He Leadeth Me

My family usually visits in the summer or fall, but this year, they decided that it would be great to come in February. There were two purposes. #1 --to see snow #2 --to celebrate Uncle Terry's retirement. The snow came in buckets a few days before they arrived.  It was the largest single snowfall we have had since we moved here.   After they arrived, the sun shone the entire time they were here. DO WE KNOW HOW TO PLAN A PARTY, OR WHAT? We visited the Transportation in Denver. It is really a neat place.   This was at the scenic lookout as we were driving home from the airport. Kim and Randy at the Transportation Museum Aunt Gail, who grew up with snow in Arksasas was the most adventurous in the snow. Terry and Gail making a snowman Randy helped David to shovel We were a little lacking in the snowman making materials so the snowman had oreo cookies for eyes, a carrot for a nose, and a bell pepper slice for a mouth. We hiked at Garden ...

Disclaimer: This is the very unscientific way that I write our annual Christmas ABC letter.  #1  I look at all the pictures from the past 12 months  in my computer photo album. #2  I start picking ones I like, and match them to letters of the alphabet.  #3  I get all the letters filled in and realize that I have only gotten to March and almost all the pictures are of grandchildren. Oh, well, welcome to our very happy world. And forgive us if we have left out an important occasion that included you. A is for ALL about Family. Thank you Lance White for taking this four generation picture when we were visiting Houston.   B is for BUSY. Cora is one busy little girl and has no trouble at all keeping up with her brother and cousins.  C is for CHURCH. The ladies of our church had a wonderful retreat at Glen Eyre Castle. Thank you Ashley and Jeana for all your work and planning.   D is for ...

Cora loves to fold laundry--and who am I to deprive her? My favorite part is how she narrates what she is doing.  "Now do this, then..." So proud of herself. Nana found her a new jean vest. This was the 2 seconds she wore it. Like her mama before her, she has her own ideas about clothing. Snack time is serious business.   She loves doing art. Those hands! She got the hang of stickers very quickly. But swinging is probably her favorite thing. One of her cousins thought of this chair contraption for her. And on the tire swing she just kept laughing and saying "Faster, Faster!" I'm not sure who enjoys Nana School the most-- Nana or Cora.