Christmas is over and a New Year to begin

Saturday before Christmas I got my first gift my new car. We had looked at this Honda before and drove it and really liked it but it with a little above your price range. then David and his brother were looking in the computer at work and punch in a web site of request of a Honda pilot and this same car came up again but they had lowered the price of this 2008 last one on the lot and we went to see the dealer again that weekend. They had gave us a good deal on this new 2008 only 20 miles on it we took the deal and I drove off the lot after about four hours of paper work and cleaning and setting -up the car that the dealer does before releasing the car to the owner.


Tuesday December 23rd we had a family birthday celebration for David's birthday. Jennifer and her family were there and also David's parents. We had a spaghetti dinner a tradition for Davids birthday and a cake made by his mother which was a cake he had most birthdays when he was a young boy. Angel food cake with ice cream and peppermint's with pecan's.

Christmas morning was great the family all together again with Margaret and Jennifer. Things changed just before we were to be heading to David's parents for Christmas dinner Matthew came down with an illness so David and him stayed home will the rest of us went to his parents.

It was hard not having them there with us but latter they did show up for a little time for David and Matthew to open up gifts then go back home. We where able to get this family picture.

Nightmare Tuesday

I will be getting a new car for Christmas.

Not the way I would of like that to come about.

Tuesday night I was taking the boys to the church for Young Men's and Scouts. When going through the intersection of Green Valley and Mangles a women run the light and hit me.

I think of what could happen if I had been farther in the intersection when the women came speeding through the intersection.

The two boys plus their neighbor friends where also in the car with me, they were not hurt but I'm sure they are shaken up like me. I have some bruising on my left shoulder and lower pain in back and neck but I think it is more due to stress of the season.

We look at it has we where being watched that we had not injuries more sirius.

Bartley Thanksgiving

Had a nice Thanksgiving at the Edmans home. Marge and Jim Edman are good friends with David's parents. Their son and daughter inlaw (Jamie and Marsha) live with them in their home. Jamie was the bishop when David served with him almost twelve years ago. We had Christopher when David severed with him as his second counselor in the Cordelia ward.

We did this last year but we hosted Thanksgiving at our home. We decided to get together again because they had none of their married family coming home for the holiday. Both families enjoy each others company. I forgot my camera but I'm hoping I can get some form David's father.

David and I went out shopping for Christmas in an old mining town up above Sacramento Saturday morning. Was a fun area by the name of Sutter Creek. May sound familiar a lot of history in the little town. We found a few things and enjoyed having lunch there also.

Matthew Turned Eleven

Last Wednesday November 12th was Matthew's eleventh birthday we didn't not do much that day because Christopher was every sick. We had planned to all go out for pizza with grandmother and grandfather Bartley that night was sure we were going to stay in that night and just order in pizza with out grandparents.

But the decision was made Matthew needed his special day so Matthew, dad and I went has planned and pick up grandparents. Went and had pizza at Mary's Pizza Shack. Johnathan stayed home with Christopher will the rest of us went. Was a nice time with Matthew he entertained all of us. Grandfather wondered when he would stop talking, his mouth kept going all the way from their house to Mary's Pizza Shack.

The weekend before his birthday David took Matthew and two of his friend to the Black Chasm Caverns a cave that is known for it's helicites, thin straw like twisted formations.
The following picture is a formation of one of those types of helicites, they name it Mo Shoe the dragon from the Movie Mulon looks cool.





Dad, Matthew, Mom and brother Adams Cub Scout Master

Matthew received his Webelos after many talks and pushing from his mom and Den leader (Me). He is now an elven year scout. His Scout leader is now Aleena's husband Dan, a good friend of Jennifer's .

Christopher did a African Mask for World History, looks something from Star Wars.

Halloween last week

Matthew came up with his own custom well
actually, Johnathan was this same character
two years ago at Wal-Mart. Had bought the shirt and when he washed it after wearing a few times he gave it to Matthew.

The chartacter is called the Punisher a Marvel character that is one of Matthew's favorites.

I had fun drawing facial hair on him and coloring with temporary black hair coloring spray.

Mathew with two of his friends, Grandma thought RJ and Savannah would like seeing Uncle Matthew with the Ginger Bread man.

Ms. Huzel's fifth grade gobblem's

Last weekend the Eagles won their second

game in a row. Won the Bulldogs number

one team in the U12 boys soccer league.

They won the game even in the rain

winning two to zero.

Back in September or October Johnathan

was a groomsman for Chris Mears I took

this picture and just found it after

downloading

pictures from my camera.

Matthew has a great eye

It has been some time but here is a picture Matthew took for a school project his class is doing in the fifth grade. I'm not sure what they are going to be doing with it other than making a hard bound Photo Book to be auction off at a fundraiser for the school. He took the picture down by the creek next to your house. Matthew likes to go there with his friends and hang out, there is a rope swing near this area. We think he did a great job of taking this shot .

Fall baseball is almost over we have one game tonight and then the last game on Saturday afternoon.

Soccer though will continue an other three weekends.

Hope we can get some projects done before the cold weather hits out side.

Busy Soccer and Baseball Parents

Hello friends and family. The time has past some from they last entry on this blog. The boys have been keeping us busy with soccer very weekend and fall ball.
Matthew is once again on the Eagles with his same coach from past years. They have played two games and lost both of them. They start off a head and we think we are going to win then the other team get a head by one or two points by the time the game is over.

Christopher is playing Fall ball again this year but is playing in a different division, he is playing in the major division. Fall ball they don't have practice during the week just two games Thursday and Saturday. He is playing under the name of Arizona Diamond Backs. I believe they won their first game but for fall ball they don't really keep score.

Two Weekends ago I had the opportunity of going to Time Out for Women held in Sacramento. It was an amazing experience and looking forward to the next opportunity I have of going to another next year.

Sunday I was given a new calling in the church, I'm now the second counselor in the Stake Primary.

School Began

Christopher and Matthew started school this week it was a little tiring all week because we had to get up around 6 o'clock every morning to get Christopher to the bus. Today was the first day he went by himself David has been walking him to the light at the corner next to the Elementary School where the bus picks up at 7:05.

Both boys are enjoying their teacher's and having not problem getting up in the morning, not like their Mom and Dad.

We had company Wednesday my Sister Annette and her husband Charlie stayed with us until Thursday we had fun talking of old times and hearing of what is going on with the family and the news that each of us are going to be new grandparents. Yes you hared right Jennifer is going to have her third due March 31st. We hear RJ is very excited.

Next week I start back working lunch and noon duty at the Elementary. I did this later in the year last year and they asked if I would come back for this school year. No picture taken this week. But the boys have not changed much in a couple of weeks.

Summer trips are over

We are back from all the trips we took the last two weeks has I said last time we went to Sacramento and Christopher went to baseball camp. He enjoyed the time on the field with the River Cats players and learning new tips for baseball.

This is the view from the hotel we stayed in Sacrament so we didn't have to get up early each morning. We parked the car and could walk to the ball park which is just over the bridge in the picture and took Matthew around old town and saw some sites.

The first morning we took Matthew to the replica of the Nina which Christopher Columbus sailed. There are four people who sail this ship at a time all over the world. They are volunteer's and change out all but the cook who is a 80 year old women who has been sailing on the ship of 8 years.

Old town Sacramento is filled with many old time world eras to see like this one room school house. Matthew volunteered for this photo of school teacher.

On the last day of Baseball camp we went to a River Cats game they won the game.

Last week we took the last of our summer trips before school starts this Monday the eighteenth. Took no pictures because I always forgot the camera. We spent a very relaxing time at the mountain condo and had fun swimming and riding the train in the old town of James town. Back to the work of cleaning house and getting the boys ready for next week.

Short trip

We are heading up to Sacramento for three days. Christopher is enrolled in Baseball Camp with the River Cats again. We did this trip last year and enjoyed it. He starts at 8 o'clock in the morning and ends at noon Thursday and Friday. We found it easier to drive up the night before and not have to fight traffic and save gas because where we stay we can walk to the ball park and we also get to see a game Friday night so we stay one more night and come home Saturday.
Matthew enjoys the trip because we go over to old town Sacramento and see a lot of old history.
This trip hope to ride the old train and see a old replica of a boat like the pilgrims sailed over in.
The boat is to be docked at the river just across the hotel we are staying in next to the old Sacramento bridge.

Seeing more of Idaho

Saturday morning we headed up to see the Tetons

This is the lake we took a boat and crossed to hike the trail to see the Hiden Water fall.

Matthew looking through the teloscope looking at the Tetons

We made it up to the Hidden Fall, the hike was worth it and not to hard a little hot at times. The mist from the Falls made the hottness not so bad.

Jennifer, RJ and Matthew posing under the big tree at the end of the trail near the Fall.




Matthew being a good uncle and sitting with his neice and nephew.

Does Savannah love her uncle?

The three all took a brake heading back down the trail, Savannah was a trouper and never complained



It was a fun day and we ended the day stoping at a great Mexican restrante in the town of Drigges Idaho good place to eat.

Fourth of July Vacation Idaho

We left smokey California July second we drove to Elko Nev. then the next morning we woke-up and had breakfeast at the casino then on the road we head to see Jennifer and family.I was a long car ride but worth seeing the grandkids run to meet us when we arrived at Jennifers home in Iona Idaho. Jennifer made us a good tasting steak salad for dinner. We waited until Jared return home from a office dinner meeting and the boys, RJ and Savannah got to play with fire cracker Jared helped them set in the front yard.

The next day was the fourth of July and Jennifer I and the children all went to the parade in Idaho Falls it was fun but a I had to find a piece of shade to stand under.

Sum of the entery I enjoyed.

This smilinf face is the cutes but I'm a proud grandma.

That after noon we spent the afternoon with family that is my sister Marilyn and her family came down from Ricksburg and we all hang out at Jennifer's and enjoyed dinner and played games before heading to the fourth July firer works in down town Idaho Falls next to the river.

Was some the best firer works I had ever seen and so many with no breaks between. Was a late night but every fun and Christopher got to go home with Marilyn and spend the vacation with his cousin Josh.