John Stout Family White Elephant Party

Ok, folks, it seems the official date for our white elephant party is Monday, Dec. 21st at 7:00 at Alan and Jenny's house. Save the date!

Shawna's Listy

My list for Christmas!
1. Itunes gift cards. You can never have enough
2. Store gift cards- American eagle, Forever 21, Forever young shoes, Anchor Blue, Charlotte Russe, Papaya, Etc. But i really love shoes
3. Tweezer Mans!!
4. Movies- 17 Again, Count of Monte Cristo, Up, Prince of Egypt, Iron Man

Steven and alana

we love gift cards.... same reason as paul and court.
we love dvds- especially The Proposal and 17 Again
Alana loves Eucerin ultra greasy lotion, and lots of it.
Steven loves new sunday shirts-
WE both love 25 lb tubs with the screw on and off lids of rice and flour
well i think thts about all we are loving right now...i think

Enjoy

Here is a new post all about our favorite Buddy. There is a cute video of him singing, so be sure to watch.

Rachel's List :)

Hello family! Here are some suggestions for my list.

-DownEast white camis size SMALL

-Maybe a pair of jeans I'll find out size, get it from Mom

-Movies- Aristocats, Cinderella 1 Or HERCULES

-Yummy sprays, I don't care on scent

-I can always use new earrings!

-Also, maybe a new whisk :) Ours is getting beat up.

Amanda's Christmas List

• Underoos. I know. Very exciting. I love me some new underoos. We can chat about sizes later...
• Socks. I like cute ones. But same as last year, I don't want any clown socks. I have a drawer full of clown socks. Especially with the addition of my Darla socks.
• Brad Paisley: American Saturday Night. I lub him mucho.
• I dunno, like a cute purse or something.

Thanks guys. Love you all.

Jenny and Alan's Wish List

Here are some ideas for us:

• Books for Jared--NOT board books, but picture books (Eric Carle is a good author)
  
• Gift cards to restaurants, particularly PF Chang's, Olive Garden, or Cafe Rio
• BIG salad bowl(s) that comes with a lid (can be made of tupperware)
• Phase 10: the Dice Game (yes, it exists), or Skip-bo
• A polo-style shirt for Alan, size large (he already has a yellow, a light blue, a dark blue, and a white one)
  
• Yummy-smelling liquid hand soap, like from Bath and Body Works
• Stephen's hot chocolate (Amoretto or Dulce de Leche flavors are our favorites)
• A new car (ha ha)
  

Paul and Court

Hi Family!

A few things on our Christmas List

• restaurant gift cards, we're not picky. (being a young newlywed couple, Paul and I are just saving our money like crazy to get ourselves into a home as soon as possible, so we never ever treat ourselves out to dinner anymore, despite how much we love to. This is by far the most wanted item!)
• Paul could use some hats for work, especially beanies now that it's winter time. But they can't have a logo on them.
• Maui could use some more chew toys. :) jk. Unless you really wanna get her something too. :P
• DVDs: Up, Angels & Demons, Casper, He's Just Not That Into You
• Picture Frames, preferably ones that hold multiple pictures and are meant to be hung on a wall.
• boardgames. again, we're not picky.

Chirstmas Lists

This is a call for Christmas lists to be made! As everyone well knows, we drew names for the coming Christmas season. Remember that this blog was created so that Spencer could find out what his person wanted. Lets return to that tradition. Everyone post your Christmas list!!

Fondue

Everybody is invited to Alan and Jenny's house on Friday, Dec. 4th at 7:00 for fondue!! (What a great way to kick off the Christmas month, don't you think?) Only come if you want to--this is a no-obligation family get-together. I'm going to make the fondue (cheese and chocolate and maybe even caramel if I get ambitious). I will also make homemade wassail!! If anyone who wants to come wouldn't mind bringing stuff to dip, that would be great. Email me to let me know if you can come and what you would like to bring. If someone also wants to bring hot chocolate or egg nog, that would be fun, too.

Ideas of things to bring:

For chocolate fondue: bananas, marshmallows, cinnamon bears (a must, in my opinion), pretzels, Ritz crackers, pineapple, strawberries (although expensive at this time of year), cookies (Oreos!), etc.

For cheese fondue: French bread, apple slices, broccoli and cauliflower pieces (cooked or raw), etc.

For caramel fondue: apples (I can't actually think of anything else--hmmm. . .)

Let's keep this to the John Stout family only--no cousins, please. Malia and Craig and Grandma Ann are welcome, too, if they want to make the trip. :)