December Random Photos

Time to play catch up with some random photos from December. Here are some from a hike Scott took the kids on. Yes, I can't believe it was still so sunny in December!!

Kyler worked long and hard on this amazing lego exhibit!

The boys enjoyed going hiking up the canyon with their Dad.

We did some filming at our home for OraBrush (Scott's company) in Dec and so the older kids had a chance to try on Morgan the Tongue's suit. Scott just had to snap a couple photos of the sight!

Christmas with the Girls

As you know I sure love to spoil Amy's girls! They are just so fun and I enjoy being able to buy them gifts from "Auntie". Here are some photos from our holiday gift exchange in December.

Everyone was together for Bella's dance recital so we opened presents that morning. Hayley got a Christmas sound book.

Kaylie was excited for Bella to see the matching Dora shirts for her and Abby. They are both huge Dora fans so this was fun!

The gift from Auntie was a color wonder set. This is something my kids have LOVED and I knew Amy had one book and her girls were loving it so I was excited to find a set!

Auntie helping Abby open her present!

It's one of those fun books that the pictures on the page magically move...super fun!

It was so fun to spend a few hours with Amy's family! We had fun celebrating together!

Photos of Grandma and Grandpa Black

These are some photos that I took of the display table at the funeral last weekend. This is a beautiful frame that has hung in my Grandparents home as long as I can remember. You can see the high school grad photos of my uncles and my aunt and my Dad. My dad is the third on the left. My grandparents were married in the Salt Lake Temple 65 years ago.

These photos are from their younger days. Isn't it fun to see photos from when they were young?

Here are some more photos from when they were raising their family. I love these memories! Love you both!

My Grandma Black

This last week my Grandma Black passed away. She was 89 years old and what an amazing life she had! She had health down till the last week or so of her life. She got pneumonia, followed by a stroke but before that she was fully functioning! She lived such a full life.

My grandpa misses her very much and I pray for him everyday. They were married for almost 68 years so that is a long time to be together and to separated now I know he is lonely. Luckily my parents live across town from my Grandpa so they can visit him and keep him company as he adjusts to being without Grandma. I love my Grandma and I sure will miss her. In the coming week I will be posting photos and details of her life in her remembrance. For now, this is the funeral program. I love this photo of my Grandma! She looks so young and happy!

Reindeer

The kids enjoyed making Root Beer Reindeer with Grandma again this year!

I was pretty sick so I didn't take many photos at our belated Christmas Dinner. But here is the group that was gathered to celebrate!

More Family Photos

Grandma holding Katie..the newest member of the family!

She is only about a month old here! So precious!

The girls opening gifts from Uncle Ryan and Aunt Laura!

Uncle Ryan introducing Tyler to play dough!!

Grandma and Abby!

Silly gooses having ice cream!

My kids pitched in to get Abby a Cookie Monster toy they just thought she HAD to have. It was cute to see how excited they were to give her something they had saved to purchase!! It has been a real hit..a cookie monster that eats the cookies!

Disney Wonder Again!

Our Christmas Gift for 2011 was a Disney Cruise with our family, this time taking my parents along with us. There was a promotion for kids sailing free for a few week period in January so we jumped right on the offer!!

Kaylie opened a paint palette (Animator's Palette, a favorite restaurant on the ship)

Cameron opens a container of sand and a water bottle...

Dallyn opens a beach blanket...another favorite restaurant on the cruise!

Kaylie holds the "I Wonder" balloon as the kids start to realize that we are indeed going on another cruise!! Yeahoo!! It sails in 2 1/2 weeks!!!

The kid's got Disney Dollars to spend on the ship too!

Here is the family each each holding part of their 'sail away kits". I made everyone matching pirate sashes, Disney cruise tshirts, packing lists, pirate night shirts and door magnets. It was really fun getting ready for the trip and putting together all the preparations!! Lots of work but lots of fun planning it out and figuring out how to surprise the kids!