...I'll be Home for Christmas

Finding the perfect tree

check out our winter friends

trimming the tree

Scott's famous pizza

caroling

Look who we saw on our way home...bless his heart 

dad getting ready to read our christmas story 

Hunting for the perfect Christmas tree

We have a new grandbaby!

That's right.... #16
A bit of bragging is in order....
we do have very, very adorable grandchildren...
each and every one of them are just precious....
but check out our newest little Maggie Jewels Clayton

She was born a month early, and so she had to stay an extended time in the hospital 

and had to come home with oxygen... bless her little sweet heart.

so sleepy...

 Just after her bath
















                                     
     
                                                    Maggie in her little skeleton outfit

Russ giving little Mag Pie a bath

 building a castle with Camrie and Carson

Three little cuties

The best part of being a grandma  :)

My brothers and sisters get together at mom's house

For my mom's 81st birthday we brothers and sisters met at mom's house for a long weekend.
We had such a great time.... we talked and talked until way late, we laughed as we talked about our memories and got caught up with each others lives.... we told stories, and remembered so many fun times.  We ate way too many treats... candy, candy, candy... we watched family slides, had mom's famous chocolate malt (thanks Dawna). We also went to the Temple together and did Hastings names (thanks Doug).   We talked about our family trust fund, and about our family history and committed to work steadily on our family Temple work.   And... we committed to stay close.
I love my family!!


the girls..

the boys..

goofing off..

us at the Mesa Temple after our session 

me and mom

Halloween at our house

For family night we went to several stores to find the perfect pumpkins...

Bob googled pumpkin templates and we chose our patterns

He drew our patterns on our pumpkins, and we started carving.

Here they are... spooky...... huh

                                                                                   I chose spooky hands

                           

Bob chose Frankenstein...very spooky

we cooked our seeds

and warmed our caramels for our FHE dessert :)

yum... we ate our treats while we watched...
       

Garhalloweenfield... our favorite.

It was a fun evening.... love you, my trick or treating buddy husband :)

cutest grand kids ever!

ok, I know this is totally bragging, but it must be done.
Check out these adorable grandkids of ours  :)

Here are Matt and Tana's kids
Roxie, Hallie, Jack, Bronson, and Katie

                           

And Jani and Alex's bunch...

Alyssa, Andrew, Taylor, and Kaylee

Christy and Joe's gang

Jace, Hyrum, Gracie, and Bekah

and Russ and Dulcie's

Camrie and Carson

so.... we are empty nesters....

That's right....
we left the next day for Provo and went to a BYU game
with Russ and Dulcie and Camrie and Carson
It was very very fun to be there.

the beginning of a new chapter for us....

flowers... just because