Dayley Christmas party

 To make our Christmas traditions complete we made Great Grandma Coons chocolate turtle cookies. This year James and Hannah were to cookie helpers. James even wore Annie apron Nettie made her last year for Christmas. We had fun together in the kitchen.

 Sunday night was our Dayley Christmas party.  We ate lasagna, breadstick and salads for dinner. Then came the "white elephant" gift exchange.  There were some really great $1 gifts. Some pretzel
M&M's that taste just like real pretzel, but who knows what it was really made of.

 Braden, James and Jacob

 Grandma Dayley gave piggy banks full of coins.  The bank was not the hit.. it was the bubble wrap the piggy bank was wrapped in that the kids all wanted.

 Grandma and Grandpa Dayley

 Lila's gift was recycled from last years party.  Thanks Colton I think she likes it!

 Katie scored with some awesome candy land bandaids.

 Colton was excited he unloaded the picture frame from last year. In hopes for a better gift this year! He scored some "Hot chocolate" bubble bath.  

 Grant checking out all the gifts to see which gift he should steal. Grant won flavored body butter,  he loved that gift!

 Everyone eager to swap out their gift.

 Katie, James, Lee, and Braden

 Colton, Annie and Katie

 Greg, Jacob and Rick in the background.

Lee took a panoramic picture and it turned out funny.

 Picture of the Dayley grandkids. Oldest to youngest.  Katie is the oldest and Hannah is the youngest! My parents had 4 children.  Each of their children had 4 kids.  16 grandchildren!

 Now it is tallest to shortest. Jacob is definitely the tallest! Then the next 5 cousins are really the same height. We are missing Morgan.  She was sick and missed the picture.  She would be standing next to Lila.