December Fun

This is what we have been doing this month, before the real party begins.


You all know that I love the voice of Andrea Bocelli. He came to the Staples Center in LA and Sue said that we should go for our Christmas present to each other. Obviously, it was more of present to me, so I thought it was a great idea. We paid a lot of money for the tickets. We sat down and waited for the show of a lifetime. He sang his first song and I was thrilled. Then, things went downhill when he then walked offstage. We heard a lot of beautiful music, but Andrea only sang for about 1 hour of it. He was more expensive than my attorney!


The concert got out late, so we stayed at a nice hotel and went to the temple the next morning. I love this photo of the girl who married me at this place on July 19, 1974.


Just hanging with the homies at Vons.

Thanksgiving in Bakersfield

Russ and Nancy invited our whole herd to their house for Thanksgiving. We also celebrated Gma's 79th birthday. It was a great day.


The first round...


Then, the hosts get to eat.


From one end of the table.


To the other, everyone was enjoying the delicious feast.


The hostess and her parents.


The birthday girl chatting up Brooklyn.


The curly heads...love it.


The cousins.


The Russ and Nancy Allred family.

hint.....

SNOW!

Everyone knows that I am allergic to snow, so this is what the weather fairy did to us.

OK, OK, it is beautiful, but it is also cold and wet. And not in a pleasant way like Piko's nose.


Who knew? There is some useful thing that can be done with it.


Scott is a creative and a fun dad.


This is the way I roll. You can stay inside and enjoy the grandkids as long as you can find Disney songs on Youtube.

Utah Thanksgiving

Landon and Sarah were the gracious hosts for our Thanksgiving dinner in Utah. We got to see their new house and eat on real china. Everything was wonderful.


Wonderful Desert- It is shown first because this is the first time I double downloaded pictures on one blog. WHOOHOO!


Wonderful baby Norah and her big blue eyes! Nuff said.


Wonderful grandkids eating in an undisclosed location.


Wonderful meal and wonderful company. I don't know where Scott was, but he is wonderful too.


Our wonderful hosts!

Mothers and Their Children

On our recent trip to Utah, we got to see the Buchanans, the LA Allreds, Tawna and Evan. I like these pictures.


All was well as Alicia prepared for a Primary Sharing Time. Then she walked away and a darling daughter thought she would finish the coloring.



Sarah and Anne preparing for the Thanksgiving Feast.



Sue and Landon chatting before dinner in Landon and Sarah's new house.