January 15, 2010

Ringing in the New Year

Amy and Allison drove out with us to Dumont and their husbands came a little later. Brayden helped Grandpa drive the motorhome as we entered the slow dirt road into the dunes.
Allison and Vance tearing it up.

Chad was helping Vance light sparklers and celebrate the New Year's Eve. Chad had to work for most of the weekend, but he came out afterwork one evening and stayed the night so he could have a little fun at the Sand Dunes.

Everyone stayed around the fire in the evenings and had fun visiting.

Charlie's Angels watch out! Kelsie, Briton and Amy strike a pose with their marshmallow guns.

Logan got into the spirit of the evening with a top hat. Amy's family had a great time. Her boys rode their new four wheeler non-stop all weekend.

The grandkids posing on Kim's dune buggy New Year's Eve. The kids played hide a seek all evening and had a great time just hanging out with friends and family. These are great memories for some of our grandchildren.

Kelsie is always such a big helper with the kids. Colton and Kelsie are having fun with the sparklers we brought.

Issac and Mason sharing a spark.

Jennie and Robert invited their friends the Howell's to come out with them for the weekend. The boys all had so much fun together.
Vance and Colton wearing the matching jackets I picked up for them after Christmas. "Snug as a bug in a rug" as my Mom use to say.
Jennie, Kelsie and Kyla making moose balls one evening in the dutch oven. Moose balls are hershey kisses wrapped in bread dough and browned until golden in the dutch oven then rolled in powdered sugar. Sort of like a very sweet donut hole. I am going to need to start my diet when we get back.
Briton came with us to help Allison with Vance since Chad was working. We really enjoyed having her with us! Briton would take Vance and Colton on the four wheeler and just ride around camp keeping them entertained. She is such a sweet young women it's hard to believe she is going to be in High School next year.
Kelly, Jennie, Briton, Allison, Kelsie and me posing for a picture as we ring in the new year. This has really been a crazy year. We are hopeful that 2010 will bring a better economic scenario for Las Vegas. So many families we know have lost jobs and homes due to the recession. We are praying for a bright and better new year.

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