Christmas was awesome!!!

Caden got a little bike, but he wasn't quite sure if he liked it. he just sat on it and wouldn't even move.

Holly has a new boyfriend named slick. At least i hope he's a boy. We really aren't sure of it's gender. hahaha!!!

Jack finally got the hang of tearing off the wrappings. The ornaments were just to much to resist.

McKay thought that if Grandma couldn't see his eyes he wouldn't get in trouble for touching the train. Sounds like something his dad would do. JASON!!!

We had a wonderful time this Christmas. The whole family was here. We recieved some great news. Craig and Angie are going to have another little one in June. We are just so blessed that they live close by.

I don't think i have ever seen so many presents under one tree. but there was a whole house full of us. We basically ate, played,and enjoyed the time together. Children make christmas so much more exciting. No offense Holly and Alan, you just don't quite have that total look of suprise on your faces when you wake up on Christmas morning. probably because you have already checked everything out before we all got up. RIGHT!!!

We have a Christmas tradition of getting a box of cold cereal with our socks, that way i don't have to make a big breakfast on Christmas morning, and everyone gets to taste a bunch of new cereals. It makes for a great cereal buffet.

Sam got 2 beautiful Belle dresses from Mrs. Claus (aka) Aunt Marla. The dresses were soooooo pretty. THANKS! :0) I wasn't sure she would wear them but she decided dressing up wasn't so bad. She even got some heels and a tiara.

Fern came and spent the afternoon, enjoying all the excitement of Christmas with us.

Hunter got a Where in the world is Thomas the train book and it didn't take him long to find Thomas.

Alan was the favorite uncle, The kids just love to hang out with him. especially if he helped them walk on the ceiling. You started it!!!

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. And let us not forget why we are celebrating.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!!!

JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

The preschool kids put on their annual Nativity play, and they were wonderful. We had one angel that got stage fright, and of course it would be my granddaughter Sam. She had been so excited to be an angel and to tell the shepherd " Do not be afraid" but, Oh well she was dang cute anyways. She spent most of the time sitting on Tyree's lap ( who happen to be the narrator and chorister). Thanks! Tyree. Im so thankful she is willing and talented. The Nativity just seems to put the finishing touch on the CHRISTmas holiday. Now the festivities can begin. For truly JESUS is the reason for the season!!!

The Angels waiting patiently for the play to begin. Addison, Lyra, and Sam

Our shepherd Hayden Rasor, watching his flock...

Colin and March were wonderful as Mary and Joseph.

Christmas excitment!

Jack was determined to get that carrot and eat it.
Look, there's that train again.

I got it!!! Jack was pretty fast at catching the trainI know it's in there


Hey! Where did it go?

This is why i'm so excited for Christmas...Children is what it's all about.

30 Years! Wow what a ride.

David and i had the opportunity of going to Pebble Beach California to celebrate 30 years of marital bliss. OK maybe not blissful all the time, but lots of good times. Anyways thanks to Yasmine's parents who have a rental home in Monterrey, They graciously let us spend the week relaxing and seeing the California coast line, while staying in the rental. We got to see the Monterrey Aquarium which is awesome. It is amazing what is in the Ocean. Then we ate at the most fabulous restaurant on fisherman's wharf, Called the Grotto. The sea food was excellent, and the clam chowder and Calamari was to die for. The scallops and calamari just melted in your mouth. Non of that chewy stuff. Dang my mouth is watering just writing about it. Thanks to the Huseins for a fantastic meal. The desert was scrumptious. I had Creme Brule, and David had Key Lime pie.

We went window shopping at Carmel. Because that is about all you can afford to do. but it was fun. I did find an awesome toy store called Thinkers Toys, it has a ton of educational toys. needless to say i got a few stocking stuffers. We saw the infamous pebble beach golf courses. If your willing to drop a few hundred bucks (400-500)you can actually play there, but you have to book it about a year in advance. so we didn't get to experience that Aw Shucks!!!

We drove down the coast to Big Sur that's where there are big waves for surfing. We only saw a few. but i don't think it must be the time of year for surfing. The weather was not really hot just a nice 70's + This time of year is apparently the nicest time to visit Monterrey, because it is really clear and i guess they get quite a bit of fog there. It was a great place to visit. but there's no place like home.Thanks again to King and Diane for their Hospitality. And Honey, Thanks for a wonderful 30 years. Hope there will be another 30 +.

more pics of graduation

Just a few more pictures of Jason's special day.

I'm So Proud

I know that we are not suppose to be prideful, but Jason has just graduated from the Police Academy, and has now started his career as a policeman for the Othello police department. It makes me proud that he has chosen a profession of service and that he wants to make the world better for others. I only hope that he is careful and uses good judgement. There of course is always that underlying worry, but i know he will do his best. Congratulations Bud! We Love you...I think he looks dang good in a uniform. These are a few of the special moments at his graduation. Hunter and Yaz got to pin his badge on him. After completing the academy they get to ring the bell as one of the final acts as a recruit. They aren't allowed to smile as they are being inspected and presented. One of the highlights was his two best friends suprized him and flew in for his graduation. It was awesome because we were able to keep it a surprize for a whole month. Dang we're good. He didn't even have a clue. I have to give Yasmine and the kids a lot of credit for holding it together while Jason was away at the academy. I think it was hard , but she rarely complained. I'm proud of you also Yaz. Now on with life... Well maybe in a couple of weeks that is, Get better soon. I Love you Jason. You can come and stay at our place anytime. But next time you better be a little more careful what you eat out of my fidge. I've been know to grow things in there, such as MOLD. Bet those sausage pattys were good...YUM :0) J/K I'm sorry i just couldn't help myself.

What a week

I don't know where to start. I guess it would have to be Goodbye to someone who has had a tremendous influence on my life. My Uncle Lovell. A man who is small in stature, but has the biggest heart. David and i had just left for a weeks vacation to celebrate our 30th anniversary. We got there late Monday night, only to receive a call early Tuesday morning about Lovell's passing. As sad as it is, i know that there were others rejoicing and waiting to welcome him home. As i said goodbye at the nursing home on the Saturday before we left, i told him that i was going to be gone for a little while and that i loved him, and he responded with "I've loved you for a long time". I'm so thankful for him and his great example. I was also able to give him a haircut that week. WOW! So many memories.

If that wasn't enough a couple of days later Jason ended up in the emergency room late at night with acute appendicitis and had to have surgery. He only got to spend one day on his new job as a policeman for The Othello police department. He will be recovering for a couple of weeks, so he will be here for Thanksgiving and be able to attend Lovell's funeral.

Hat Day!!!

This week we were learning about the letter H. I had the kids wear their favorite hat, and i had a bunch of different hats for them to try on. We talked about how you can tell where some one is from or what type of job they have by the hats that they wear. The kids had fun trying on the hats. Colin is wearing my hat that i used when i worked on road construction.

Colin would be a great Mexican hat dancer. This hat weighs a lot. The kids did the mexican hat dance around the hat.

Caden wants to be a sailor and Gunnar will be the captain of the ship.

Bet you can't guess what he wants to be when he grows up,(Conductor of Thomas the Train)

So Hats off to you all!!!

I'm a little slow at getting things on my blog. But i finally have a few minutes to update. Aweek ago my girls, Angie and Yaz went on a scrapebooking retreat to a lodge up in the mountains. It is something i look forward to. This is my third year now and it is just such a nice time to get away not worry about antything else but laughing and having a good time. I really enjoyed having Yaz and Angie there. There was quite a group from Royal this time also. You just kind of rejuvenate your creative juices, and glean great ideas from other scrapers. I was a little bummed because i got sick part of a day and spent precious time in bed instead of scrapping. But all in all i got some things accomplished. I have to say that i have the cutest grandkids, and i enjoyed their pages alot more than i did scrapping about me. I hope we get to do it again next year.

Ok! so Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, i don't know if it's the fact that you can choose to be sombody or something else but i like it. So i got into our photo albums and took a walk down memory lane. I don't know if the kids will get a kick out of this, but i did. So you can see just how cute MY kids are. That is if i can get this thing to work right.
Top left: Craig, aka-Superman, Alan, aka-bunny rabbit, Jason, aka-lion-King of the Jungle.
Top right: Heather-Mummy, Craig-Dracula, Jason of course-Mr. Football, Alan-Cowboy, and Holly- witch/cat
Bottom left: Jason-Cowboy, Heather-Cat woman, Craig-vampire, Alan-Tweety, and Holly-Sylvester.
What i wouldn't give to go back to those days. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
LOVE YOU GUYS...