Aunt Cathy sent me their gingerbread houses from last night. Will and Bruce weren't there and Rachel wasn't feeling well but the others did some impressive decorating!
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| Brig and Kenna--Church with Nativity |
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| Aunt Cathy--Mushroom House |
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| Abby's Cottage |
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| Meg's Log Cabin |
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| Austin's Gym |
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| Katy & Uncle Bill--Brick House |
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| Katy doing the brick work on their house. Great Grandad Lambert would have been so proud! |
Eden was chosen to play the part of Mary in the Ward Christmas party. Can't think of a better choice!
Last night the Whitney kids came for our decorating party. Eden brought her friend and they did such a great job. I reminded Graham that when we first started doing this we had to stand by him squeezing the frosting on so he could put in the decorations. Not anymore. He did a great job! I was afraid that Duncan might have outgrown this activity but he was amazing. I love traditions!
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Meg and Abby went to Meg's work Christmas party tonight. They had a nice dinner in the Hinckley Center and then were entertained by a flute choir playing Christmas music. I love Christmas!!
Uncle Andy sent me this picture of Ava performing in the half time show at the BYU game today! What a win!
My picture taking skills could use some sharpening. Sorry Uncle Christian! It was so nice to be outside for our dinner!
Happy Thanksgiving from Bill and Katie. They started the day with a 10K run and now will enjoy Thanksgiving with their Allred family.
Today Eden along with other students at Highland Park particpated in the Spelling Bee. There were almost 20 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students. In the end Eden stayed until there were only three spellers left. I was really touched that she was as excited for her friend who ended up the winner, as she was for herself.
Perry came across a vise that was completly rusted and unusable. But that didn't last long. He got busy and took it all apart cleaned off all of the rust and then repainted and reconstructed it. I feel pretty silly after complaining about removing staples!
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This week I started working on the bench that Amy got from my friend Grace. It is a great storage bench but it was green and definitely didn't match the furniture in the house. I loved doing it but I have to admit my age is showing. By the time I finished I could hardly close my hand from digging out staples. And even worse I could hardly walk. I actually felt like I was an old woman! So I am going to retire from reupholstering and become a teacher to anyone who wants to learn.
I was able to attend a Veteran's Day celebration at Graham and Eden's school yesterday. It was a really wonderful program. Eden was in an all girls choir and they sang a special song for it. I took a video but apparently I did something wrong so you won't get to hear their song!
I showed these last year but wanted to share this reminder of the sacrfices that were made for the freedoms we enjoy.
