December and Arizona Trip

1. Pie Fest, 2019 - At Joe's house

2. Spencer and Ryan came!!!!

 3. In line and U. Marc not in a hurry.

 4. Pie of course

 5. Spencer was the main pie cutter. Left to right:

Ben, Zach, Joe, Suzie, Spencer

 6. Kaden, Val, and Hudson

 7.  Mia's birthday cake-5 years old and next year

kindergarten!  Leah, Chris, Amelia, Zander

 8.  Welcome to little Bennett Winward. In the hospital

with Emily, Luke, Bennett and Mike. We're so 

thankful all is safe and well. Such cute little boys.

 Born on Sophia and my mother's birthday, 3rd Dec.

 9. David and Matthew for his baptism

9a. We took Zach and Leah with us.
Grandma, David, Grandpa, Leah, Matthew, Zachary

 9b. A family picture for the card game.
Robert, Amanda, David holding Jamin, Alaina,
Eric, Matthew, Jacoby - such a beautiful family.

 9c. Little Jamin has a lot to smile about.

 10. Family Christmas party. Ready for the white

elephant gift exchange. We had a big breakfast/brunch

and visited. We went to the play in the afternoon.

 11. Playing with the family card game. I had so much

fun putting them all together. It was a way bigger project

than I thought it would be, but Dad helped a lot. 

It was great to get all the updated pictures.

Jetta and Suzie

 12. Scott, Alaina, Robert

 13. We had a great time at the play. It was The Best

Christmas Pagaent Ever, and most of us were in it.

U. Marc directed and Chris, Mallory, Caleb, Zander &

Mia and Bekah and Daniel, Ellen, Sam & Michael and

Dad and I, and Joe, Tesha, Ben, Zach, Leah, Catherine,

and Linda. We really had a great time. 

David and family down the row!

 14. A few chocolates just before Christmas

Leah, Joe, Catharine, and Zach

 15. Dad and I had Christmas morning by ourselves.

It was very quiet, but sometimes quiet is good:) 

Danie, Mike, Joe, Tesha playing games later in the day.

 16. We're off to Gilbert, Arizona to visit Tom and Paul's families

We serve our mission with a couple from Gilbert. Their

son owns a hot dog place called Mugsey's. It was fun to go.

Grandma, Gabe, Cam, Taylor, Max, and Tom.

 17. We went rock climbing. It really was great to see the

kids get brave enough to go clear to the top. Dad and I

belayed them. We had a good time. It was a first!

Taylor belaying Cambria

18. I went on a walk with Aiden and Gabe. The landscape

certainly different the back home. However, in the

beginning it was still a bit chilly. Tom and Mel sure

have a nice place to live. It was good to see them all settled in.

We also spent an afternoon with a missionary couple from

New York that we got very close to. They live very close to Tom. 

 19. Max, Taylor, Tom & Gabe, Dad

We had several good hikes with Tom and Paul.

So beautiful down there.

 20. Tom with his mustache, Taylor, Max & Gabe 

21. Then it was over to Paul's. Nikki, Lacey, Kayleen,

and Elise. We had such a good time. On the last night

Paul cooked hamburgers on the patio. So great to visit.

 22. We went to the zoo one day along with Kayleen's family.

 23. Sammi compiled family stories from Lacey's family.

She did it in the same format as our family stories.

I was so proud of her. She did a great job.

 24. We were there for Max's ordination. We had a Sunday

afternoon concert from Max and Taylor.

 25. Max, Tom, Mel and Aiden. We sure got to know

Aiden while we were there. He's grown up so much

since they left. He runs all over the place.

 26. We paused the game so we could read the scriptures.

Levi is reading some of the works, and I could understand

everything he said. So thankful for his implants.

We had a wonderful time during the month of

December. It was so great to be in a play again and

spend that time together. I'm so thankful to all of you and

the joy we have and the things we learn from each all.

I'm so thankful to my Savior, and yours, who gave

everything for us to have joy in this life and in the

life to come. We've had a wonderful year.

I love you all.