Spokane and Baby Ivy...

What a WONDERFUL weekend!

Garvin, Hyrum, Jessica, and I drove to Spokane on

Thursday...(8 hour drive)...to participate

in our newest granddaughter's blessing...

Meet Ivy Lenore Day

We drove down on Thursday...and drove home all night

Sunday...leaving Spokane after church and

a wonderful dinner provided by Jared and Angel...

Garvin and I got to bed this morning

at 3:30 a.m. (so worth it!)

Today, I will post all pictures PRIOR to Sunday's

blessing...I hope to get all Sunday's pictures

done...later today or tomorrow...

 Jessica...is handling this family quite in her stride...

So happy to know "brother-in-laws"...do connect 

'harmoniously"...smile

Ivy...just staring at Uncle Hyrum...

Wonder why? smile

 Meet the "ENTERTAINMENT"

of the family...

DAISY "MAE" (I love calling her that)

(Patricia - is her "legal" middle name - smile)

 Daisy eating one of the "Egg/Muffins"

that Angel made for our breakfast...YUM!

 Daisy's expressions are a HOOT!

 Daisy and Ben (Joslyn) need to meet...

Not certain who would keep us

busier...smile

 Capturing...another...

"Daddy/Daughter moment"

 Nathan - missing teeth - Totally 

pure "7 years old"

I would love to submit Nathan to the 

"Guinness Book of Records"...

"Ability to 'TALK' - NON-STOP"

smile

 Hyrum reading a story to Lillie

Early morning...

 Hmmm...Was it Hyrum's reading or was 

Jessica just a bit tired? smile

 Nathan has become a GREAT little reader...

I believe he is reading the story to Lillie and Jessica

this time...

 Jared and Angel

 Caught Daisy "eating"

this "sand"...

Yeah...busy girl...

"Nap Time"

Very sweet moment...

Baby Ivy and Papa 

 The DIFFERENCE

between Male and Female...

Notice "Angel's reaction and notice...Garvin's reaction"

Watching..."car crash videos"...

Yeah...this picture says it all...

Later...Sunday's pictures...

Ivy's Blessing Day...

Stopped in Vegas to See....

Garvin and I had the opportunity to stop

in Las Vegas to see

Jeff...

after leaving Arizona...

We picked him up and took him out to

breakfast...to celebrate his birthday

which will be December 5th...

He is doing well...He has been working out...

Took off 20 lbs. so far...and is working on

his AA degree in Accounting...

 

Thanksgiving in Arizona...

It is times such as this...that I sometimes wonder

why our families all live so far apart from 

each other...I know...in my heart, that

there is a divine purpose...but, the HOLIDAYS, especially...

makes me realize what a sacrifice it truly has been...

However, I am so grateful we were able to at least

spend some time with ONE of our children's

families...Dave and Jenny...in

VERY WARM Arizona!

smile

These are the remaining pictures I had from our

trip...So glad for cameras that help

capture all the little moments...

to help maintain the memories...

Had fun in the Park

 Rachel was not keen on the "snow"

activity...

 Rachel LOVED making pictures...

especially drawing "flowers"

and "insects"

 Dave is NOT a TURKEY man...

so we had an INCREDIBLY delicious

HAM! REALLY was GOOD!

 Ha..Ha...Garvin brought an older "sour dough"bread

from home...seems it was a BIT HARD!

Jenny was attesting to it!

smile

 Jenny made her FANTASTIC

"Olive Garden" DRESSING!

LOVE IT!

 Mama and baby girl...

Don't you just love Eden's darling little "smile"?

 LOVE Eden's darling little face...

 

 DESSERT: Chocolate CAKE...and HOMEMADE

Chocolate ICE CREAM!

(LOVE HOMEMADE ICECREAM!)

 Such a CUTE picture of Sammy!

 Only picture I had of Garvin and Jenny together!

So, her SASSINESS is being published!

smile

 Rachel LOVED riding the pony...

 Sammy did, too!

 Another cute picture of Rachel...

 I could take pictures of this little one...all day long!

 Got to decorate for CHRISTMAS!

 We all went out to dinner at our "traditional"

"Golden Corral" - Marj and Forrest always so 

generously take us all out!

Forrest is now, 86 years old...

Marj is 82 years old...

and they are doing incredibly well!

Forrest is still receiving his chemo for his returned

cancer...but, has a very positive attitude!

 Beautiful Rachel...

LOVE this picture of Rachel and Sammy!

Busy Ben's World...

I believe I have some of the most "entertaining"

grandchildren on this planet...

Meet one of them...

"Busy Ben"!

He is QUITE THE CHARACTER...

I just had to single out his pictures...

 A teeny tiny idea...of what his

little world is like...

 He was LOVING licking the frosting...

FUN AT THE PARK!

 Ben was EVERYWHERE...just didn't get it all captured!

 Ben was such a kick...

When Rachel wasn't looking or nearby...

he would manage to put HIS mark on her

drawings...

 Sammy...and Ben enjoying our

"Thanksgiving" dinner...

 Ben was often "vocal"...

VERY VOCAL!

smile

 Ben cracked us up...as he would only

wear his sunglasses...UPSIDE DOWN!

 LET IT SNOW!

Ah...in Arizona?

Nope...but, we had gone to 

Glendale community LIGHTS event...where one of the children's

activities...was SNOW brought in...

 Ben just wasn't too sure he liked it!

 Rachel and Ben...didn't like having

snowballs thrown at them...

 Ben's experience with SNOW...

definitely had to be on HIS TERMS!

smile

 Yeah...not a happy camper here...

 But, his sadness...never lasted long...

smile

  

Ben and his PONY RIDE!

 He LOVED his ride!

Wish I had gotten more pictures of Ben...

in ALL of his activities...

TRUST ME...when I say...

this is ONE "BUSY Little Man"
smile

 

Our Visit with my 85 Year Old Dad...

One week ago, Garvin and I left for 

California to visit my Dad...

He is doing pretty well...

In Good spirits...overall...

Considering...I didn't get much sleep, between helping

my dad getting back into bed during the night...

and Garvin not able to sleep in bed...waking me up on and off

during the night...

due to his congestion...

well...for 5:00 in the morning...

getting ready to leave for Arizona...

thought I looked a bit "perky" 

in spite of lack of sleep for 2 1/2 days...

smile