Happy New Year 2016!

Jay all dressed up for the Eco-Ball!

Jay's Eco-Ball ticket!

The day before, Dec. 30th, we went skating on a nearby rink!

Mike continued to give Jay pointers until the sunset! It was a fun evening!

Happy, Happy New Year Everyone!!! Welcome to 2016!

Early morning airport farewell to this beauty! We had such a wonderful, relatively stress-free, schedule-free, relaxing, go-with-the-flow, fun holiday with Josh and Jay and family! Best Christmas season yet! It's going to be a long haul before she's back in Whitehorse again! Hopefully we'll be seeing her before this. Until then, we are sending her off with best wishes in her new job, studies and adventures, from the two of us with LOADS of LOVE!!! 

Christmas Evening 2015!

Judy, Jaylene and Chester enjoying the Maguire kids as they opened gifts from the Kelly-McNally crew! 

Helene, Mia, Keith and Cheryl

Of course, Camron was there too!

The Maguire crew opening their Playstation! 

They all seemed to like it, but Keith recognized who was most excited!

It was the girls' turn to open their big gift!

Grandma Judy getting Jay cuddles while watching the excitement!

Unwrapping cooperation!

It's a computer for Helene and Mia!

Camron's turn!

He received a gaming computer built by Uncle Mike!

Judy needs a little explanation while Jaylene braids her hair!

Keith and Cheryl seem happy!

More family members begin to arrive! Joey immediately has stories to tell and keeps the boyz laughing'!

Krystal and Jaylene: two beauties!

Taelor and her family - a wonderful addition to this awesome extended family!

Uncle Joe and Chester bulls$%@ting!

The kids' hang out! (This is where I spent a good portion of the evening playing Heads Up! Way too much fun!)

Christmas dinner is served!

Filling our plates with delicious food! Thanks so much Keith, Cheryl and Judy for cooking up this amazing meal, and to everyone else who brought appies, additions and dessert!

Jaylene dishing up her plate!

Sweet Baby Grey!

The Christmas Crackers introduced!

Helene eating Christmas dinner next to her Dad!

Cheryl explaining the Christmas Cracker rules to the kids! (Love how Grey is using this opportunity to help herself to food off of Kasey's plate!) 

The beautiful Taelor with her baby Charlie!

Mia and Jay!

Kasey!

Will and Krystal are ready to eat Christmas dinner!

Taelor and Cheryl!

Mike's in his glory!

Uncle Joe with his Granddaughter Grey!

Mother and daughter!

Love that Jaylene sat at the kiddie table!

Joey helping Charlie pull her Christmas Cracker!

She's happy, but a little confused...

Yay!

Daddy putting on Charlie's crown!

A little princess! 

These sisters are excited for their Christmas Crackers too, just like they were little girls! A great example for their grandkids, children, nieces and nephews! Love the Christmas fun!

Christmas Morning 2015!

On Christmas Eve, Jaylene & Mike carried on the tradition and made sure the angel was on top of the tree! Such a wonderful Christmas Eve together!!! (But Mike and Jay kept me up too late watching movies!)

Judy and Chester arrived at 10:30am and began by helping Deja open her stocking!

Judy couldn't believe the size of Deja's new bone!

Jaylene and her Dad opening their stockings together!

Fun finds!

Opening my stocking!

With Deja by my side!

Present time!

Mike's trying to guess what his parents got him before he opens it!

Gifts from Daddio and Eileen!

Eileen continues to win for best wrapping and best paper!

Hilarious redneck, Mustang shirt for Mike from my family!

Jay's turn again!

A beer glass made out of a recycled beer bottle!

Simply relaxed and content! (Love seeing this!!!)

Love having Judy and Chester with us for gift opening!

Another eco-friendly gift from Judy and Chester. Every purchase plants a new tree!

Ooooh, the working jacket Mike bought for his dad last year, but wished he had also bought for himself...Now he has one!

Some of the gifts were difficult to open. Scissors required!

Mike soaking' it in!

Jay opening another gift

...while her Dad and grandparents enjoy!

A comfy cardigan!

YES! this is the one gift Mike and I were anticipating: Grandma Irene's homemade jam! LOVE IT!

More gifts for Jay! She opened a book of wisdom first. 

Sweatpants for Jay!

A slick Beatles book for me!

Simply enjoying opening Christmas gifts together!

A cute dress!

Mike was surprised to find more gifts inside the BIG present from the Maguire crew!

Some cool, new glasses!

Mike's pretty stoked!!!

Jay's gift to me!

My BIG present from Mike was the last under the tree: a box drum/Cajon!!!

Finally we led Chester and Judy downstairs to find their BIG gift!

A new printer and scanner! It was needed and deserved. We think they like it!