Nuti Christmas Dec. 24, 25, 26, 27

Smith Valley was the site for a big family reunion. It's been almost 13 years since Jamie and her 11 cousins were all together in the same place. And since Nutis can multiply like rabbits, 11 turned into 25. Including grandparents, parents, aunts, and uncles, there were 35 of us for Christmas Day dinner. We were also blessed with a white Christmas this year so we celebrated by tying a vw bug hood to the back of a 4-wheeler and did some ranch style sledding! As usual Marty had a great time as we got in a quail hunt with Ben and Seth.

Coolest Tree House Ever!



Jamie's Aunt knits a stocking for each member of the family. The hearth wasn't big enough so we had to use the stairs.



Only a baby can sport this kind of hat.



New gear for Crazy Larry



"she looks like a deranged reindeer!"



reminds me of a scene from a horror movie



Apparently GrandBob and Lelly felt sorry for us this year and sent us a live Xmas tree from Harry and David. We were going to designate it our Xmas tree, but decided it would be fun to go out and cut a family tree. Across the street from the Mt. Rose ski area parking lot was an area designated by the Dept. of Forestry. We loaded up the truck with the kids, dog, and a gallon of hot cocoa. It worked out great because in about an hour we had our tree.

"Thiiiiis Biiiiiig!"



"Get to work kid!"



"mmmmmm....hot cocoa..."