Monday, January 4, 2010

Japanese New Year!

As is our custom here on New Years day we celebrated January 1st with a Gyoza bash! Our good friend Josh has spent many a New Years day celebrating with us. Josh is home from his two year mission in Idaho and we couldn't pass up inviting him this year. Our new good family friend, Anna came over to test out the feast too. Later in the evening two of Kendalls other friends came over as well and we all played lots of fun games.


Kendall created another one of her fabulous table settings

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Our Chef prepared the Gyoza. (Why is this always the face he makes when I turn the camera on him?)

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And our terrific guests arrived on time.

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It was so great to have Josh back with us this year. He is still his humorous and awesome self.

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7 comments:

danakat said...

Are you using your new lens?? Those pictures are great, and the last one of Josh is AMAZING!
Happy New Year to you, lovely friend. Can't wait to spend some of it with you. ;)

Quincy Sorensen said...

I can see that Kendall is as artistic as her mother! This is a fun tradition and so nice to share it with a few others. Isn't Josh handsome?

Sharon said...

Kendall did a great job! And those buttons thrown in there!?! AWESOME!

I love that you do this tradition. It looks like so much fun.

danakat said...

Dang! I was just coming back because I forgot to leave my comment about Kendall...and others beat me to it. ;) So just add me to the masses...Kendall is amazing and she can come tablescape for me anytime!!

jakandjillsmom said...

Happy New Year! I love seeing Clark ~ he looks just like I remember him. Do you remember when Rachel and I wrote all over his truck with (what we thought were) washable markers!? I was just telling my kids about that for some reason! He was so forgiving and nice about it ~ and NOW I really see it!!

Krysta

Kimberly Cone said...

Awesome. Sad I missed it. The buttons are a nice touch. Hopefully Brendan will get a chance to see Josh again before they all move away. Tear.

Wendyrful said...

Way fun! Gorgeous table and great pic's!