CALI FAMILY IN TOWN FOR CHRISTMAS

TUESDAY MORNING
Mike and the kids arrived in the wee hours of the morning after traveling 12 hours on monday(it was hard getting out of California because of the rainy weather). They arrived just before Utah's big storm hit. Tuesday morning the kids could not wait to get out in the snow. It was so much fun seeing big smiles on their faces while they played.

Savy making a Snow Angel
Cole catching snow flakes with his tongue

TUESDAY EVENING

Taking Tracks down town to see the Temple LightsTEMPLE SQUARE


Tracks home.....oops up to the University first (wrong train)
WEDNESDAY
More playing in the snow

STRONG KIDS HAVING SO MUCH FUN!

WHAT ARE THE GRANDKIDS UP TO?

BUSY GRAND KIDS!

COLLIN/SCOUTS, LEGO'S,TAEKWONDO & BASKETBALL

Jay is Collin and Sydney's Basketball Coach

SYDNEY/UP WITH KIDS & BASKETBALL

CARLEE/MIDDLE SCHOOL "A" STUDENT & DANCE

TAYLER/LOVES PRE-SCHOOL & DANCE

DRESDEN/SCOUTS, SKI SCHOOL & VIOLIN

LOGAN AND REFLECTIONS SAVANNAH/BROWNIES & SOCCER

COLE LOVING PRE-SCHOOL

CONCERTS & DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

CHRISTMAS IS A COMIN

SALLY BYTHEWAY CONCERTS

DECEMBER 9th, 10th & 11th

Libby Gardner Hall, Recording Session

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Road Home Benefit Concert

The Assembly Hall on Temple Square

LIBBY GARDNER HALL

THE ASSEMBLY HALL

WALKING AROUND TEMPLE SQUARE LOOKING AT THE LIGHTS

Shannon and the boys came for the concert

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
CARLEE DECORATING HER CAKE

Pretty sad when Grandma Donna has her granddaughter frosting her own birthday cake!

LARRY'S PARTY

It was a great party, I made the last half hour of the party after my concert

COLE

Cole came for Christmas so we had a cousin birthday party for him

THING IN A JAR/GRANDMA & PTA

WILLOW CANYON ELEMENTARY REFLECTIONS

LOGAN WITH AN HONORABLE MENTIONS AWARD

One of the activities that I have been involved with these last few years is the PTA. I helped with the Halloween Festivities and also helped organize Reflections. There have been a few of us Grandparents who have enjoyed the PTA, in fact our PTA president this year is a Grandparent, he is a wonderful leader. The school principal called me "The Grandma of the Year", that made me feel good. While working on reflections I brought home some play doe and funny eyes, Logan was over to my house so I handed him the materials and told him to create something for Refection's. He loved it, and new exactly what he wanted to do. He saw this "Thing in a Jar" (octopus) at his dad's work. He began creating his creatures. The theme was "Together We Can", he had the Octopus's holding hands. He said it represented him and Braden because they were best friends. His mom put it on a board and Logan wrote down the theme. Pretty cool for a last minute project. Shannon said that Logan is already excited about doing this again next year.

TWO RIBBONS! One for participating and the Honorable Mention ribbon

CONGRATS!

THANKSGIVING DINNER & SUNDAY DINNER WITH BIRTHDAY CAKE

THANKSGIVING DAY IN EPHRAIM
WOW, WE STILL HAVE OUR TAN FROM HAWAII

RELAXING BEFORE THE BIG DINNER

John, Grandma Ellen & Natalie

Grandpa Bill

Bill & Jay

Sydney at the stairs in the old farm house Collin anxiously waiting at the table for dinnerGrandma Ellen getting the turkey out of the ovenJohn and Ellen carving the turkeySydney setting the table

Natalie and Sydney

THANKSGIVING DINNER IN EPHRAIMSUNDAY DINNER AFTER THANKSGIVING & A NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY
HOMEMADE CLAM CHOWDER, POTATO & BROCCOLI SOUPS
YUM!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANNON