December 2012

Finally, it snowed!

Halie's 2nd grade class Christmas program

Christmas Eve we drove to see the lights at Thanksgiving Point instead of Temple Square, since it was snowing and cold, and we could stay in our car and drive through the lights.  Sheila's kids enjoyed that a lot.  Afterwards, we came home to open jammies under the tree.  Later in the week I was able to read the nativity story and have the grandchildren help with the pieces.

Ready for Christmas morning.

Santa ate the cookies and drank the milk!

Lexi with her stocking.

Jordan, 20 months, more into it this year than last.

 

 Christmas Day we all met at Rosie's new townhouse to open gifts to each other.  Nine of the ten grandchildren pictured; Maren (5), Makenna (3), Hayden (10), Tyler (10), Tanner (7), Kristin (12), Camron (9), Lexi (3), and Halie (7). 

 Rosie and David on the couch.

 Kristin's new robe from Von and me.

Having lunch afterwards.

 The girls in the kitchen having lunch.

 My parents arrived from California the day after Christmas, and we met at our church for dinner, music, other activities, and birthday cake for my mother's 86th birthday.

My parents, Rosemarie and Don Twogood

 Tyler played a Christmas piece on the piano.

 Kristin sang "Angels We Have Heard On High" with my parents harmonizing with her.

 Kristin and Rosie also sang "When Christmas comes To town" from Polar Express.

 Camron played "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" on his new Ukulele.

 Dave and family sang a Christmas song with bells jingling.

 The grandkids then danced along to a "Gummy Bear" song.  They also had a handstand, cartwheel and running contest.

 Our 10 grandchildren.

 The "greats" all together

 All of us except Rosie's husband, David, who was working.

 Rosie made a cake for my mother.

 

 New Years Eve day we got together with Dave and Jenn at the Classic Fun Center, then went to lunch at Red Robin.

Always a treat having son Dave and family in town.  Miss them a lot.

November 2012!

I thought October went by fast, but November has beat them all!  I better get this down before December gets here!  Fall was beautiful this year, my Norway Maple outdid itself.  And the colors out back were spectacular!

 

 

 Kristin celebrated her 12th birthday!  We gathered at Chuck-arama for dinner together. She is such a delightful person, and maintains that cheery disposition, complete with a twinkle in her eye and dimples to boot!

 Thanksgiving was spent at Loralee and Heber's house in Tremonton, since Von was up there for the week taking caring of his sister, Norma Ann, who had a knee-replacement Nov. 12. 

Loralee and Heber's children, Leandra and Jared.  Always fun to be with them.

 Von's sister, Norma Ann, with Jared's wife Kellie and son, Corbin.

 Von and Viv

 Jon, Jordan, and Sheila

 Leandra's husband, Brian.

 Leandra and Brian's daughter, Brilee, with Lexi and Halie outside on the tramp.

 Jared and Loralee with Jared's children, Corbin and Kaitlyn.

 Kaitlyn and Lexi

 Corbin and Jordan, just a couple months apart.  Look at those eyes!

 Kaitlyn posing for the upcoming Nativity video.

Nan feeling pretty good with one knee done.  She hopes to do the other Dec. 3. 

Other highlights of the month included Von's left ear procedure.  We won't know how successful it was for a while, as far as being able to hear better.  We both began teaching  the 14-15 year-old Sunday School class.  We took in the Kearns High School musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrals, since a class member had a lead roll.  Another class member received her YW Recognition Medalion along with her mother.  I played organ at a funeral for a member of our ward.  Our Oquirrh Mountain Temple presidency changed, after 3 years.  We made it out to see the recent James Bond movie, Skyfall, as well as Breaking Dawn 2.  I finally found a ukulele teacher for Camron, and he seems to like it.  Kristin and Tyler continue to take piano with me, along with 5 other students in my ward.  Halie got her first pair of glasses and loves wearing them.  And last but hardly least...Rosie and David have moved into their new town home out in Herriman, as far south as you can go in the Salt Lake valley!  I'm sure I've left out something!  We definitely have counted our blessings this month, and are grateful for many things.