Thursday, January 8, 2015
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Happy New Year
We made a feast to celebrate our gratitude for such an amazing and healthy year for our family.
Talmage and Bryant stayed up late to watch a movie with us and ring in the new year. We could see a panoramic view of Richland and all the fireworks at midnight. It was pretty neat. Just as we were climbing into bed during the wee hours of the morning, the vomiting began. Happy New Year. Poor Lyle.
December and Christmas Time
Our ward had its Christmas party the first Wednesday in December. Little guys were a little shy but they paid a visit to the Jolly Man.
Sariah performing before the Forte Production:
Sariah, front and center with the blue scarf.
On December 6th we had family pictures taken with a foam machine since we didn't have any snow.
Lyle with his goggles.
The next morning I tried to get a picture of all my handsomes. This was as good as I could do.
Love Hyrum's face.
That afternoon, the kids settled down for a long winter's nap by the fire, the tree, and the rising cinnamon rolls (for the First Presidency Christmas Devotional).
Sariah
Bryant
Hyrum
The Fall Decorations coming down for Christmas.
Sariah's Musical Notes Performance with Brook Black.
Front and Center again with black scarf.
Grandma Webb died a few days shy of her December 5th birthday. Since we would already be as far as Twin Falls for the Graveside, we decided to go the rest of the way to Utah so James could visit Stephen and so we could take the kids to Temple Square at Christmastime. It was wonderful.
Not a great picture except when you consider the background. I love it.
Almost exactly 15 years ago James and I were on a date in exactly the same place. Following Russian tradition, James threw a coin into the fountain in hopes of returning to the same place. What do ya know?!
The kids got to touch the Salt Lake Temple.
Afterwards, we went to a downtown Wendy's and really spooked the kids. Sunday they woke up to snow in Santaquin and couldn't have been happier. It was a really fast trip, but actually really fun. We stayed up late watched Miracle on 34th Street at the hotel, swam in the pool, and best of all, got to visit with several of James's family. We had super roads and read The Christmas Box for the first time on the way home.
Really excited to see our family picture results:
Trying to wait patiently for the big day to arrive:
Our First Christmas Morning in our new house.
Cheetos for breakfast, it must be Christmas.
Christmas Breakfast---what a spread!
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Packed Thanksgiving Week
Kase and Brielle arrived last Saturday and the idea was to be together as much as possible.
Sunday night everybody came here to our house to be together and while they were here, Laryn made her grand entrance from school.
Wednesday Night was our adult dinner at Applebee's
Not the best picture, but most importantly, NO EMPTY CHAIRS.
Thursday morning, Bryant and Reichert came with me to the Whitby Turkey Trot.
Bryant won the mile and Reichert came in 7th.
We had Thanksgiving at the church.
Lyle and Libby enjoying rolls
James was actually showering after basketball across the street at Dave and Taneil's new place and so all the kids were done by the time he got there. I waited to eat until he got there and it was the first Thanksgiving I can remember sitting all the way through. It was nice.
The excitement for the day was actually what Vard has been cooking up for a couple of months. He was in line for Black Friday at 7am that morning and Haley, Dax, and Laryn all took turns in the line while people had Thanksgiving dinner. At 6pm he was able to purchase the "big screen TV" that Dad has had his eye on for his Dad's Christmas gift. The big reveal was an hour or so later.
We gave mom a cell phone. Yeah!
James took Talmage for his first Black Friday experience. Talmage was giddy about Black Friday and came home with a telescope/microscope combo.
Friday, was the first annual Cousin Reunion.
There was a lot of laughing, some socket wrestling, and I think everyone had a good time.
Saturday was Brielle's baby shower, followed by Mom's birthday present---8 pedicures---and then pizza at Grandma and Grandpa's followed by good-byes.
Family really is where your best friends are found.
James just found out his oldest brother Stephen has stage IV brain cancer. His heart is hurting and we will be making a trip to Utah at Christmastime.
Nap Nazi
"You will listen to this story and you will take a nap."
That's pretty much how Sunday afternoon works.
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