Friends

Fun Friends from the 30th ward still enjoy meeting for a Christmas party - lunch, gift exchange and playing chimes.

Spaghetti Factory

We got to go downtown to the Spaghetti Factory

during Christmas break

to have dinner with some 30 Jerman cousins in town.  

Kayleigh's car

Kayleigh shopped and bought her a car

~a silver Susuki! (she calls it "Sus")

Merry Christmas

Ready to go down after a nice sleep in and donuts.

Amy by the Santa Tree passing out gifts.

Brett

Amy

Dad

Kayleigh opening her gifts from Zac

I don't know why it was so funny

but it put Brett on the floor.

I love that they share with each other.

Fun gifts from Dad.  Jason made gifts from a 3D printer.  

Here is our new puzzle.

Christmas dinner with Zac's turkey.

Christmas Skype with Alicia

"Hello!  Good Morning!  Oh, Alicia, there you are!" 

She called  about 12:15.  At first she could not hear us

OK, now it is working better.  

She gasped and cried every time she saw someone else.  

Her cheeks were wet most of the call but she stayed brave and cheerful.

Our family picture from Christmas 2017 

Santa!

This is my great great grandpa, Edward Gilbert Harding.  Look at his real beard and fabulous hat with snowballs.

Look at his Santa robe!  He must have been something so amazing for the little kids back in 1885!

Darin found these pictures and makes a good comparison.

Neighbor gifts

We made nearly 60 fabric circle trees

to deliver to friends and neighbors.  

Then we put together 300 luminaries

to set up around the new neighborhood that was just added to our ward.

It was so cool!  Fun memory for us and such a fun way to welcome the 20 new homes in our ward.  Kayleigh remembered that Robbie and Gina Jackson family did it for our neighborhood 6 years ago when we were new to the 9th ward.  

Chinese dinner

We went on Christmas Adam to enjoy 

a Chinese dinner like "The Christmas Story"

Cheyenne and Josh

Our niece, Cheyenne Kerr married her Returned Missionary (our hometeacher, Ken Beck's, grandson) in the new Meridian Temple near their home. 

I loved her fun and unique wedding dress.

The Kerr Klan

Zac's Eagle Court of Honor

Zac finally got his paper work done (a year after doing his project) and had his final Board of Review. He is an EAGLE Scout!  We picked the only possible night we could find when Brett didn't work and both Jason and Kayleigh were home for the holidays.  We held his Eagle court of Honor on a Tuesday night so the Scouts all came for their weekly activity and lots of Friends came.  It turned out so awesome!  We were happy to have it go so well and to be done!

Eagle's nest

Jason and Kayleigh's part on the program.

Bishop Warburton conducted the program

Mark Tidwell presented the Eagle

Mom celebrates!

Zac pinning on the Mother's pin - yeah finally!

and the Father's pin.

He gave the mentor pin to Mike Beck

and told a fun camping story that we all enjoyed.

Here is the pin

Yeah!

and the neckerchief

and there you have it!

Mike Beck led him through the Eagle Charge.

Time to celebrate with friends.

Abbie and her mom came 

and brought this puzzle gift.

Scouts

Moss family

Hendricksons and Parkers

Our family, and Granny and Granddad all made it.

Our 3 Eagles!

Zac's program

Grandma made an Eagle quilt for Zac

He loves it and wears it around like a robe.

Now his name is on the board!