Christmas in KC

Watching the ice skaters

Hanging out at Crown Center
Crown Center

Marcus checking out this jeep

Marcus trying a new gadget

Cole and Carson working as a team

Carson with his laptop

Marcus and his Bendaroos

Books!

Cole and Mom

Carson

Alexis, Maven, and Marcus

Opening gifts

Christmas morning 2009

Sweet Maven

Dad and the grandsons

Dad's brothers and sister

Mom and Dad with the boys

Our family 2009

Christmas Eve 2009

Crown Center

Merry Christmas

Looking at the Gingerbread house exhibit

The Mayors Christmas Tree 09

We went to KC for Christmas and had a really great time with my family. We were thankful to get there just before a big snow storm and leave after. It was really neat to have so much snow for Christmas, and I'm so glad we didn't have to go anywhere or do anything while the streets were so bad. We had the annual Ballew Christmas Eve get together at my parents house, with about 35 family members braving the weather to get there. I always look forward to that time, and it was really nice. On Saturday we ventured out in the evening to go over and hang out with the Minnis family, which is always a nice time.

Levi used a lot of his time off to study for boards, though he took the whole day off on Christmas to just hang out with us. We all enjoyed the time with my Mom and Dad, as well as Greg, Alexis, and Maven. It was quite a scene on Christmas morning with 4 grandsons taking over the house with all of their "boy" presents and toys! I think Dad, Greg, and Levi enjoyed some of the toys just as much as the little boys! :) Let's just say there were about a million nerf bullets laying all over the house...and you considered yourself lucky if you weren't shot more than once every few minutes. There are a ton of pictures here...enjoy! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!