Family Christmas Vacation Grand Finale!

 Back at home, we had another gathering before Taylor and Victoria needed to head back to Oregon. 

And we were blessed to have Richie and Lydia and Marilyn join us for dinner and our gift exchange! 

We also had two bonus guests join us . . . neighbors Doug (above us) and John (below us)! 

Just before dinner, the guys enjoyed some shotgun shooting of clay pigeons! 

Then after dinner was our gift exchange.  

(I'm not sure why blogger sometimes uploads my pictures in reverse order, as in this post.  The first picture here was actually the last picture taken that night.  And so the ones down at the bottom of the shooting were actually the first of the evening.)  

Taylor had Joe.  He gave him a new pigeon clay shooter (which was timely because Kyle's old one we had been using was having mechanical issues!); a very cool American flag (looks kind of like his wooden flags that he makes!); and a bass fish calendar and some chocolates! 

Dad had Tim!  He gave him a game that he had been wanting and a couple new books! 

Richie had Taylor!  He gave him a very cool firearm/ammo related vest and these cool shotgun shell lights and also a gift certificate to our local coffee shop, Country Shotz! 

John had Joseph and gave him a box full of assorted vehicle/driving related things.  These glasses are night vision driving glasses! 

Funny thing is . . .Joseph had John!  He gave him a gift certificate to our local firearm shop! 

(And Valerie gifted him with his first firearm just before he opened Joseph's gift, so that he would be able to use his gift certificate for some ammo!) 

Tim had Richie and gave him some very cool magnetic flashlights, beef jerky and a very cool coffee tumbler that had something about the 2nd amendment/militia/right to bear arms, etc. :-) 

Our Joe had Dad.  He gave him a powerful flashlight/scope attachment for his new shotgun and a very awesomely cool American flag coffee tumbler. 

Richie and Lydia gave Lukey this very cool wooden choo choo! 

Valerie had Victoria and had these photos of the boys made into wall hangings and also gave her several wonderful smelling bath/shower soaps! 

Lydia had Valerie and gave her this awesome labrador welcome mat, a very sweet maternity T-shirt, some fancy stick-on nails and more? 

I had Caroline and gave her this hoodie . . . 

Caroline had Lydia and gave her a special necklace that has a photo of Marilyn in it, and a really awesome hoodie!

Victoria had me (the photographer) so no pictures are available! 

But she went crazy and blessed me with so many amazing things! 

I got a very warm, soft and cozy fleece pull-over, a soft, navy light cardigan, a very special personalized coffee mug that has all my grandkids names on it, a special Grandma ornament from Luke and Caleb :-), chocolates, a hair brush (because I love getting my hair brushed and actually pay the kids to brush my hair! Ha!), AND a gift certificate to our local coffee shop!!!!!!!