Christmas...at last!

Little Durham likes the lights on the tree...

We gathered at Eden's this year for Christmas Eve...

We start 'em young in Bronco Country!





Eden had a beautiful, watercolor "family tree" painted for us. WOW!

The festivities concluded with Christa's Danish pudding tradition...as the children turn 10, they can participate...We all choose a dish of "ricelamon"(!?), eat, and try to guess who has the hidden almond secreted in his/her mouth. BAILEY! A NEW WINNER!

Tradition

We are going to The Nutcracker.





We love being at the Morrison Center. It's a beautiful concert hall, especially at Christmastime.

We love being at the ballet.

We've studied the program...let the dancing begin!

Festival of Trees

My granddaughter, Brooklyn, started taking ballroom dance lessons, and performed a waltz at the Festival of Trees during the Thanksgiving holiday. Very exciting!

I asked Brooklyn to pose "over by that tree"...then I looked closer...


What a SURPRISE! The class in which I did a long-term sub from the first day of school, through September, won a blue ribbon for their entry in the decorating contest. I was SO PROUD!! (I feel like they're MY class too!) When I saw them last week, I went into their classroom, told them how I found their tree, and gave them a big cheer!

Pumpkin Train, Halloween...NOW October is OVER

MY favorite thing about Halloween is the Pumpkin Liner train ride to Banks, Idaho. This year the weather was spectacular and we had so much fun! Halloween for the grands is always celebrated with fabulous costumes and parties and a parade!