Thomas Christmas

Conner & Tucker

Tara, Casey, and Boogaloo

Wayne (Sherry's brother), Tara, Casey, & Julie

Terry & Sherry's family

Kelsey (Tyler's sister), Conner, & Nick

Kylie, Gene (Sherry's brother), Cheryl, & Kayla

Larry's (Sherry's brother) family

Hillary (Larry's daughter) & Kye, Kade & Taylor

Braden & Brittany (Larry's daughter)

Grandma Bome & Grandpa Charlie - responsible

for this whole mess!!!

Tucker played his new guitar for everyone

Nancy's family (Sherry's sister)

Great-Grandma & Grandpa with all of the Great-Grandkids

(Chase was already gone by this point, so he is not pictured,

but everyone else is there!)

We got to Altamont around 1:00pm. Of course, there was more food than 3 armies could eat, but we managed to do our best. Meats, potatoes, veggies, appetizers, snacks, desserts, you name it, we had it! After dinner, it is our tradition to get family pictures. We all come in from all over the place, from Virginia, to Oskaloosa (north of Lawrence), and everywhere in between. But everyone got to be together again this year. We all, of course, had one special person on our heavy hearts this Christmas, Tyler's cousin Craig, that passed away in an accident this past year. This was our first Christmas without him, which without a doubt, leaves a hole, but it also reminds us that there are greater rewards in store for us some day. We are all very confident that Craig enjoyed his first Christmas in Heaven, in the presence of CHRIST, the whole reason that we all gathered today to begin with!

Next year will be a new look for us, as Wayne's family (from Virginia) and Nancy (from Oskaloosa) are all moving back home to be near the family again! Grandpa & Grandma's house has always been so open and inviting to anyone, that it is no surprise to me that they will have all of their children back at their doorstep once again within the next year! How wonderful that
everyone can be back close. It's like the living story of the Prodical Son! Thank God for FAMILY!!

Each set of Great Aunts and Uncles feels the need to see that none of the great nieces and nephews get left out (they are all quite deprived) so they each showered the little kids with a gift. Great-Grandpa & Grandma took their part in the spoiling as well. The kids love it (almost as much as the adults)!

By 5:00 pm, we had to be headed on to our next stop . . . Grandpa Loyd's (Neosho, MO), here we come!