California

The day after Christmas we headed down to California to spend some time with my family. 

I got to meet new baby Owen for the first time. Isn't he the cutest thing ever! Three grand babies in one year. Yay Elkins family!

It was a little cold this December in California but Caleb knew how to remedy that.  

We played our beloved Grinch game the day after we got there. James is such a big fan of it  and couldn't stop smiling.

Maddy didn't get her way about something during the game and decided to stage a silent protest on the floor in the middle of everyone's chairs. Still darling even under protest 

Caleb's got a big one!

Adam enjoying a loving touch from Aunt Kate. 

Somehow Grandma Bev ended up with five bags all at once. Something tells me Taylor had something to do with it...........

Rebekah with some of the nerf bullets from the guns the boys got from the Grinch game. They were making her go a little cross eyed there but she still wasn't willing to let them go.

Grandpa's salad looked too yummy to resist and Rebekah leaned in hoping for a taste.

Did I mention  in my last post that this was our Skylander Christmas? It's almost embarrassing how many they have.....

The boys found time during their busy schedules to help Grandpa fill in some holes around the swing-set. It was very dirty and dusty work but they handled it well. 

Taylor and Lauren were nice enough to bless Owen at the parents' ward while we were all down together and I got to take pictures of sweet, handsome Owen. I want to eat his face!

A growing family. Who would have thought that Taylor would be a dad?! And three times over too!

An Elkins family baby blessing and an Elkins family Christmas. We are so blessed.