Kris and Julie Family Visit--Nov 30th & Dec 1st, 2013!!!

We loved the visit from these wonderful grands!!!  I couldn't stop smiling!

Lite Brite designs by Maddox

Decorating the Christmas tree with glee!!!

Kris, Avery, Julie, and me!  (Hey, that rhymes!)

Avery and I have fun decorating!  The tree is so much more special when we do it together!

I appreciated Marx putting up the tall, tall ones!!!  He is definitely the right man for the job!

 

Bill, Ethan, Marx, and Julie

Maddox enjoyed finding this book he remembers reading with me long ago.

Ethan can bounce and do the button-toy-on-a-string at the same time!

He likes it!  He likes it!!!  I finally get to give Kristopher the afgan I have been crocheting for him for over a year!  It is from a pattern from a crochet book he liked waaaaaay back when he was a teenager.   I loved making it for him.

HoneyBear gets a few last hugs before they go.  She loves their visits, too.

From left to right, Marx, HoneyBear, Avery, Ethan, and Maddox

Your visit made this Mom very happy, Kris.  Thank you for coming!

Aaaawww!!!  Hope to see you again soon!

 

More photos from Sierra Vista

 

A few more photos from our visit to David & Mandy, November 1st and 2nd, 2013.

Bill and David look great!

Here Grandpa Bill, a baby for you to hold.  Hope is going to be a big sister just 2 days from now!

Solomon!

Faith has a photo all set up, and Hope jumps in to measure---fun!

Hope showing me her beautiful drawings!  They are great!

 

Thanks, Dad, we are so glad the trampoline is up!!!

 

 

Faith's Blessing Day--Nov. 2, 2013 !

Faith Sparks was baptized on November 2nd, 2013, in Sierra Vista, Arizona.  She had turned 8 a few months before, when they lived in Hawaii, but she chose to wait until they moved to Arizona, so that more family members could be there with her.  These are all the family members who could be there.

 

Kendall is the tallest of all!  And today, Solomon is even taller!

Kandy showing the pretty program for Faith's baptism. 

Time to party, at David and Mandy's house afterwards!

Lots of dancing!

Girl cousins!  Gabby, Carter, and Faith!  I had fun making her dress.

The younger guy cousins, Solomon and Nate, they are great at video games!

Mandy looks terrific a day before giving birth to Charity!

What a lovely day, Congratulations Faith!!! 

You are now a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!

The most fun Bill has ever had shopping!!!

A new suit for Bill--Yay!  Since his birthday was soon after this, we call it his new birthday suit!  Hee, hee, hee!

We sure recommend shopping at Penny's outlet during their going-out-of-business sale. (It is now called JC's 5 Star Outlet, at AZ Mills Mall.)  He was able to get that much-needed new suit and a couple other needed things, for amazing prices.  It was so fun to watch him having so much fun shopping!!!  Now that he is our ward's ward clerk, he spends a lot more time in Sunday clothes than ever before.  Good for you, Bill!!!

 

October Visit with Heidi and Amy's families!

 

Heidi & Kevin held a family gathering at their house so we could also visit with Amy & Mike's family while we stayed at their house.  Fun visit! 

Eon & MaryKate!  See Heidi's Jack-o-Lantern creation to the left?

Amy and Emma!

Eon & Bill !  Eon had the most fun with those 3 little pumpkins!

 

 

Chesley, Colin & Nikolai downstairs with Bill

Sweet Ethne, with her doll. 

 

 I can't find a photo of Zach from that day! 

He must have been too speedy to get into any photos, oh dear!

 

We meet Fred, the resident tortoise!!!  He loved my black flats (Crocs) so much he tried to bite them!!!  Such a fascinating creature! 

Heidi and Sara introduce us to their newest lovebird!  So pretty!

 

 

Heidi made this special playground---perfect!

Time for coloring!

 

Sara demonstrates their cool toy!

Kyle did LOTS of things with it!  Pushing his sister in it,...

crashing out of it (on purpose, of course!)...

...a great workout!!!  I kinda want one my size now!!!

Crochet lesson with MaryKate!  She is a whiz, catches on really quickly!  Hope we get to spend more time at it next time!

Oh no!!!  My mom left!!!  How will Super Eon cope?

OK, since my mom is gone for a little while, you may comfort me!!!

I can never get too much cuddling with this little guy!  Holding my own babies & grandbabies is one of life's sweetest joys!

 

Thanks for the happy visit, Heidi and Kevin!!!  We had a wonderful time!