CHRISTMAS EVE 2009
Mackenna tending Sawyer, Brigham tending the fire, Eli grating onions & enjoying a See's sucker, the perfect Sour Klups (old German) meal, Marlene cooking up the feast, preparation for the short Christmas Eve program, Jammie time, opening "one" present the night before, Sawyer getting into the spirit of things
CHRISTMAS DAY 2009
Kelly beginning the beguine, Dad & Mom happy to be here, Chelsea & Sawyer with gift from Aunt Britty, Chelsea & Eli on his way to visit girlfriend's parents, Sawyer pleased with his Christmas, Holly & Masa came for Christmas Dinner, another evening of feasting (Marlene always cooks 2 20+lbs turkeys for all who gather 'round)
BRINGING CHEER TO SUNRISE ASST. LIVING 12/26/09
Two of Sandy's grandkiddies, Tyler & Boston, singing from "Annie", Sandy's daughter, Shauna, and husband, Matt, performing from "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" (we discovered where Marilyn Monroe is living), part of the peanut gallery, Dad & Mom enjoying the entertainment, we assuming our caroling could cheer up the residents, Brigham singing Jack Johnson, more assumptions on our part, Chelsea discovered The Duke lives there, too, and Eli, his dog, Belle, and his girlfriend, Carrie, joining us again that evening for a few minutes.
MEANWHILE, BACK IN CANCUN end of December/09
Annie, Jake, & Juliette happy to be warm, Brittany & Annie enjoying the swimming pool, Jake & Jordan enjoying the sand and surf, and baby Juliette ordering up another round on Grandpa Nolan's tab
JULIETTE JOYCE'S BLESSING DAY -Park City 1/2/2010
Several Archibald men gather to participate in the blessing, I'm so lucky I got to join them, the lovely Juliette in her great-grandpa's blessing gown, 2 grandmas, a mommy, and a baby, I'm in love and so is Brittany
JANUARY IN MINNESOTA IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
A 4-hour walkabout at Mall of America began with lunch, Juliette's just fine with the Sbarro's Pizza, exploring the wonderful world of Build-A-Bear with Annie & Jake, Annie chose Valentine Bear and Jake chose Peter Pan Monkey, in a few years Sawyer and Juliette get to make their favorites as it's pretty clear Sawyer's favorite is still his bottle, and bathtime
PARK CITY & PROVO, UTAH 2/6/10
Sawyer surveying the frozen tundra, Smashburgers with brother, Bill, and niece, Mackenna, and niece-and-new-mommy Brittlyn with brand new baby Hudson
SILVER WHITE WINTERS THAT MELT INTO SPRING--back home in CA 2/8/10
Sawyer at Capo Beach and the Dana Point Harbour, my two favorite walking places
Well, I guess these are more than a few of my favorite things. But just like diamonds, a girl can never have too many.
5 comments:
Adorable. Beautiful. Wonderful. Sweet. Fun. Precious. Heart-warming. Festive. Sorry, don't know which adjective to use after looking at all these great pictures and reading about them! What a nice 7-week update!! And love your heart-balloon background!
Wonderful pictures and wonderful memories to come. Thanks for sharing these. I enjoyed them so much. Life is Beautiful.
Loved this post!! I felt like I was part of the festivities. It was a veritable window into happy memories :) Thanks for posting!!
I love to see and read posts with a positive content. Thank you. It's like a breath of fresh air. I especially admire your pictures on your parent's assisted living facility. Keep up the good works.
What a great collection of pictures. Thanks for keeping up this blog.
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