RIng Christmas Bells

• Date: December 12, 2008
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Place: Conference Center

This is the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmas Concert. There are no more tickets available, but there is a stand by line starting at the North Gate of Temple Square. There is no official time that the line starts, just whoever starts standing there first gets to go. Do you guys want to try the standby line? I was even thinking I would get a babysitter so we could all go together (children under 8 aren't allowed to go anyway).

I love you guys!

Thanksmas Schedule Dec. 11-14

FEEDBACK IS ENCOURAGED :)

Thursday, December 11
Dinner
Ugly Sweater Contest
Hang out/Dessert

Friday, December 12
Breakfast
Thanksmas Family Football Game – wearing our shirts
Movie
Late Afternoon/Early Evening Feast 3:00 ish?
Variety Show
Dessert, snacks and leftovers from the feast

Saturday, December 13
Thanksmas Morning – exchange gifts
Breakfast
Nativity Reading/Reenactment
Out for lunch? Or lunch at home?
Hang out/enjoy each others' gifts
Dinner
Boys vs. Girls Thanksmas Crossword Puzzle Race

Sunday, December 14 Happy Birthday Christine!
Breakfast
Family Scripture Study/Family Home Evening/Devotional type event
Church: 11:00, 1:00, and 2:30 options
Sabbath Day observance
Say Good bye

Who gives to who, or is it whom?

This person gives to this person

Dad Nancy

Nancy Sharon
Sharon Jon
Jon Callie
Callie Canlas Kids
Canlas Kids Covey
Covey Christine
Christine Baby Johnny
Baby Johnny Micah
Micah Camille
Camille Nigel
Nigel Collin
Collin Catie
Catie Carlie
Carlie Dad

The theme for gift giving this year is MOVIES. I'm not putting a cap on the price, just be reasonable. I think that it would be silly to exclude TV series since we have such great bargain hunters in our family. Maybe everyone should take a moment to make a blog post about movies and tv series they enjoy. I am going to limit it to ONE MOVIE OR SERIES.

But also, I like to allow for creativity, so just follow your heart. The theme is MOVIES.

Let's just rotate this list each year? It's in our email and now on this blog, so we won't forget.

I am a proponent of this

Ugly sweater contest? I say "Bring It."


You're all going down.

Do you remember the time?

We are one good looking bunch. We can't wait to include even more faces in this year's picture.

Isn't he such a handsome fellow? He'll have to work harder to find a sweater to win the ugly sweater contest! Photo #1 courtesy of Jon Canlas Photo #2 courtesy of Nannee (Nancy)


We love Thanksmas. Sometimes, when we are bored, Johnny Quattro and I go into all of the guest rooms and fluff the pillows in anticipation of December 11-17 when we will have a houseful of Thanksmas guests. We can't wait to be together!


Christine

Thanks Millie!

Millie,

Thanks for heading up this year's Thanksmas! Sounds like you already have some really fun stuff on the agenda. We can't wait!

Here are the e-mail addresses you needed:

Bruce & Robin rbdavis@syix.com

Carl crazycarl1369@yahoo.com

Roxanne roxy422002@yahoo.com

Nancy nancystar777@hotmail.com


Please let us know what we can do to help.

Love,

Dad

Pine Cones and Holly Berries!

I'm in charge of Thanksmas this year and I'm starting up the planning. Here's what to expect so far:

• ugly Thanksmas sweater contest
• mandatory Variety Show
• Re-enactment of the Nativity using all the little cousins (and big ones)
• sledding, weather permitting
• feasting
• Gift Exchange Theme Idea: Movies ---- thoughts?
• Lots of other things, but first things first:

Dad has December 11-17th off (I think) so let's nail down the dates. He can slide that either way 3 days. Catie and Carlie and Christine - what are your final schedules?

You are all authors on this blog now, so post at will.

I need email addresses for Bruce and Robyn and Carl and Roxanne.

I love you all. It's going to be a great year.

If there is something you want to have happen just let me know.