Ugly Sweater Party 2011

We had a blast last night with all our friends over for a pot luck and ugly sweater/gingerbread house contest. We sure have been blessed with such great friends. Everyone brought their own finger food to share and we all raided Value Village throughout the week to present what we thought were the ugliest sweaters. some looked better on the hanger but once on the body some were really able to pull it off.

How bout this for UGLY!!! Jeff's is more just comical...Iditarod dogs. And yes, my husband wore it today after church and will be wearing it this weekend for the Polar Plunge. Sadly this sweater I guess is a permanant accessory in Jeff's closet.

MMMMMM, the food was divine. Sausage Meatballs, Egg Rolls, Chicken Sticki fingers, build your own Nachos, pumpkin bread, cupcakes... gosh wish there were leftovers to eat for sunday dinner, but it all got devoured the night before.



We then had our second annual gingerbread house contest. We look forward to continuing this tradition every year... it sure is fun to see who is creative... and who isnt.
Our little Polar Express... our idea and mental picture didn't prove very cool in real life. 2 years in a row we flopped!!!



This is Meg and Terry's version of a HUD home in Alaska...


Bishop, Charmaine and our buddy Jax (yes, our Bishop is young enough to come to our friends party... what a trooper) and Jax was a riot. He was in heaven playing the kinect, eating tons of food, decorating with the most amount of candy a kid has ever seen, and of course playing with the dogs.


Last years champs, Kari and Ryan... they sure were creative with their Lemonade stand. I loved their's alot.


And the winner is... Mac and Jamie and their Igloo... with a fire pit out front (nice touch Jamie)


We love having get togethers... and we love how much fun we always have with our friends. They truly have become our family up here.