Living Life and Loving It
Just to make sure I remember today, January 31,2012….we will never have another January 31st where it seems more like May than January. Today was definitely more like a spring day than a winter one. The temperature reached 67 degrees. My daffodils are starting to come up. I think we are going to have an early spring!! I hope all my flowers aren’t in for a shock.
Wanting to avoid post Christmas let-downs today was a play day. First playing in the park and then playing with “cousins” (technically cousins once removed, Andrea’s kids; Zain, Aalia, and Nial) Henry and Becca had a fun day.
I am so very thankful for so many things. Most especially for my family; my husband Bob and my children and their spouses (Jen and Adam, Becca and Carl and B.J. and Jenn) and my grandchildren (Becca, Henry and new little Jack). I am grateful for everything my parents did for me and I hope I can pass on to my children that same love. (I am grateful for my siblings and extended family too.) I love this time of year and I am grateful we have a day of to remember our many blessings. I have placed many pictures in the gallery to share with everyone our Thanksgiving dinner 2011. We missed those that could not be with us this year; Becca and Carl (recovering from surgery), B.J. and Jenn and newborn Jack. But we did have Jen and Adam and their children Becca and Henry. My sister Andrea and her children; Zain, Aalia and Nial. My Sister Miriam flew in on Thanksgiving Day Evening. We also had Gammy with us and the two missionaries in our ward.
Table set for Thanksgiving Dinner.
Thanksgiving Table.
Thanksgiving 2011.
Thanksgiving 2011.
Children's Table.
Flower Centerpiece Children's table.
Thanksgiving 2011.
Table setting.
Pumpkin pie.
Apple pie.
Pies; apple, mince, pumpkin and pecan.
Adam, Henry and Becca.
Turkey....
Mashed Potatoes, and yams...
Becca and my niece Aalia.
My nieces and nephews; Aalia, Nial and Zain, Andrea's children.
Bob, Gammy and Andrea.
Pie Table; pecan, pumpkin, mince and apple.
Aalia and Nial.
Gammy, Andrea, and the missionaries.
Pie Table.
After all my travels, one of the most beautiful sights I saw was a tree, decked out in its fall colors, right next door in my neighbors yard.
Beautiful fall tree.
For years we have invited family and friends to come to our house and celebrate the Fourth with swimming and barbequing. This year I included a candy bar and made some new tablecloths to add to that old fashioned fourth of July feeling!
Candy bar with vintage feel tablecloths.
Fourth of July Centerpiece
