What an amazing time of the year! When we can all get together as family and celebrate the birth of our Savior. It's just the greatest!
This year we went to Utah for the Christmas vacation. We had quite the time getting there. First of all, we were detained in the Dallas airport for four hours, but this actually turned out to be a blessing. Cameron and Anne, who live in Dallas, brought the three grandkids and we got to spend some time with them in the airport before boarding the plane again for Utah. I'm so mad that my camera was, of course, already being routed on the airplane, so I didn't get pictures of our happy reunion with Cameron's family.
After the four-hour layover, I immediately called Kevin to tell him we were boarding the plane and the door was shutting. We were finally on our way to Utah. However, with severe weather in Utah, we circled the Salt Lake airport so many times, we were running out of fuel and had to be rerouted to Boise, Idaho! Then when we finally got back to Utah, it took so much time to get in again with only one usable runway, so poor Kevin ended sitting in the airport parking lot in freezing cold weather for 3 1/2 hours! But we finally made it! Instead of getting in at 7:30 p.m., we ended up getting in at 3:30 a.m.--very late in the night!
Saturday, December 20, we had our annual Rigby Christmas party which my Dad plans for each year. He has been so good to continue this tradition which he and my mother started many years ago. With nearly 80 people in attendance (which includes all of my six brothers and sisters, their spouses, many of their children and grandchildren,) we have outgrown my parents' home, so we always hold it in a church.
This year we went to Utah for the Christmas vacation. We had quite the time getting there. First of all, we were detained in the Dallas airport for four hours, but this actually turned out to be a blessing. Cameron and Anne, who live in Dallas, brought the three grandkids and we got to spend some time with them in the airport before boarding the plane again for Utah. I'm so mad that my camera was, of course, already being routed on the airplane, so I didn't get pictures of our happy reunion with Cameron's family.
After the four-hour layover, I immediately called Kevin to tell him we were boarding the plane and the door was shutting. We were finally on our way to Utah. However, with severe weather in Utah, we circled the Salt Lake airport so many times, we were running out of fuel and had to be rerouted to Boise, Idaho! Then when we finally got back to Utah, it took so much time to get in again with only one usable runway, so poor Kevin ended sitting in the airport parking lot in freezing cold weather for 3 1/2 hours! But we finally made it! Instead of getting in at 7:30 p.m., we ended up getting in at 3:30 a.m.--very late in the night!
Saturday, December 20, we had our annual Rigby Christmas party which my Dad plans for each year. He has been so good to continue this tradition which he and my mother started many years ago. With nearly 80 people in attendance (which includes all of my six brothers and sisters, their spouses, many of their children and grandchildren,) we have outgrown my parents' home, so we always hold it in a church.
My sisters Joyce, Natalie, my dad, me, and my sister Beverly.
We had a wonderful roast beef dinner where everyone brought side dishes.
Brady with his dad, Kyle.
Jenna, with her mother, Kim.
Then my dad gave all the granddaughters and daughters a special statue to remember our mother and grandmother.
This is my dad with a picture of my mother when she was a junior in high school. He always pays the most beautiful tributes to her!
He also has a fun "Guess how much money is in the jar" game, with the person who guesses the closest to the amount getting the jar of money. Believe it or not, a Copeland has only won it once! Amy beat out Kevin by only $.04!!!!! 
Kevin and Angie and four of their children.
Great-Grandpa Rigby with Kevin's daughter, Hannah.
Grandma Laura with Hannah and Lauren.
Grandpa George with Brady.
Then we all have a wonderful Bingo game where every person attending gets one card. As each person wins, they get to go into a huge room just filled with items like a store. My sisters Joyce and Natalie helped Dad pick up items for this all year. We play until every person gets to go into the room, then we start over. We ended up going into the room four times! There is everything from golf balls to sports gear, to toys, to clothes, to kitchen items, decorating items! There is a little bit of everything. Everyone loves Grandpa's Christmas bingo! Thanks so much, Grandpa, for such a wonderful party and for getting us all together!
Ella loves her "Hello, Kitty" gift!
Grandpa George with Lauren and Jenna.
Ethan playing basketball with the big kids when the party is over. 
Kevin and Kyle with their Grandpa Rigby.
Kevin and Angie and four of their children. Great-Grandpa Rigby with Kevin's daughter, Hannah. Grandma Laura with Hannah and Lauren.Grandpa George with Brady.Then we all have a wonderful Bingo game where every person attending gets one card. As each person wins, they get to go into a huge room just filled with items like a store. My sisters Joyce and Natalie helped Dad pick up items for this all year. We play until every person gets to go into the room, then we start over. We ended up going into the room four times! There is everything from golf balls to sports gear, to toys, to clothes, to kitchen items, decorating items! There is a little bit of everything. Everyone loves Grandpa's Christmas bingo! Thanks so much, Grandpa, for such a wonderful party and for getting us all together!
Ella loves her "Hello, Kitty" gift!Grandpa George with Lauren and Jenna.Ethan playing basketball with the big kids when the party is over. Kevin and Kyle with their Grandpa Rigby. 
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