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Bunko and Bowling

We used to get together every Christmas afternoon with our Sproul family.  Grandma and Grandpa would cook a nice dinner for everyone and we would exchange gifts.  Last year we decided to quit buying cousin gifts and have a night playing games together.  We picked the Sunday before Christmas as this new time.  We still have dinner but we all help cook and now we play BUNCO!  

Bunco: This was our second annual Christmas Bunco party.   The dinner menu consisted of Dallas' famous smoked brisket, Russell potatoes (Russell didn't make them.  We just call them that because they are his favorite:)), green beans, rolls, and strawberry pretzel salad with brownie peppermint ice cream hot fudge sundaes for dessert.  We were missing Stockton who was in England, Cameron's family in Kansas City and Douglas and Daisha who spent Christmas in Idaho. The rest of us had a great time!



You move tables if you loose and stay if you win.  At one point we had a majority of littles at the same table!

I have tons of fun putting together prizes I think everyone will like.  Everyone pitched in paying for them.  I get to do all the shopping:).


Great looking group of cousins!
After Bunco we had Grandma and Grandpa open their presents.
I don't know why we didn't think of this Bunco thing years ago.  It is one of our new family favorites!

Christmas Eve Bowling: We almost talked ourselves out of it but we just couldn't stay away.  Bowling has been a tradition for so so long!  Whenever I think something has run its course, I try to think about Mason and how young he still is and I don't want to gyp him out of anything.  I let him be in charge of pictures this year.  Can you tell?  It's important to note that Houston and Payson were not the only ones there.  We also had Dallas and Riza, Grandpa, Kelly and Ben, Wilson, Jordan and Sarah.




Sweet Amelia is part of our family.  We all love her!

177 was actually my high score.  It was the high of the day for everyone!  This was my second best score but it was enough to beat Russell.
Following bowling, Grandma (she always has to work on Christmas Eve) met us for some dinner at Chick-Fil-A. We had so much fun and it helped pass the time while we waited for Santa. 

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