Explanations

You are probably wondering why my blogging has been slacking in recent months. Honestly it's been a wide variety of reasons...

...I am really crappy about taking pictures and somehow feel that I need to include pictures in a post or it's not worth posting.

...Over the summer, we were just so go go go and when I'd get a free minute to post I decided I'd rather do something else.

...Since school has started, we've been just as busy and I've been just as lazy.

...I also started a new business venture that has been taking a lot of my time to get things up and running....still working on that and a post about it will be coming soon.

Now that I feel like I'm getting back into my groove, I should have some posts coming. Look forward to updates...like Owen's 4th birthday Super Hero party, random cute kiddo pics and the like.

BKA Family Christmas Gift Exchange

Every year my immediate family draws names out of a hat (or perhaps a bowl if we are too lazy to get a hat) to determine who is going to buy a present for who. I think this tradition was started when I was a kid and it was easier/cheaper to have us only buy a present for one sibling. A rather ingenious idea I think. And now with the 6 original kids, plus 3 spouses, plus 8 kids involved it would become super expensive to buy for everyone.

For some reason we also decided to separate the adults from the kids....perhaps some of the adults are afraid to have a 3 year old pick out their present....personally I think it would be fun to mix it all up....maybe I'll vote for that next year.

This is our family's solution....So basically, for those you not in my immediate family, this post will have no redeeming value. Feel free to ignore this post completely. :) Or I guess if you want, you could post a comment about how your family handles a Christmas gift exchange.

..... Buys for ..... 

Adults ($20 limit)

Dad --> Nicole

Mom --> Matt

Steven --> Preston

Tiffany --> Melissa

Matt --> Steven

Melissa --> Sharon

Brian --> Dad

Nicole --> Crystal

Crystal --> Mom

Sharon --> Brian

Preston --> Tiffany

Kids ($10ish)

Kim --> Katelyn

Logan --> John

Hailey --> Owen

Katelyn --> Kim

Owen --> Hailey

Landon--> Evan

John --> Logan

Evan --> Landon