Christmas with the Hydes

Well, here is this year's Hyde family picture--a little rushed and hectic, but we are all present, except Elder David Hyde, of course!
Christmas day went like this: We woke up by alarm clock at 6 am, drove to the Hydes, did the Christmas presents for a couple hours, had a nice breakfast cooked by Mark and Anne, then we napped ( I napped 4 times that day--turns out I was very sick!), we talked to David on the phone, ate dinner, then John and Shelly blessed their little girl, Goldie, then Mark blessed the new home, and everyone played games for a bit.
David is doing well. He is serving in the West Indies. He is a trainer and a district leader. He has 9 months to go.
This year three baby girls were born within six months: our Sophie, John and Shelly's Goldie, and Christie and Cameron's Jadynne. John did a wonderful job blessing Goldie. I may be coming to Utah this week for Jadynne's blessing! Elkingtons here we come! Hooray!
The blessing of the home was nice. Danny and I have never thought to bless our home. I guess we are still giving it some thought...as it has been a few days and we haven't done anything about it. I think when I am done with this blog we will have a goal setting session. It is Sunday night, and a good night to think about the new year.

Melia was the star in the Christmas nativity. The gold star matched her gold shoes very well!

Here is "Grammy" with four of her six granddaughters. Melia would not cooperate but look at Sophie's fluffy hair! It is getting long!...well, in a baby sort of way.

It was a great holiday. We spent many days inside the Hyde's new house. Sometimes when everyone comes into town it feels like a marathon to pack everything in. We are all getting a little more grown up now, with more kids and responsibility, so our party style has changed somewhat. But it was a lot of fun! We played the game Rock Band for four days straight. Sarah was the band leader. Has anyone else played Rockband or Guitar Hero? You really feel like a rocker!!! Anyway, we all fit much better into the new Hyde home than the old one. Mark and Anne have done an incredible job. It is a beautiful and peaceful home.