Christmas Memories 2008

CHRISTMAS VISIT

My sweet mother-in-law and I
Tori and Max with Grandma Fran

Lisa, Paige, Cody, Trey and Luke with Grandma Fran

The day before Christmas Teri brought Mom Thompson down so we could exchange gifts. We had a nice visit with them and Neika. All of the grandkids loved seeing them.

Wertz Christmas Party

Mimi and Papa with some of the grandkids.
The Thompson Jr. Family

Lisa and her four children...Paige, Cody, Trey and Luke

Tori and Max

Every year the Wertz's have the most wonderful Christmas Party for family and friends. We all look forward to Pam's Shepherds Pie and Kelly's homemade rolls. She always has a special guest come for the kids. A big thank you to Pam and Andy for their continuous hospitality. Love you guys!!

GO KENDAL

We had such a fun enjoyable time attending the Christmas Galena Performance that Kendal was in. (We even got Grandpa Kinney to come. Grandma loves coming every year.) Kendal is such a little doll and did such an amazing job, even with her solo part. I know how much time is involved being part of this group but know she will never regret putting so much time into something that is so worthwhile. Each year I see such an improvement. She is quite the dancer, singer and performer. It is such a wonderful group of good kids. I want her to know how much I love her and how proud of her I am.

HAPPY DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Christopher's 9
Wyatt's 27

Lucy Jade
Happy Birthday to you...We Love you all

Our Baby just had a baby...WELCOME BABY LUCY

Proud Mommy, Daddy and Baby Lucy
Cute Mommy and adorable Baby Lucy

So so Precious... Our 14th Grandchild


I already love my Mommy and Daddy

Welcome to the world our sweet, adorable little Lucy Jade. We are so happy that you are here.

You are beautiful baby and have a beautiful family. We LOVE you and are so excited to watch you grow and develop.

THANKSGIVING

I can't believe this is the only picture I took. We spent a wonderful day with Ty, Lisa, and kids. Lisa is so clever, she had her family write what they were thankful for on a leaf and then made a "Thankful" arrangement for her centerpiece. This was our off year for Thanksgiving but Ty's parents were on a cruise so we were lucky to be able to spend it with them and not be alone.

Happy Birthday Joe

I know this is a very late post but wanted to get caught up on my blog. I promise I will try and be better! Hope your Birthday was the best! And we couldn't forget your anniversary. Happy 4th Anniversary to a very "cute" couple. We love you Joe and Tori...

Baby Shower in Granite Bay

All of Jessica's sisters threw an awesome baby shower brunch for Jessica here in Granite Bay. It was so neat that all of ther girls were able to be here. There was yummy food, great friends, and wonderful gifts given to Jessica and baby. Thanks to all who came. It's always so fun when we can make any excuse to be together.

Utah Baby Shower for Jessica and Baby Lucy

Julie, Molly, Sailor, Jessica, Sabrina and myself.
The Zurcher girls were so sweet to have a shower for Jess and Baby Lucy and I was lucky enough that I was able to be there. Jess received so many cute things for baby Lucy.

WELCOME SWEET BABY HUDSON WADE

BIG BROTHER CREW WITH BABY HUDSON
Pitter Patter

Oh So Sweet!

Mimi and Papa with Sweet Baby Hudson Wade, our 13 Grandchild. Our little "Bakers Dozen"

Cute Family... Jenny with all of her Boys!

Welcome little Hudson Wade. You are such a cutie and already love you so much. You have such a good mommy, daddy, and big brother Crew.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAY'S

Hudson Wade Dannels

A BIG shout out to all of our October birthdays, hope you all have a great birthday.

We love you..

Paige #11

Tori #26

Grandpa Kinney #80

Carsyn and Trey #6

HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY DALLAS

Happy Birthday to our wonderful son-in-law!!

Hope your day was full of surprises...

FUN DAY DOWN "MEMORY LANE"

Today Dad and I went to the Bay Area to pick up a BBQ for the house in Monte Claire. We decided we were so close to Hayward we would go check it out since we haven't been there in a long time. We started out by having lunch at one of Dad's favorite hamburger spots, Val's Hamburgers, and dinner, or maybe it was a second lunch at Casper's Hot Dog's. Dad said he couldn't leave Hayward without eating a Casper's hotdog. The minute he took his first bite of his hamburger he said "Wow! this is just how I remember them." He and Grandpa Doug use to go there all of the time. He also said that Grandpa did the electrical at this Casper's. The building and the sign on top are exactly how it was when they opened. We ended up driving by all of the houses we lived in, the schools we went to, and drove down many streets that brought both of us so many great memories. It was such a perfect day to get pictures of everthing. The only problem was I didn't have my camera. I guess this means we have to go again another day and repeat everything we did. It was such a fun day walking down memory lane. Boy, that comment really makes me sound old!

OLDEST OPERATING MCDONALD'S

After flying back to the Beach House from Arizona we had a couple days to relax before we had to return home to G.B. We decided to do a little exploring. We had lunch at Portillo's in Buena Park (We first ate at a Portillo's in Chicago and loved it) then onto one of the oldest McDonalds. We had to get a hamburger and fries just to say we did. It brought back alot of memories for us as it was just like the one we had in Hayward when we were growing up.

The "BIG" Move

Paige, Crew and Mimi staying cool!
Paige and I thought this plane was painted really cool! On our way from O.C. to Phoenix.
We couldn't go to AZ without eating at Oregano's. So Yummy!
Oh Yes, another favorite...Bahama Bucks
Lunch at Joe's BBQ
Jenny and Crew in front of their new home. From the looks of these pictures it looks like all we did was eat. Not so...Rick, Paige, and I flew to Arizona to help Jenny and Crew move into their new place. Jenny and Crew flew back from St. Louis but Wyatt had to stay a couple more weeks. He ended up surprising Jenny and Crew a week early. I think he really did miss his family and wanted to be there to greet his brother Kyle when he arrived home from his mission. We had so much fun helping them get settled in their cute little home and enjoyed spending time and playing with Paige and Crew. Thanks Paige your such a great babysitter!