We wish You a Merry Christmas

Mackenzie, Sophie, Breanna, and Halle with their Beany Boo Babies Christmas Day

This is Breanna, right after I told her we got her a new bicycle (instead of the doll she asked for) for Christmas. No drama in that girl....



Jacob Opening presents

Jonathan all decked out in this new gear, sitting on his new bean-bag chair

 

After Shellee, Aimee, and Jason rode Bre's new bike, she decided it looked like fun and came outside to try it on for size....

 

Christmas Jammies

Twas the night before

Christmas....

The grandkids all decked out in their Christmas Eve jammies.  We had such a fun night over at Shellee's house. We had dinner and then the kids put on their jammies and danced to Bre and Halle's Christmas

program music. So Cute!

All she wants to do is *dance*dance*dance*

The little girls had their Christmas Dance Program at Murray High School on Saturday Dec. 17th. They were all adorable in their sparkling dresses and make-up.  It is definately the highlight of the holiday season!

Mele Kelikimaka is Hawaii's way to Say Merry Christmas

We just got back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way....oops...
what i meant to say was, We just got back from a lovely trip to the North Shore of Oahu. Dec 6-14th.
It was sooo much fun and we packed tons of fun into our visit! Jerry & Gayle Jacobs came with us. We walked to Waimea Falls, went to the swap meet at Aloha Stadium, Pearl Harbor, International Marketplace, Dimaond Head crater hike, Sandy Beach, Haleiwa, Polynesian Cult Center, Laie Point, Hawaii Temple Visitors Center, Church on Sunday, Blow hole, The hike by blow hole, Makapuu, Waimea Bay, Pounders, Cholo's, L & L, Hard Rock Cafe, The Naval Base (oops), Swung on vines by the Pali highway, Pali lookout, Shrimp/talapia ponds, Haleiwa(again) Sunset Beach, Turtle Beach....hukilau beach, goat island....

vine swinging on the Pali Hwy

Laie Point

 Gayle and I at the Hardrock Cafe

 on the Trail to Waimea Falls, Jerry and Larry

Sandy Beach

The Place we Stay

Waimea Falls

 Near Halona Blowhole Larry, Jerry, Gayle, Sue

Laie Hawaii Temple

Festival of Trees

 Mackenzie inside the big bubble maker

 The Grant Elementary Origami Tree that I helped on and Larry delivered to the Festival

Sophie talking to Santa's Elf 

December isn't complete without a trip to the Festival of Trees. This year, I went with Aimee, Mackenzie, and Sophie.  The first thing they asked when they got in the door was "Where are the Scones??"

Halloween 2011

Halle

Mackenzie

                                          Jon

                                         Jacob

Breanna

Cutest Grandkids Ever at the Grant Elementary Halloween Parade! I didn't even recognize Jacob in his cheerleader costume! It's fun to see the delight on the kids' faces as they march through the gym dressed in all their Halloween finery.  It's a fun tradition that I hope continues for years to come.

My own version of pageant of the masters

So Mackenzie & Sophie's mom (aka: Aimee) asked me if I would paint a mural on their new bedroom wall with cute owls, butterflies, a large tree and some birds. Then Sophie saw a picture of 2 girls in a swing and decided she wanted a swing in her tree.  These paintings always take longer than I think they will. But it's a fun creative outlet, though nerve-wracking, because I'm always afraid it will turn out like a kindergarten drawing. Which is not a bad thing, if you're in kindergarten. So here's what I have drawn/painted so far, and then a photo of the finished mural.

Jon Plays Football

I love watching Jonathan play football. He's fun to watch, and a real play-maker. The downside is that I usually have a stomach ache by halftime. The boys hit with intensity, and thank goodness they wear pads.

Breanna Plays Softball

Bre is playing softball on a little girls league in Taylorsville. She's a pretty good little player thanks to some coaching from her brothers! 

A short visit to St George is better than no visit at all...but just barely

So Aimee  was taking her girls to St George for a vacation before school started, so we invited ourselves along to enjoy a couple of days of R & R (rest and relaxation) which turned into H & S (hot and sweaty) once we got there. Luckily, the Crystal Inn had a great pool, and we spent a lot of our time there.

I never get tired of the beautiful contrast of the blue sky against the red rock.