Merry Christmas!

Joy, Grant, and Cal wish you all a very merry Christmas! They're just missing their cousin Max and their unborn cousin . . . Pat (?)

Foster Fam: the blogging action has died down considerably. Let's pick it up. Only a few people chimed in about the upcoming week's schedule, so here's my best effort at a revision:

December 25th: Merry Christmas!

December 26th: The Wyoming and Washington Fosters arrive in Denver

December 27th: Daytime: Ski Trip to Winter Park in the day
Nighttime: Drew's Tool Shower/ Kristen's Woman Shower

Dec 28th: I propose the Basketball Matchup be held at 11 am at the Webster.
--Ty and Dana's Anniversary Escape
--Late movie for everyone else

Dec 29th: (I propose a Foster Biannual Family Council be convened at 10 am this day. Everyone to attend if possible. Potentially an early afternoon temple session this day?)
--Set up for the Big Event
--Rehearsal Dinner at Guadalajara's

Dec 30th: Drew and Kristen's Wedding and Reception

Dec 31st: New Year's Eve Celebration with games and dancing. I am going to request from everyone 2 favorite songs for the New Years Dance, and we'll make a playlist. Email me, or I'll call you.)

Jan 1st, 2007: (I propose the boys sit around, watch football, and eat junkfood all day . . . while keeping a (lazy) eye on the kids. The women can then all go out shopping or do something fun on their own that day.)

Jan 2nd: the Wyoming Fosters head back to the sticks.

If there is something missing, please post a comment.

See you in a few days!

Christmas Together

(This is Mark here.)

In just a week, the whole Foster clan will be together again. Let the chaos begin.

I am most looking forward to receiving gifts from each of you. I've been told on good authority (by Tyler) that it's going to be a VERY merry Christmas for the old Sparkle T. (Just kidding, of course. I expect nothing from anyone. I am a rock, I am island.)

Actually, what I am most looking forward to is being all together again. Just like at the Ranch this summer, I think a general schedule of activities would be helpful to everyone, so that we can know what to expect and how to plan for it. Thanks to Dana for already taking the bull by the horns and getting the dinner schedule arranged.

Here's a proposed schedule for Dec 26th through Jan 2nd (the confirmed events are in bold, the suggested events in italics):

December 26th: The Worland and Washington Fosters arrive

December 27th: Drew's Tool Shower
(I propose a ski trip to Winter Park on this day, to be back by 7 pm for the festivities. Lessons for those who want to learn to ski or snowboard.)

Dec 28th: (I propose a renewal of either the Classic Match-up or the New Millenial Match-up sometime on this day. We may need to recruit the Old Man for this game since Addie's back in action. Maybe we all catch a flick that night?)

Dec 29th: Set up for the Big Event/ Rehearsal Dinner

Dec 30th: Drew and Kristen's Wedding and Reception

Dec 31st: New Year's Eve (I propose a family celebration/ game night until the stroke of midnight, and then all of us old married folks hit the hay. Adam and Megan have permission to stay up and party all night long since they're still single.)

Jan 1st, 2007: (I propose the boys sit around, watch football, and eat junkfood all day . . . while keeping a (lazy) eye on the kids. The women can then all go out shopping or do something fun on their own that day.)

Jan 2nd: the Wyoming Fosters head back to the sticks

(Finally, I propose a type of "Steel Cage Match" between Ty, Jeff and myself for the downstairs room on Dec 26th: we all start at the top of the stairs, and first one to make it into the room gets to stay. No rules. May the best man win.)

Those are my proposals. What are yours? Am I missing something? Post a comment with your ideas or corrections, and then I will post a revised version for all to see.

See you soon!