend Eric Heiden
…4 debates with Kristi
…3 centuries of cabin privileges
…2 days without hormonal women gripin’
and …one full head of hair

12th- Josh
…12 non-exaggerated water polo goals
…11 constant friends
…10 guitar lessons by Roy
…9 pants that fit
…8 baseball games
…7 trophies for enthusiasm
…6 holy socks
…5 jumps of the second platform
…4 swimming medals
…3 new combs for his hair
…2 kisses from London
…for the Giants to win the world series