The Night Before Christmas 2009

T'was the night before Christmas

December 2009

The Family Buckner Christmas Eve PigFest.

Rolls, pie, candy and treats galore.

Mixing, stirring, prepping and more.

Things like...

Smiling

Tasting

oohing and

AWWWWWING.

Tradition dictates the PigFest Order:

1. prep the food and table

2. drive about and admire the lights

3. commence PIGGING OUT...

and lastly... 4. opening that one special present.

Surprisingly it is always Jammies.

At least Wes still gets a thrill out of this part!

Talking, laughing, watching "The Nativity"; just soaking in the love.

All the kids still sleeping in the same room Christmas Eve.

I hope these are the things the kids will remember.

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Wow, do I need to keep this blog up to date. I started to gather pictures since summer to post and it was just too much. Maybe I can just post random moments in between keeping things up to date. Maybe. :)

Buckner Family Reunion Pt. 1

Buckner Family Reunion
July 4th Weekend, 2009
Carlsbad, New Mexico

The day after arriving in fair New Mexico, Kristen and I were with Ashley when we passed this place with the lovely sign in the winder. Looks like Hugh had had enough of that joint was ready to move on. Silly Hugh; thinking he could put up a sign like that and not have us drive around the parking lot 3 times before I was able to snag this shot through the bug incrusted windshield. And Hugh must have had a lot of stuff; it was going to take an entire month to get rid of it all. It was weird though; the next day it was a HUGE moving sale. Huh? What happened to poor Hugh?
Silly me, I thought this was so funny. Thanks Ash, for driving around in circles for me.

Kristen and Ami at the BFD the night of the BFD* Talent Show.

Jake and Keira the night of the BFD* Talent Show.

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Kristen and Mike at the BFD* Talent Show. They look way happy. Too much punch?

Wes is apparently the only one in our nuclear family with a skosh of talent.
And photography ain't one of them talents.
This is a shot, (with a big head in the foreground), of Bonnie just having announced Wes.
Wes went on to play a Wes Original. He IS the only one, (in OUR family), talented enough to perform in a talent show. Wes spotted the dusty keyboard in the corner of the huge room and it was his idea to bring it to the 'stage'. Thank you to Uncle Kip, (there he is, with his back to the camera, finishing up set up), for making it happen. There were several musical numbers besides Wes; but props for Wes for finding the keyboard to begin with.
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This picture is worth a thousand words. Yet it leaves me speechless.

Gotta love that Aiden and his droopy pants.

Gotta love Gina and that look.

No, really, Gina, LOVE YA!

Aww, Ami and I in our camper. Gotta love that Ami.

*Big Family Deal

Some Kristen Catch-up

Kristen's first day of work-

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.

A very happy day.

Kristen's 24th Birthday. Another happy day.

When Kristen was a baby, Grandpa Buckner gave her the nickname 'Patch Kid.

She made the mistake of telling her roommates in college;

and she became Kabby forever more.

Wes, the Lego Mastermind made her this Birthday Lego Collage.

Which she didn't get to keep-the Legos have gone on to other projects.

It's the thought that counts.

I made her a cake.

Which we ate.

Playing Catch Up #1

Time to Play Catch Up with the Buckner Family.
 Here we go............

Wes-First Day of School 2009
3rd Grade-Mrs York.

This was Wes' first day of school, he was happy and smiling. I hate that first day of each year, throwing my child out into the cold cruel world. I don't believe he's been real fond of it either this year either. Growing Pains.

A Montage For Jessie

Jessie began school at Utah State University this Fall.

She's off having fun.

Cuz that's all college is.

All Fun and No Work.

Right?

I miss her.

JESSIE IS EIGHTEEN!

July 15, 2009. Jessie's 18th Birthday.

A perfect time for a BBQ 

Ready to Par-tay!

The Menu: Kabobs

Tasted much better than they look.

FRIENDS!

The Grown-Ups.

Okay, apparently the conversation was much more serious than I realized.

Party Prep. 

Out of order picture. I do that a lot, don't I?

Cheese-y

The best part:

PReSeNts!!!!

Jedi Training Camp

Wes came up with a plan to have a "Jedi Training Camp".

He made invites and took it very seriously.

We made treats that had some kind of Star Wars reference.

(I don't know what the reference was...they looked like 

corn on the cob rice krispie treats to me.

What do I know?)

Any kind of rice krispie treat is good enough for me.

Within a few days almost every one of these boys came down with the flu.

Including Wes.

I'm sure it has nothing to do with the Jedi Treats.

(I think one of the trainees was a traitor.)

If you are interested in holding a "Jedi Training Camp",

please contact Wes.

He will provide the training; I will provide the treat.

Jessie~Springville H.S.~Class of 2009

Well y'all, Jessie done got herself gradyouated. We's real, real proud of her. Here are some pitcher's from the pert near craziest pitcher takin shindig I evah done seen. 

Graduating + Bestest Friends=Good Times