Christmas "2010"

Christmas Eve we went to Richard & Carrie's house and had a wonderful dinner of pulled pork, grilled halibut, fried bass and ribs. Chelsie had lots of fun games from minute to win it that we played and ended with the famous balloon antler game we always do. Each year we play the present game, as the story of Twas the Night Before Christmas was read as we pass the presents, we always find some way to end up with the one we want.

Christmas morning we had our traditional breakfast quiche and cinnamon rolls, and then opened our gifts. I was very blessed this year with many beautiful gifts, but most of all I was blessed to have my whole family together, the greatest gift of all.

Christmas 2010

This is Bayleigh and Brookelyn's jumper in their grandmas basement

Cute Brookelyn

Christmas dinner

my cute kids

the girls with their rudolph noses

Candace unwrapping chocolate with gloves

playing games

we had vaseline on our noses and had to put the cotton in the cup

Balloon game

Chris got to wear the antlers as we sang to win the game.

present game

Lindblom family

Westergard Family

Bayleigh and Brooklyn in their new PJ's

Christmas morning

Opening presents

Kell Bell

JJ found his comfortable spot to watch.

Jesse got his Mac

and I got my cute slippers!!!

Haacke Family Christmas Party

For many Christmas now I haven't been home to attend the Haacke family Christmas party, this was something that was very important to my Mom and Dad. Each Christmas Eve we would always get together and have dinner and exchange gifts and end with my Dad reading from the scriptures while my Mom dressed up the kids to act out the nativity story in Luke 2. With my parents and two of my sisters gone, they keep the tradition of the Haacke family party each year, I miss and love them all, and I know Mom, Dad and my sisters are very proud of them.

Las Vegas with the Mesa Cheer

I had the opportunity to go to Vegas with the Mesa Cheer Squad and be a chaperone for the American Cheer Dance Competition, we stayed at the MGM Grand where they also performed at the Convention Center there. I was so proud of them, they were up against some pretty hard competition from some very competitive groups. But they went in and did our school proud, the cheer took 2nd place and missed 1st by 1.8 points, our Pom took 3rd place. It was fun being with such a great group of girls, they made it easy to be their mom for the weekend, but most of all I loved being with my Kell, it was a fun getaway. Of course we found time to go walking around Vegas and do some shopping and lots of eating. Even though it was rainy and cold we had a great time. Here are a lot of pictures of our trip, I took videos of them competing but I can't get them to download.

Michelle, Kell, Ashlee, Dominique

Jelly bean sculpture in the New York New York Hotel.

Polar Bear made of flowers in the Bellagio Gardens

Worlds largest chocolate fountain in the Bellagio

Kell and I shopping

Cute Kell

Kell eating her favorite chocolate crepe.

M&M World

Lions in the MGM Grand

Chocolate Shop, the Santa is pure chocolate.

Bellagio Hotel Gardens

Our Group at the Bellagio

Cheer Squad

Dominique, Ashlee, JaKelle

DJ in the store H&M at Caesars Palace

H & M in Caesars Palace, this place was huge.

getting ready to perform

They perfected all of their stunts.

Go Mesa

Awards

Good Job Girls - 2nd Place