Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas to all of our wonderful family and friends.

The girls and new jackets they received for Christmas.

Rick's gift from Jamie and Conrad. A year in review of our adorable Kylie's second year of life!

Rick gave our family the challenge to give homemade gifts this year to each other. The best gift to all of us was his Family Home Evening, hard bound book he put together for each of us. Another keepsake that we will all cherish. There are at least ten family home evening ideas with our Dad's personal testimony of each subject along with a treat idea for the evening. It is beautiful and very sentimental. There are pictures in it, as well

A family picture of the four of us. After we went to see Marley and Me! A must see but be sure to bring a tissue!

Merry Christmas 2008

Cara with her homemade gift from Kelsey. An adorable stool for college!

Our Christmas tradition of the yummy bundt butterscotch rolls. Lots of butter and brown sugar. Warm and gooey!

Cara wrapped Kelsey's present in the remainder of Kylie's "special princess paper".

Cara with her Santa gift. We were trying to be a complete "golfing" family but our reasonable daughter told me to take it back and save the money for her graduation present this spring.

Cathy and Rick in their Christmas reds! Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Christmas eve traditions!

One of our traditions is to leave a gingerbread boy for Santa on our special plate that I bought years ago at a Christmas Craft show at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. Those from Washington will remember the show.

Another tradition is to receive new jammies on Christmas eve. I made some for Kylie with matching bottoms for her sweet Mom (my daughter, Jamie).

Kelsey and Cara with their new jammies on Christmas Eve. Of course they are matching! Cara just put on her black jacket (for warmth!)

The girl's with their "first" gift of Christmas~ready for their new jammies!

Christmas Eve Celebration

Here is an aerial shot of the Staples and Smith's. Thanks to one of the elders photographic skills.

Here is the four of us right before we went caroling to our neighbors. The temp's dropped almost thirty degree's from the afternoon~ice everywhere!!!

Cathy and Kelsey after our yummy Christmas Eve dinner. Kels worked until 5 at the mall. I'm very proud of the hard worker's our kids are...

Sonja and Kevin~our resident Mary and Joseph. Sonja is pregnant with their fourth (second son!) They are a wonderful family that we love and enjoy.

Our traditional Christmas jello! It really does taste good and is worth all of the work!!!

Christmas pic's

Here is our snow angel! Love having Cara
around!

Here is the live tree that is in our living room! And a couple pic's of the dining room and piano area. We love the holidays!

Christmas Eve

Yes it is Christmas eve 2008!
I wanted to post a few pic's so that you can see our snow! Because it is raining now! mmmmm

The snow was so high on the deck and it was amazing! As was the window in my bathroom a few days ago when we were getting blasted with snow!

Here is a picture of the house after a good snow this last week. We have had over 40 inches this last month! We are on target to set a record! The whole country is getting blasted!

Suprise on Turkey day!

Cara and Kelsey know what it is...

mmmm . . . What could it be???
Is it what is in the pie? No~ Kurt and Jen are going to have a baby in July!!!! Wha-hoo!!!

Another grandbaby for Nana and Bopa!!!

Thanksgiving

Claire Rockwood Sherwood, Cara, Kelsey & Cathy after dinner.

The Bertolina's and the elders with Cara too! for our big turkey feast!

The other side of the table. We were so excited that Claire and Dustin were able to come for the holiday.

Even more happy that Kels & Rick were here!

Tinsel Town the holiday dance!

Here are some of the things that Susan
and I did for the decorations for Portage
Central High School's Winter dance.

Here is Cathy, David and Cara at our home. Cara had her group come to our home for pictures. It was crazy snow outside and it was so pretty.

This is Cathy and Susan at the box office! Susan's hubby made this for us. She was great to work with.

Just another cool shot of some of our decorations! Susan made the reel and film. She is good!

Happy Birthday to friends!

I wanted to wish all of my friends who have birthdays this week. Margaret turns 50 today!!! Keri has a birthday on Tuesday, Diane on Wednesday, Lori on Friday and Sarah on Saturday. Wish I could take you all to lunch and really celebrate but know that you each have a special place in my heart!
Happy birthday to you... Happy birthday to you... Happy birthday dear~ Margaret, Keri, Diane, Lori, Sarah and Marty, Janene & Wendi (from last week!)
Happy Birthday to Yoooooooooo.

Tinsel Town!

What a snowy night! Cara and her group came to our house for pictures then went to where she works for dinner "Fieldstone Grill" and then through the snow to the high school for the dance.