December 24, 2009 - We ended up visiting both our families in town this Christmas Eve, instead of following the original plan. We were going to be spending the night of the 23rd in a cabin with my family, then skiing Christmas Eve Day, but we had some bad weather and decided to postpone the ski trip. So we went to my Mom's first for food and fun and a little Nativity put on by the kids, then on to Tamzen's house to attend the Gearhart family Christmas Eve talent show.
Becca and Hannah
We've all heard of Charlie's angels right? Well, this is Charlie, THE angel. (poor thing, he's too old to fight us off!)
Reese and I ready to "dig in"
Mom and Ryan
Here is our 2nd Nativity - I'm really hoping to be able to get smoe pictures of the first one from Ryan and Cheron. Reese was dressed as a sheep for that one, and was hilarious! Something made her mad and she crawled off to hide under the air-hockey table yelling "don't look at me!" We jocked that she was a lost sheep! This particular Nativity went a lot smoother, although Reese refused to be a part of it. Tristan is Joseph and Sally is Mary. Hannah and Kaya are angels. It was really cute.
Here is Becca portraying a shepherd being afraid at first as the angel appeared. (We had to put sheep ears on the tiger because, again, we lost our only sheep!)
My handsome husband and 2 cute boys 
Anxiously awaiting the talent show!
Teresa's talent was a special family cheer. Watch out cheerleaders! This lady has talent!
Grandma and Grandpa Gearhart reading the kids "'Twas the Night Before Christmas".
Me and my swwetheart - don't ask about the bow, I was feeling festive, okay?!
G.P. and Alli - Thom somehow incorporated fire, a knife, and a dollar into his talent with at least 10 little kids within a foot of it all!(and amazingly, no one was stabbed or burned, but I'm not sure the dollar made it out alive!)
Becca, reaching into the money bowl.
