HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2010

OK...this year brought a few changes:

Jenn and Tom both graduated from ASU in May.

We moved to a new house, a new town, a new ward and neighborhood.

Sam and Jenn and Berkeley and Atticus moved to California and then to Texas.

I had a hysterectomy on November 10.

Chad and Meagen had a baby girl (Emily) born on the same day in the same hospital. Surprise!

I was called to be the Young Women's President in our ward. How old am I? Never mind.

I quit exercising when we moved in April and I gained a few pounds. Quite a few. Which I do without much effort at all. Hardly any effort!! Actually, NO EFFORT. Easy as pie. Umm, that sounds good. NO, NO PIE!!

You can guess what's on my New Year's Resolution list: lose weight. Nothing "new" about that! It's on my list every year, EVERY year! Including 2010. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Family Christmas Party, Part II 2009

The program was a hit, really fun!

Patty was so much help (along with Kristie). She made peanut butter balls and everything else you see here. Thanks Patty and Kristie! And thanks to everyone else who brought good things to eat and fun talents to share! And to everyone for just showing up--it's not a party without all of you being there! "Thanks for the memories..."

Gracie sang "I Ain't Gettin' Nuttin' For Christmas" and she did such a great job!! Believe me, she's getting somethin' for Christmas FOR SURE!

Smile, Tara! "Thank You!" Then there's Kristie, some unknown person (is that Aaron, maybe) and Tim in the background.

Linda, Aaron (for sure), Brianne (I think), Ed, Cheryl and Colton. And Chad and Erin Marie in the background.

Well, hopefully everyone had a good time and hopefully we can do this again next year, and the next year and the next year, etc. It's just so good to get together with our immediate family and enjoy each other and catch up on what's going on in everyone's lives and share each other's talents. Thanks to everyone of you!!!!!!!!! I love you all!

Family Christmas Party 2009

Jeff (sometimes erroneously referred to as Mark) and Lindsay and Amy.

Steve and Erin and baby Parker. Jim enjoying himself behind them. And Amy, Rowan and Heidi in the background.

The program audience. Some more attentive than others.

The eats. Colton, Krista (Patty and Heidi in the back talking) and Erin and Steve.

Baby Emily and Great Aunt Linda.

I would have added more pictures but for some reason it wouldn't let me! So I'll add a few more on the next blog, which will be Family Christmas Party, Part II 2009. Ho! Ho! Ho!

Tiny Babies at Christmas

Does this look familiar to anyone? Mom and Dad had so many little grandbabies this Christmas (1977). Chad was about the size and age of little Emily here. Check out those hairdos and the clothes. Oh, the 70's, weren't they great!! My eyes are expressing my "I give up" thoughts at that moment because I couldn't get Chad to stop crying for the picture.

I guess I should have named this Post: "Christmas Jammies are Cute on Baby Emily." This is Patty holding little crunched up Emi. She's 5 weeks old now. I got out that family picture above to show Chad what he looked like at 5 weeks old. It was really pretty funny, because we were trying to get the picture done and he just couldn't stop crying. Remember that?? He was so tiny, I had almost forgotten how tiny he was. Maybe he was only 5 days old. My memory is a little foggy (remind you of anyone?).

Aren't those just the cutest little jammies on such a cutie pie!

"Oh. I'm so relaxed in my warm, cuddly, Christmas Jammies."

THANKSGIVING 2009

This is for you and me, Cheryl. Ten people at Thanksgiving among other things.

FOOD, FUN & LAUGHTER COMING UP!!!

So here's a few pictures from last year's Family Christmas Party. Ready to have some more fun? OK Or as Alex would say, "Alrighty, then"! Let's do it!