HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANCE

WISHING YOU THE BEST AND THAT THIS IS A WONDERFUL YEAR

JANUARY 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNY, IT WAS ONLY YESTERDAY WHEN YOU WERE THE AGE OF SAMI AND ELLIE

ELLIE AND NANA

WE MET JENNY AND SAMI FOR TEA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NANA

NANA, ELLIE, SAMI

CECIL TOOK JENNY AND NANA TO DINNER FOR THEIR BIRTHDAYS

LANCE, JENNY AND SAMI

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JENNY AND NANA

SAMI SURE ENJOYED THE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM AND CAKE

 

DECEMBER 31, 2010

AS 2010 COMES TO AN END, WE FINALLY GOT SOME SNOW.  THE WEATHERMAN PREDICTED MUCH MORE SNOW THAN WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED.  THANKFULLY, WE DID GET SOME MOISTURE BUT WITH THE SNOW CAME SOME EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES.  THE HIGH TODAY WAS 9 DEGREES AND AS I POST THIS, IT IS MINUS 8 DEGREES. JUST A WEE BIT CHILLY.

 WE SPENT A RELATIVELY LOW KEY NEW YEAR'S EVE.  JENNY, LANCE, SAMI, AND ELLIE CAME AND SPENT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH US.  MARK AND CINDY BUSH CAME FOR DINNER AND SPENT SOME TIME WITH US ALSO.  WE PLAYED WII, POOL, TALKED AND HAD A GOOD TIME.  SAMI AND NANA IN THE KITCHEN.

WE WISH ALL OF YOU THE BEST OF 2011, MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU IN THE NEW YEAR

DECEMBER 2010 CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDER QUILT

I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TWO ADVENT QUILTS BUT ONLY FINISHED ONE AND AM HALF WAY FINISHED WITH THE OTHER.  THIS ONE WAS MADE FOR JENNY AND LANCE.  THE ONE I AM WORKING ON IS FOR TOSHA AND BOBBY.  I WILL TRY TO FINISH IT AND ONE FOR CHRIS IN 2011.  IT IS MACHINE EMBROIDERED, PIECED BY MACHINE. AND LIGHTLY QUILTED BY HAND.  THE POCKETS ARE BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD DAILY SURPRISES WITH A EMBROIDERED CANDY CANE MARKER TO BE MOVED FROM DAY TO DAY.

DECEMBER 2010 CHRISTMAS

JENNY'S SWING

CECIL IS MAKING A YARD SWING FOR JENNY.  ELLIE AND SAMI ARE MAKING SURE THAT THE SEAT IS COMFORTABLE.  LANCE, JENNY, AND CECIL ARE LOOKING AT CECIL'S CRAFTMANSHIP

CHECKING OUT THE SWING THAT CECIL MADE

CHRISTMAS DAY

WAYNE AND KATHY PETERSON CAME FOR DINNER CHRISTMAS DAY.  WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. 

CHRISTMAS WAS A GREAT TIME FOR US, EVERYONE WAS WAY TOO GENEROUS. THE BEST PART OF CHRISTMAS WAS SPENDING TIME WITH LOVED ONES (OR TALKING TO THEM ON THE PHONE) 

 STOCKINGS AND CINNAMON ROLLS

 CECIL AND CHRIS OPENING PRESENTS CHRISTMAS DAY

 CHRIS CHECKING OUT DAD'S NEW GUITAR

 CECIL CHECKING OUT HIS NEW GUITAR

 CHRISTMAS EVE

 NANA AND ELLIE

 PAPA WITH ELLIE, NANA WITH SAMI

 NANA AND SAMI

 PAPA AND ELLIE

PAPA AND SAMI

 SAMI GOT A DOLLHOUSE AND LOVES IT

 ELLIE AND SAMI ARE READY FOR CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER

 CHRIS AND SAMI PLAY WITH THE TRAIN UNDER THE TREE

 SAMI PUT THE LEGO ANIMALS IN THE OPEN CAR AND THE PEOPLE FROM A SMALL NATIVITY SET IN THE PASSENGER CAR TO GO FOR A RIDE

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR BABY JESUS

SAMI LOVES THE NATIVITY SETS

 DADDY HELP ME WITH MY STOCKING, I GOT A TINKERBELL FLASHLIGHT

 MOMMY HELPED ELLIE WITH HER STOCKING

 PAPA GOT A UKULELE FROM HAWAII.

  NANA GOT PLUMERIA PLANTS FROM HAWAII.

THANK YOU JENNY AND LANCE

 CHRIS HELPING SAMI WITH THE WRAPPING PAPER

SAMI GOT A DRESS FROM NANNIE HARRELL

MAKING GINGERBREAD COOKIES

 NANA AND SAMI ROLLING OUT THE DOUGH

 NANA AND SAMI

SAMI MAKING THE PERFECT COOKIE

FAMILY PICTURES 2010

PROUD GRANDPARENTS

 OUR FAMILY: SHERI WITH SAMANTHA, LANCE, JENNY WITH ELIANA, CHRIS, MADISON, TOSHA WITH KATELYN, BOBBY, CECIL WITH ZACHARY

TAKEN 11-26-2010

 ELIANA

 ZACHARY

 KATELYN

 SAMANTHA

 MADISON

 BOBBY, TOSHA, KATIE, ZACH, MADISON

 JENNY, LANCE, ELLIE, SAMI

CHRIS, CECIL, SHERI

DECEMBER 2010

PUTTING UP THE CHRISTMAS TREE

 JENNY AND CHRIS HELPING CECIL WITH THE TREE

 SAMI ASKING GRANDPA COULD SHE HELP

 LOOKING DOWN AT THE TREE AND GRANDPA

 GRANDPA AND SAMI ARE NOT HELPING CHRIS MUCH

 CHRIS AND SAMI PUTTING ON LIGHTS. GRANDPA IS SUPERVISING

JENNY AND SAMI SUPERVISE AS CHRIS PUTS ON THE ANGEL

GRANDPA SUPERVISING THE PLACEMENT OF THE ANGEL

PLAYTIME

 ELLIE LOVES THE JUMPER

 SAMI TELLING ELLIE WHAT SHE CAN PLAY WITH IN THE JUMPER

 CHRIS  AND SAMI

 NANA MADE ME A CHRISTMAS SHIRT

 CHRIS AND ELLIE

CHRIS AND ELLIE

 SAMI

TEA TIME

 SAMI LOVES TEA TIME

 SAMI'S TEA (ACTUALLY CHOCOLATE MILK)

 TEA WITH NANA

 TEA WITH GRANDPA

 TEA WITH MOMA

DECORATING THE TREE

 AT THE RATE WE ARE GOING IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO DECORATE THE TREE.  A WEEK LATER AND STILL PUTTING ON ORNAMENTS.  SAMI AND JENNY PUTTING ON ORNAMENTS.  SAMI WOULD ONLY PUT ORNAMENTS ON IF SHE WAS STANDING ON THE STEP LADDER

WE DID NOT FINISH THE TREE YET, BUT GOT A LOT MORE ORNAMENTS ON.

THANK YOU JENNY AND SAMI
NANA MADE THE SHIRT THAT SAMI IS WEARING, IT IS RUDOLF REINDEER