Christmas 2019 and New Year 2020

The Holidays were filled with food, movies, puzzling, cousins, visiting, Ringer brunch, Imagineers streaming, and celebration. The Youngs came from Arizona before Christmas and the Hastings came from New Mexico for New Year.

Enjoying Christmas lights in Springville after dinner at La Casita

Beef rib roast for Christmas Eve dinner

Early Christmas morning after a beautiful snow storm in the night

Ready for the boys

Harrison was brought to tears by the trip to Disneyland

I love my new door: Royal Academy, London

Christmas brunch at the Ringers

Ditto

The Dickies

A very tricksy puzzle from the Soelbergs

Balboa Park puzzle

Some of the cousins watching something good

Star Wars

Venice puzzle was challenging, too

Rio de Janeiro puzzle

Gavin made some killer hazelnut-chocolate gelato in

his new ice cream maker

Everyone enjoyed a taste

A visit to the Ensigns in Spanish Fork

Dinner with the kids at Bombay House

New Year's Eve dinner with the adultos at P712

New Year's Eve party for the kiddos

Harry trying to get the Oreo in his mouth

Gavin came through, as always, with some fireworks

Greek dinner on New Year's night

Always delicious!

Cinemark to see Little Women

Burgers and shakes at Chom

Goodbye to the Hastings

Goodbye to the Youngs

The Soelbergs running with the cousins: the goodbye tradition

So we are washing sheets and towels, making beds, and wishing the house wasn't so empty. That's all for now.

OXO

D.

Early December 2019

During early December there was a  quick visit from the Colvers on their way to Disneyland, we had a mini reunion with a couple of the Boyntons, Lizzie performed in the Timpview Christmas concert, and we had a nice Christmas dinner party with the Group.

Arthur McBain gets an oil change

Young Bustamante just gets cuter and cuter

Off on an amazing adventure in Disneyland with

the Colver grandparents

Lizzy looks giant 

A beautiful light show courtesy of Mother Nature

Hand stitching the hem of Lizzy's choir dress

Mark and Ann

Vic and Rod

Lizzy was excited for her concert

That's Lizzy in the middle above the directors music stand

Missing Madi and Erick in this shot

Bishop Rich helping us with a special Christmas present

Timpanogos from the Astle's deck (photo credit: Phil Freestone)

Recalling memories from 2019

The kiddos were about to arrive from Arizona and the celebrations were beginning in earnest. More to come, but this is all for now.

OXO

D.

November 2019

November includes Guy Fawkes Day and Bonfire Night, which is always a treat. Lizzy performed in The Drowsy Chaperone, which turned out to be really fun, even though we were completely unfamiliar with the musical. We had our usual Saturday nights out with Opa and Annie. Thanksgiving at Emily's new home was delightful: it was so nice not to be in charge! And we returned to a real, full-sized tree this year.

 "Remember, remember:" happy day for Anglophiles 

 Bonfire night supper

 Bangers and mash with onion gravy and peas

 Sticky toffee pudding with heavy cream

 Bonfire lit the night

Those who remembered the Fifth of November

I missed Katy Kathryn who always did the reading

 The Drowsy Chaperone -- Lizzy is third from the right

 The Ruiz, Lizzy, and Grammy

 New (to us) place in Payson

 Customary Saturday dinner with Opa and Annie

 Good eats!

 The founder of the feast in her new kitchen

 Joined by Erick's brothers 

Thanksgiving afternoon at the movies: It's a 

Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

 Dickie stringing new white LED lights

 Ready for Christmas

All the old familiar faces come out of the boxes 

for a month of celebration

God Jul!

Every thing is ready for Yuletide celebration, but this is all for now.

OXO

D.