The NIght Before Thansgiving

Phil invited the grandkids to spend the night before Thanksgiving. It would be their first time spending the night together at our house. We have done one on one before which has been fine.

Not that this wasn't fine, it was just different.

A lot of talking together,

A lot of running together,

A lot of snacks together,

A lot of movie watching together,

and A lot of jumping on the bed together.

BUT not a lot of SLEEPING together one slept on the couch, and one in my bed until I had to move her.

We all slept through the night.

Love our grandkids and the joy they bring in our family.

Thanks for the sleepover Mallory and Ashton. :)

Just a little SNOW!!!

Snow SNow SNOw SNOW!!!

Salt Lake City and the Blizzard of 2010

We've lived in Utah for 35 years and I have never heard of a blizzard in Salt Lake. I called Draea and invited her over to help with Alex's wedding invitations and wait out the storm. It has been constantly snowing and blowing since about 5:00 P.M.

The counter is covered with invitations and we keep stopping to look out the window to see the snow (Just like elementary school, as if we haven't grown up).

This is real snow on the windows not dabbed on using paint.

Check out the back door. Just a little pile up.

Happy NEW YEAR

Party for the NEW YEAR! ! !

Sometime we just have to dance.

4-Wheeler

Talk about MEMORIES!!!

Ashton got a 4-wheeler for Christmas so we each (NEEDED) to try it. Big kids on small toys. What a lot of fun. . .

Christmas

We spent the morning over at Alyse and Ronnie's home. What a great time with wonderful food and family.

Kitchens

Phil had a great idea!!! Making kitchens for Christmas. It became a family project. So sorry I don't have pic of the process only the final result.

Reindeer

Two Christmas reindeer.

What a treat to have our grandchildren around us.

Memories

Another year is almost over. What a great year with wonderful memories!!!

We got these wooden blocks so we could remember our memories. We can mix them around and make other words with them or just have some huge letters taking up space on our shelves. I can't wait to see them when they are all done.

I love my kids and the time we spend together making memories or just remembering past memories. We do a lot of laughing when we visit about past memories. :)

Remember when I said we couldn't take a picture well here are some from the 200 plus pic we took just bowling. It is hard getting everyone in sync. We take turns with the tongues. Shah was upset because he got a strike when he was trying to get the LOWEST score. We love our family. Thanks for the PICS.

Oh YES!!! When everyone else is having Turkey dinner we have our traditional Pizza. I think it has been about 6 or 7 years. We started getting together on Thanksgiving morning and go bowling as a family. It is the fun-est and funniest time and we talk about it all year. This year again we tried to get the LOWEST score on the second game. We put the bumpers up for everyone. We laughed so much, it is really hard to do and you can't believe how many strikes you can get when you are trying to get the lowest score. I think Shah got the lowest score this year. Congrats. Here are some Pic from our morning of fun.

Last Monday Alyse had her gallbladder out. I was so concerned that I couldn't be there. I have some wonderful daughters who took up the slack when I couldn't be there. Alex and Andraea were there and Alyse enjoyed having them there before her surgery. I talked to Alyse after and she said that both Alex and Draea were cracking so many jokes it kept her entertained as she waited. Thanks to Gen for coming down too. She is doing great now.

Phil and I have had Ashton staying with us so that Alyse could get some rest without a noisy 5 year old. The other night after a long day at school and an evening with SEP conferences. We got dinner and then we got ready for bed. It was, I think 9:30 by the time I laid down with Aston for a good nights sleep. I was so tired but that doesn't mean everyone is tired. As I laid there silently just waiting for Ashton to fall asleep (he kept wiggling). Ashton starts to quiet down and this is what I heard, "A S H T O N" Then I think OK you are spelling your name, but then I hear "A L Y S E, A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z." YES AND THEN HE SPELLED THEM AGAIN. You really get an insight into the mind of a child when they are falling asleep. When he finally fell asleep I took this picture I couldn't help my self

I don't know why but our family just can't take a picture we have to act like crazy people. It sure is fun and these are just a few of the crazy pics I have caught. Great memories, that is what we are always trying to make "Great memories." We love spending time with our family.

Gentry and I had a great time going to a cooking class at Thanksgiving Point. The food was sure yummy, but the time together was unforgettable. Thanks for a fun Saturday. I was also able to take some pics of Mallory. Isn't Thanksgiving Point the place for photo shoots? We sure loved spending time together. Lv mom

Halloween was so fun to spend it with Mallory. She was such a cute kitten. We loved spending time with Mallory and her mom and dad. Lv Mom