Halle's 6th Birthday!

I can't believe that Halle is 6 years old. I remember the day she was born! We were so excited for our first grandchild. She is such a cute little girl and so much fun to have around.

Christmas Day 2010

Later on Christmas day our kids and grandkids all came to celebrate Christmas. Even Doug came out for a little while to join in all the fun!

Christmas 2010

After we got done at Josh and Mickell's house, we came home so Stefanie could see if Santa left anything for her! And of course he did!

Christmas morning

Christmas morning Stefanie and I went down to Josh and Mickell's to watch their kids open their Christmas presents. There's nothing like watching little children on Christmas morning!

Christmas Eve

Stefanie and I spent Christmas Eve with Josh and Mickell and their kids. We had dinner and a Christmas story. Then the kids got to open one present, and then it was off to bed to wait for Santa Clause!!

Santa Clara Christmas Eve Program

Halle and JT were in the Santa Clara Chirstmas Eve Program. Halle sang "Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer" and JT sang "Frosty the Snowman". They both did such a great job. It was really fun watching them. Then Santa came and gave each of the kids a present. You can tell by the picture that Ryker didn't want anything to do with Santa!!

Doug's cancer

In November we found out that Doug has Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Needless to say it was a shock to us and all of our children. We had to tell our children Thanksgiving weekend, which was really hard, but it was really good to have everyone here. He has gone through Chemo treatments and will be starting Radiation soon. He has done really well through the Chemo. He never got sick, just really tired. We are very optimistic that he will beat this. The second PET scan he had showed all the lymph nodes had shrunk in size, so that was really good news. He did loose his hair, but it is starting to grow back! He has had a really positive attitude through this whole ordeal, which I really feel helps in the healing process. We have felt the many prayers in our behalf and also the tender mercies from our Heavenly Father.

Thanksgiving

Since we weren't going to see some of the grandkids before Christmas, we gave them their Christmas jammies! They looked so cute in their matching jammies!

Thanksgiving 2010

We had Thanksgiving at Josh and Mickell's house this year. Everyone was able to be here. Even my parents and my mom's sister Pat was able to join us. It was so much fun having everyone together. All the cousins just loved playing with each other. Mickell did such a great job with setting the table. It looked like something Martha Stewart would put together. It was amazing. The food was yummy and just being together was great!

SeaWorld

We also went to SeaWorld while we were in California. Addie loved seeing all the different fish.

Newport Beach

We spent one day at the beach. Addie wasn't quite sure about the sand. She doesn't like to be dirty! It was such a pretty day.

More Disneyland

Disneyland - November 2010

In November we went to Disneyland with Bryson, Kristen and Addie. It has been a few years since we have been to Disneyland. It was fun to be their with Addie. She loved all the Disney characters.

Halloween 2010

Josh and Mickell's kids came up to our house to trick-or-trick. They were all so cute in their costumes! Halle was a mermaid, JT a transformer and Ryker was a robot!

Connecticut & NYC 2010

We saw "Promises, Promises", with Sean Hayes and Molly Shannon, in NYC. It was really good. We saw Molly Shannon after the show. She was so accommodating. She stayed there until she had talked to everyone that was waiting.

Connecticut - October 2010

In October Stefanie and I went to Connecticut to visit my sister one more time before she moves back to Utah. Last time we went in the spring, so I was really excited to go in the fall to see all the falls leaves. It was amazing. We hit it just perfect. It was so beautiful. My pictures don't do it justice. Everywhere we went I just kept saying "Oh my gosh, this is so beautiful!". While we were there we drove into NYC for dinner and a show. On the way there we stopped by Sleepy Hollow. It was really fun to see it. Stefanie loved it!!

Adult Lake Powell Trip September 2010

My finished block. It's the John S. Stucki home.

In September we went to Lake Powell with Lee & Brenda Ence and Ken & Barbara Beckstrom, on our houseboat. Jim & Debbie Ence came also with their boat and had Greg & Jill Ence and Ferron & Peggy Leavitt with them. We had a great time. Brenda, Barbara and I worked on our quilt blocks for the Santa Clara Quilt.

Swiss Days 2010

Panguitch August 2010

Chris and Rand Beacham invited us and Beckstroms to their place in Panguitch for the weekend. We cooked dinner at their place on Friday night. Saturday we went on a 4-wheeler ride up Casto Canyon. It was so beautiful.

More Lake Powell

I just love this picture of Halle!!