Picnic in Zion

A few weeks ago my brother from Texas came home for a visit.  He doesn't get to come home very often, so I decided to go spend some time with him and my family.  My brother, Jeff, loves to go to Zion National Park when he comes home for a visit, so we decided to have a breakfast picnic in the Park.  It turned out to be cold, but we still had a nice time.  We packed everything we needed for a good breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon, except a cooking pan. We got in the car and drove down to the Zion Market and bought a new frying pan! It just wouldn't be a family picnic unless we forgot something!

Making Pancakes with our new pan.

Jeff  and Gina overseeing the pancake making.

Gina and I doing a selfie!  We love doing this.... Can you tell we are sisters?

Growing up our family loved to play games.  We would spend hours at the kitchen table playing all kinds of different board games or cards.  We had to laugh at ourselves because now we all need glasses to play board games.

Playing Catch Phrase with our glasses

Trying to read the "catch phrase"

It was fun to spend time at home with the family.

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.