Forty-eight Clark family members - all of us except for Alisha and Tyson - gathered at Wolf Creek for the annual Clark Christmas Event on Friday, December 23, 2011.
Grandma and Grandpa Clark furnished prime rib and baked potatoes while everyone else added their yummy specialties. The food was spectacular as usual.
The pinata was especially tough to break, but eventually it did. Grandma handed out her precious packages.
Then we were off to the ultimate white elephant gift exchange! Even Santa appeared (well he ran by with his bells jingling and dropped off a bag by the door). The bag contained some coal and a note to Lyle, Wade, and Patti that they better step things up next year. (A fun bit of excitement orchestrated by Nic with a special helper.) The kids did get excited to hear the bells and see the red suit run by.
After the party thirty people found beds and slept. The night owls watched 'Warrior' before heading to their rooms.
The next morning while the men cooked breakfast, any willing woman joined Steff in the basement for some fun Zumba exercise!
Most of the Clark 'extras' left by noon. We will look forward to another great party next Christmas! Actually, many of us are looking forward to another great Clark party on our Cruise to the Southern Caribbean in April!
Till then!
Nixon
Brooklyn on a walk with papa
Camryn
Wait a minute, Wade sleeping???
What a busy view! Getting ready for dinner!
The pinata mayhem!
Steff won a keeper!
Averi helping her daddy with a package.
Averi in total awe of everyone grabbing their prizes! (So nana had to help out!)
Look what I got!
Brooklyn taking a swing.
Kendyl giving it her best!
Kendyl loves her gloves that grandma and grandpa Clark gave her. She even slept with them on that night.
Ashley helping Hudson open his gift.
Steff wants those sour gummies back!
Meet the Clark Family
And meet Patti, trying on her white elephant gift. She is such a sport!
Matt won a what?
After Steff's Zumba class on Saturday morning. I, the sweatiest one, obviously worked the hardest!
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