Be My Valentine!

Laura and I decided to have a Valentine Baking day this year. We made sugar cookies, dipped pretzels, and peanut butter cups. They all turned out so nice and we had a lot of fun.

Getting our stuff together to begin baking

Making the pretzels

" Look what we made!"  

Fun day!

New Granddaughter!

Well....Guess What? We have another granddaughter. Her name is Tana Juliet and she is darling.

Austen holding his new sister

Sweet little Jules!  She is our Jewel!

Axton holding his new sister

Grandma, Jules and boys

Grandma, Jules and boys #2

Dirk holding his new sister

Proud Grandpa!

Good job Ben and Tana!
We are happy to now have 10 GRANDCHILDREN!  

Christmas 2013

I have to admit, I didn't take very many pictures this year at Christmas. Luckily, I have a wonderful D-I-L that takes great pictures. Check them out on her blog here Sarah's Blog

Here are the pictures I took:

Ben and Tana's family at the Nativity program

Christmas Eve Program

A tired Wiseman and  A pretty Angel

I love Hot Chocolate

Austen drinking his hot chocolate

 Please Sir, may I have some more hot chocolate?
(I think that is what he is saying...)

Austen and Bryan talking about Santa Claus coming to town!

Christmas Morning!!!

I got a sword!

A drill set!

My very own Tractor!

Jeff and Sarah's family

Bryan and Celeste on Christmas morning opening presents! Celeste got a new purse!

Christmas Dinner!  Come and get it!

Turkey

Playing toys

Warming up by the fire after a fun tractor ride in the snow

Kaelynn playing with her weaving set.

Coleman figuring out the binoculars

Eli....did you like that Christmas dinner?... it was good.  Yeah, Axton, I ate so much turkey, I am in a coma!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!  
We had a wonderful time with everyone home.  Thanks to our children and grandchildren who made it such a good year. 

A Day at the Beach

We spent a few hours at Newport beach while on our trip to California. There is something about the beach that draws me in and I feel like a calm person at the beach!  I look out at the horizon and ponder on the great expanse of the earth and know there is a God.  The beach is very calming to me, maybe it is the steady sound of waves hitting the shore, or the smell of salt water... I don't know, but I like it.  Our grandchildren loved the beach and had a fun time.  We had a nice picnic and enjoyed some sunshine.

Coleman making a sandcastle....deep in thought!

Looking over the beach for any sign of a whale....no whale.

Tyler jumping in the waves

Beach Girl!

Kaelynn loved the water... Caleb is picking up a sea shell

Beach Boy

"It's like this Grandma, you look for shells on the ground....."

Tyler enjoying the water on his toes...thinking about serving a mission someday!

Beach Grandma and her little beach kids!

Ben watching over the kids with his nice rolled up pants!

Having a chat and a picnic!