New Years Day 2014

On New Years the binkers went to Hangtime for some trampoline fun. Katy, Daniel, Anna, and I hiked up Rock Canyon on the ice. In spite of being slippery, it was beautiful. New Years night we had our traditional Greek dinner. It was superb!

Shoeless jumpers

ATH, KTC, DEC ready to head up the canyon

 It was a beautiful sunny day, though we were 

mostly in shade

 There has been some melting since the big snow

 One of five bridges over the creek bed

 A closer look into a cave

The tall pines at the top of the canyon were our destination

Ready for the slippery descent

 Back down at the mouth of the canyon

 Pippy is the grillmeister!

 Waiting for the souvlaki to be ready

 Grammy and Mabes

 Digging into the Greek salad...

 souvlaki...

 and dolmathes

 Eating just enough to sustain life until dessert

 Gavin with his bum ankle

 Yummy, as always

 Annie trying to hide in the background

 When the kids finish, the adults claim the table

 Good conversation

 The binkers love the electronic devices

January 1 was a great day finished off with fantastic food: a splendid group effort. That's all for now.

OXO

D.

New Years Eve 2013

The days after Christmas were filled with activities. Some of the kids went swimming at the Provo Recreation Center, some went bowling, some had supper at Janet's, Maren hosted an Exploring-Sainthood get-together, some went skiing, Gavin injured his ankle, and best of all, Anna and the kids made a spur-of-the-moment trip from Reno. Some of us were invited to attend one of the first same-sex marriages in Utah County. New Years Eve, everyone gathered for food and games. 

Provo Rec

 Bowling in Orem

 Bowlers

 A fun afternoon

That's Jayson and Lizzie in the booth

The ES gang

 Historic event

 The Soelbergs popped in for the New-Years-Eve festivities

 Daniel seems pleased

 Yummy snacks and Meagan's fantastic bread pudding

Everyone loves this game

 Describe the word without saying it for the person who guesses

 Lots of good visiting

 Katy Kathryn helps the binkers get tangled and untangled

 The Colvers brought sparklers for the kids

 Those were a a bit of fun, now weren't they deahs?

 Toasting 2014 with bottles of bubbly

 Happy New Year!

There will be more, but that's all for now.

OXO

D.

Christmas Day 2013

Up at 7:00 to open presents, off to the Ringers for Christmas brunch, family house-to-house pilgrimage to see present displays, and lots of visiting around the fire.

 The Young boys waiting for their parents so 

they can open presents

 The magic hour finally arrived

 Euphoria!

 The Ringers

 Katy Kathleen's mother spent Christmas with them

 Steve, Meags, and Phillip

 Maren hearing all about the new American-girl doll

 Katy's new Cinquecento

Lots of excitement at the Taylors' house

 The Ensigns' house

 The Colvers' house

An afternoon visit from Tommy

It was a nice day and I believe everyone was pleased with what they received. More to come, but that's all for now.

OXO

D.