Opening the gifts

Halie started us off

Tanner's, me turn

Halie and Camron

Christmas Day

We awoke to a very white Christmas!

Probably around a foot of snow

We opened our gifts to each other first

Maren was still sick from the day before

what a Christmas Day for her!

Christmas Eve Party

We held the dinner party in our church hall

Sheila and Jon led a guessing game on Christmas carols

Kristin sang her song, "The Best Gift of All"

Dave and family arrive for Christmas

Maren, Dave and Jenn

all 7 grandkids for supper

playing with the dress-up stuff, Tanner, Kristin, Tyler, Camron, Halie, Hayden behind Camron

Kristin, Tyler, Hayden, Camron

Kristin's Christmas Concert

Kristin's tree ornament on her class tree in the hall

concert goers Sheila, Kristin, Rosie, Halie, Von, Camron, Viv (Tyler took photo)

The photographer, Tyler, in this one

A favorite song is "The Best Gift of All"....comes from the heart.

Happy Birthday Mother!

Introducing my mother, Rose Marie Wright, born 82 years ago today in Charlotte, NC., where I was also born. Here she is about 3. She was rough-house Rosie, and had soft red hair. My daughter Rosie is named after her, and has passed on that pretty hair to grandaughter Kristin.

Mother graduated from Queens College, then for women, in 1948. Her bacheolors degree was in History, and she is an avid reader of all kinds of literature. We four children made many trips to the library, and enjoyed being read to nightly by both mother and dad.

Rosie Twogood, the beautiful bride, Sept. 5, 1948. Married to dad in Charlotte, where they met while he was stationed in the Army Air Corp.

Mother's fun side. She sang in choirs all her life. This was before a program with the Sweet Adolines, barbershop womens chorus.

Mother recently. She and dad have lived in Boulder, Co. and Fresno, Ca., then moved to El Centro where they have been since 1973. She is still active in her Methodist Womens group, and enjoys social activities with friends and neighbors.

Kristin's baptism

Kristin and David before baptism

a few gifts after baptism

Robinson/Buxton tribes

a happy day

Kristin and family