Christmas Eve

 Christmas Eve is spent at Grandma and Grandpa Merkley's house.  It was a lot of fun to have the cousins all together and see everyone.  Dan is totally enthralled with Mark the Mouse, which is what he's playing with up above.  Over and over again until an adult has to remove it from the kids' reach.

 Emma being all cute waiting for everyone to arrive.

 Uncle Nate and Aunt Naomi even came up from St. George.

 Aunt Jenny stopped by and of course had to snuggle with Izzy (she's Naomi and Nate's new addition to the Buys (Merkley) clan.

 Aunt Melinda and Uncle Rod and cousin Reid got to meet Izzy for the first time as well.

 Dan liked holding his newest little cousin.  She was actually quite okay with him holding her.

 Hyrum had to get in on that action.  My kids LOVE babies!!

 Me with Izzy and Hyrum and Emma.

 Emma holding Izzy.

 Hyrum getting to hold her.

 All the cousins except Josh.  Josh and his mom and dad were quite late and we had to occupy the time.

Porter had a major accident.  He smashed into the wall into a star nightlight and hurt his nose and split both his lips.  Lots of tears, lots of blood, and one very inconsolable Porter.  The only way he would agree to a picture with all his cousins was if Dad joined him.  With Dad there, we had to include all the dads with their kids.  So you have Joe with Dan and Porter, Rodney with Reid (Hyrum next to him for sake of room), Emma had to squeeze onto her Uncle Geoff's lap with Josh, and lastly Nate with little Izzy.  It was a great picture.  If everyone hadn't been so annoyed, perhaps we could have done all the moms.  As a result of Porter's catastrophe, I wasn't able to take pictures of the insanity that was opening presents.  But they all walked away with stuff they loved.  It was a good day of family and friends.