Pre-Christmas at Yingst Ranch

Christmas this year was overall pretty good. Kevin's parents were heading out of town a week before Christmas in their 5th Wheel (to get a little R & R for 6 weeks) to Southeastern Texas. His mother works herself to the bone and never can rest if she's home, because she always has to be doing stuff with her hands... making bows, sewing outfits, marking items for her antique booths and everything else under the sun. Not to mention their ranch log home is huge and takes a lot of work to maintain, so rest is much needed on her part. Kevin's dad is a hard worker, too. They are wonderful people!! Kevin's mother is a CPA during tax season, which for her begins the 1st of February... so, they needed that 6 weeks relaxation/break before she began her stressful tax season! :) Before they left, we celebrated a small gift exchange with them and wished them a very merry Christmas!

Here are some pictures of PRE-Christmas with Kevin's parents at their ranch...













































We got Kevin's parents framed pictures of the kids for Christmas (to take with them while they are away). They got other fun stuff from us, too, but I don't need to mention it. They decided since we really didn't need or want anything for Christmas, then they would get us "services" for Christmas. So... they came to our home and picked up Kevin's H2 and took it to get detailed from the inside out (it was much needed after all his travels/hikes in it). They got me a gift certificate for maid services to get my home cleaned from ceiling to floor and organized. I haven't used it, yet, but lord knows I need to since I'm chasing a 1 1/2 year old around non-stop all day and neglecting half of my housework (dusting and other petty stuff)! :) Peyton got money (as usual) and Khloe some adorable boutique outfits! They also treated us to a full weekend in Branson (Christmas lights and all)... not allowing us to pay one dime! It was nice... We love them!