We had a great time with Ori and Yuna celebrating their 11th birthdays. Ori's been patient to wait for Yuna to turn 11 so they could go together and pick out their gifts. Yuna didn't have to wait at all; we went out right on her birthday.
This was the dessert they made themselves before the waitress came over to sing to them, birthday desserts in hand.
As if they hadn't eaten enough, the waitress brought them these huge cookie-ice cream sandwiches. Ori just moved hers around, but Yuna ate quite a bit of hers.
Shopping with the birthday girls.
Harvey dressed up as "purple." Earlier he had Elise help him purchase a blue hoody with his own money (and a little bit of Elise's money, too). When he got home he drew on a face on the hoody in permanent marker because he wanted a costume. He watches a show called Rainbow Friends. He wanted to be the blue friend. Above is a picture of the rainbow friends. Pretty good for an almost 5 year-old.
Harvey: The first I heard was that he'd had a bug bite that got infected, but then I read he'd gotten his eye hit at school and then it got infected.
I stole this picture off Facebook, too. This was Bevy's daddy/daughter date. I assume with the activity day girls.
We had a lovely time at the play Little Women with Doyeon and Yuna. Doyeon thought the plot was predictable, but I disagreed. When I read/saw it for the first time, I was sure Jo would end up with Laurie.
Cub doesn't play with toys, he moves straight to the pantry for his entertainment. Now he's trying to figure out the food processor. Don't worry, Adrienne took the blade out.
Huge feat for our Zack. He's sitting up by himself now.
I stole the next group of pictures off Facebook. Adrienne and AJ took Finn and Ollie to St. George for championship play-off games. They made it to the finals, but didn't win the whole championship. In the final game, the opposing team purposefully walked Ollie; twice. They didn't want to take the chance of him hitting the ball. Both boys played fabulously. The weather looks like it was nice, but a bit chilly.
Cub, a future golfer
Ila
Gunnar
Adrienne with Ila
Adrienne with Cub
Finn: You can see how much he is enjoying the game; See Ollie at bat in video at the end.
While the Greens were playing baseball in St. George; we went back up to the Gorge for the holiday weekend. It was COLD. I have included a few pictures of our snowy walk.
Dallin and Cait joined us on Friday. Dallin is standing on ice here. We had to go where it was really shallow water to find ice enough to hold our weight. We had fun throwing rocks onto the ice to see if they would break through. They mostly just made a great thumping sound.
Roy, Catharine and Caitlyn
It snowed enough to line our pathyway
This vehicle is called a SHERP. The wheels are so wide, they float. This woman was fishing off the back while her husband drove. We looked it up and the cost of these vehicles is ridiculous ($150-180,000). There are other ways to fish for a lot less money.
The view from the dock.
We attended church at the Gorge. The meeting was great. When we got home we were treated to a video of Greta and her friend singing, I Will Find My Own Sacred Grove (pre-church practice). Then at 2:00, we turned on Nick and Sara's stake conference to hear Effie and Ori sing "I am a Child of God" with a few other primary children. All three did a great job. I'm so glad they're sharing their beautiful voices with others.
Our house looked amazing after returning from our short trip to the Gorge the last weekend of November. Caitlyn had come and put up all our Christmas decorations. One year I threatened that I was getting too old to put the tree up and she has done our decorations ever since. Crista spent the night Sunday night (Nov. 30th) in order to be able to get to Primary Children's Hospital by 5:45 AM. Zack had his appointment to get the prosethis out of the top of his mouth in anticipation for his pallet surgery in January. His mouth needs time to heal before they can operate. Zack at the hospital, waiting for the doctor. (Surgery is scheduled for January) Happy Birthday Camden! We finally caught up with Camden and took him out for his birthday. He was 5 on November 11. We took him to Chick fil A and got him some nuggets. He said dinosaur nuggets are better than Chick fil A nuggets. I have to disagree. A few days after our date, Jennie ga...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We have so much to be grateful for. Our Savior and His gospel; our wonderful family and the abundance of darling grandkids; A beautiful area to live in; and reasonably good health. This year was the year of the in-laws for the holiday. Elise went with the Jacksons to Universal in Florida. Adrienne went with the Greens to Disneyland. Nick and Sara planned on cooking for Sara's family, but Sara and Ori have Covid, so they are home trying to recuperate. Crista is in Mapleton with the Vances, and Dan and Jennie and their families are having dinner with us. At least we weren't completely abandoned. Dojin looked at me shortly after arriving and said, "Are we all that's coming?" It's just not the same without all the cousins. Foster, Dojin, and Yuli watching TV Jieun and Elijah Hyeji The Vances were in Mapleton, but Matt sent me this picture showing their Home Depot craft activity Nan was over on Mon...
The weather this week had me thinking of the Christmas song, In the Bleak Midwinter. The lyrics don't fit, but the name of the song certainly does. We have lots of things to brighten our winter, though, such as birthdays. We celebrated birthdays for Ori and Yuna this week. Ori's was Jan. 3, and Yuna's is Feb. 10. They always choose to go together on their date with Grandma and Grandpa. We had a great time; they chose Everbowl for their lunch. Even though it's more like dessert, it was tasty. They took a while choosing gifts and ended up going home with a little money leftover. It's interesting to see the different personalities of the grandchildren when they have a little money to spend. Some want to spend every dime, and others seem afraid of spending it all. Maverick had the amount he could spend down to the penny (not counting tax, of course) and made sure he spent it all. Unfortunately, we forgot pictures. Maver...
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