.: an Ellis Christmas at Springhaven part 1

For the first time in 12 years, all of my family was together for Christmas at a beautiful, huge lodge up Hobble Creek Canyon--Springhaven. 18 grandchildren (baby Tennyson was so excited for this opportunity that he came into the world just 2 days before we left), the 9 children and 6 spouses plus my wonderful parents made 35 altogether. Just enough snow to play in and make it absolutely gorgeous, just enough stomach flu to make it exciting, just enough room to give everyone their own space and a place to be quarantined, just enough food to feed a small country, and just enough games, crafts and fun to give us memories that will last a lifetime.

With so many fun moments to capture, I had to use several collages to get the first half of the pictures in here :). Miss Mia made everyone smile...

The Disney princess castle was barely finished in time :). Classic Kit and Kevin craziness. We really do have too much fun being parents.

The Christmas pyjama tradition continues, as does our attempt to get real smiles from all 3 girls at once.

Acting out the nativity--another family tradition. And this year we had a true multitude of heavenly angels. Here are just a few....

Elle's favorite part of the snow was falling down in the deep spots where she couldn't get up. All she could do was stay put and giggle until someone helped her out :)

Elle, Ryn and Eden just loved every second of sledding and playing, especially all the time with Daddy.

A few glimpses of Christmas morning. We had no idea where Ryn's insistance on Santa bringing a drum came from, but he didn't disappoint. Elle didn't know why an orange had to be included with all the candy and toys, and Eden just started right in with the candy.