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| Sisters sharing a moment at Dave & Busters |
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| Justin hanging out with the donkeys |
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| Lunch at our favorite - La Bou |
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| The boys (big and little) had fun at Dave & Busters |
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| More Dave & Busters |
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| Iain proposed to Shauna at a ranch in Loomis where the wedding will take place. Tears were shed by all!! |
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| The happy couple, Iain & Shauna. Love them! Such a special moment. |
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| Game night with the gang |
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| Disneyland |
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| Snow time with Owen in Utah |
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| Walk in the wetlands with Jack, Lincoln and Coleman |
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| Touring my grandparents home with Wells side of family |
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| Washington DC with Erin & Megan |
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| Memorial weekend visit to Folsom with Jordan, Kristine & Owen |
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| Trip to Utah with Jack for a fun visit |
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| Fun visit from Shauna |
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| Back to school for these cute boys |
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| Another trip to Utah for Halloween |
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| Trip of a lifetime with great friends to Hawaii |
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| 4th annual Christmas brunch with Pam, Patrice, Sheri, Bonnie and Jan |
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| Continued the tradition of over 30 years of going to a movie. This year it was "Walking with Dinosaurs". Of course the boys loved it. Justin and I suffered through and Megan slept! (Top Pic) Bottom pic - Just hanging out working on a puzzle and waiting for dinner. The boys were so excited to open the presents and kept asking if it was time yet. |
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| The picture on the left of Coleman is very blurry (I know) but I just had to get a pic of him with his big red ball. He was so thrilled! It's amazing how much joy a $2.50 gift can bring to a little boy. Lincoln was happy with his 49er blanket too! |
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| I started a new tradition this year of candy presents. I decorated these packages with Reeses and candy kisses. The boys loved them and it helped to make the gift a little more exciting. Inside was sweatshirts!! (Like most kids, they are not thrilled with getting clothes for Christmas but adding the candy was a fun bonus) |
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| Not the best pics..... Here we are enjoying or candlelight dinner of Pork Tenderloin, twice backed potatoes, rolls and green beans. Jack is showing off his new 49er cap and Megan is enjoying her dinner. |
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| Cute little Owen drew me a picture for Christmas. This is always something this Grammy cherishes! |
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| Shauna created this awesome iphone cover with pictures of all the boys! Next year we will be adding two more boys to our family so I will need a new phone cover!! |
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| I had a fun night with the boys looking at Christmas lights & doing Christmas crafts. There is a cul de sac in Lexington Hills called Ledgemont Court that always has amazing Christmas lights. The whole cul de sac is lit up and it is so magical. We always went as a family every year to see these lights and it is fun to continue the tradition with my grandkids! They loved it and had so much fun running from house to house. I love watching their faces light up! |
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| I had my 4th annual Christmas brunch with my friends. This is always an event we all look forward to. It's great to get together and enjoy delicious food, good company, lots of laughs and exchanging gifts. I love my friends! |
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| So far I have not done a lot of baking this year, but I did make several batches of caramel corn to give to friends. It is so good and so easy to make! Caramel corn 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 11 marshmallows cut in half 2 bags microwave popcorn Melt butter in large pan, add sugar and bring to a boil. Stir in marshmallows til melted and smooth. Tranfer to large bowl and pour over popped popcorn. Mix until all is covered and place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. When caramel corn is cooled, break into small clumps and store in airtight container. |
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| This is supposed to be a video of Owen saying Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas, but I guess I don't know how to post videos. It is so cute and when I figure out how to do it I will repost this. He called me to thank me for the package I sent him with all the Christmas goodies. It's so fun to be able to share with him even though he lives on the other side of the country! |
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| Kathy (Graham) and me right after we got off the plane. We shared a room and had such a great time together, sunbathing, swimming, trying new foods, shopping and sightseeing. |
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| It was a windy rainy day but the beaches were spectacular. We saw Waimea Bay, Sunset Beach and Turtle Beach. They were having surfing championships that week so the waves were huge. Sheri took us all over the north shore and to Honolulu. Thank goodness for an experienced tour guide!! |
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| Some of the best ladies ever in front of the Laie Temple. (Sheri, Bonnie, me and Kathy) |
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Val and Bonnie Smith have been friends for over 30 years. They shared a condo with Kathy and me and we couldn't have asked for better roomies!   |
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| View from our condo on a cloudy day |
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| Morning by the pool. Nancy was teaching all us how to pose! |
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| This is where Kathy and I spend most of our time. Beautiful beach and was never very crowded. |
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| Spent the day at Pearl Harbor. Very humbling and an amazing experience. I have been reading books lately about WWII and so I was very inspired by everything that happened at Pearl Harbor. |
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| This is me (Johnny Cash) the day we left paradise. It was so sad to leave. I had an amazing time and it was a trip I will never forget and one that I am so thankful for. |
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| Had the boys over for Mummy Dogs and Witches Fingers. We made monster cookies and Mummys filled with candy |
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| I feel so lucky and blessed to have been able to spend 9 days with this adorable, blue eyed blondie! He is so much fun and kept me on my toes. We built forts, went to the park, spent lots of time in the toy dept at Target, ate and played at Chick Fa La and watched lots of Mickey's Club House, Animal Show, Bubble Guppies and Team Umi Zoomie! He is a joy and I am a little sad that he will be so far away when his Mom & Dad move to Maryland in November. I'm already looking at flights for January! I loved hearing him say these things everyday: I love you Grammy Good job Grammy! Come here Grammy You tired Grammy? I wake up Grammy 
Shopping at Target!
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