Rose Family Christmas Extravaganza

Me with my little Kamryn
Our Patriarch and Matriarch

The kids dancing to Uncle Bob's piano silliness! The cast of "The Nativity"

Our two Marys (Jordy and Aubrey)

I think Rosie is cooperating a little better than Porter. What do you think?

Morgan, Kamryn, Kate and Chloe in their new jammies from Great Grandma and Grandpa Rose I don't think Jordyn wants to share Mitch! Kamryn and Cindy Aubrey, Amber and Shalee in talent showSome of the grandkids with Grandpa! Morgan playing the piano

Lily performing

GGrandma Rose with Parker and GGrandpa Rose with Cooper

Wilson Family

The kids got to decorate their "Christmas Trees"

Just a small portion of the fabulous food always beautifully presented at any Rose Family party!

December 13th was our annual Rose Family Christmas Celebration out in Park Valley at the church. It is a wonderful reunion giving us all a chance to visit outside our immediate families and catch up on all the goings on in each other's lives. It is always so fun to see the happiness in Grandma and Grandpa's faces as they see all of their family (less Matt and Sara and kids...we missed you!!!!) gathered together enjoying one another's company. All are doing well and that has to be very gratifying for them.

Some of the things we do are eat (way too much!), play games, have a talent show, act out the nativity, open gifts, and visit, visit, visit. I am always in charge of the Rose Family Cookbook which anyone can add to each year as long as they are tried and true recipes. Everyone else rotates assignments and it works out really well. Janet and family do the decorating as well as their other assignments so they get double duty. We appreciate them so much!

Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa Rose, for your generosity, love, and example.