A Quick Visit: Hastings and Marlpit Hill Boyntons

The day after Christmas dawned clear and beautiful. We saw Rogue One and made a meat pie for supper in anticipation of the Hastings arrival. The next day there was some sledding at Rock Canyon Park and a mini Boynton reunion at La Casita in the evening.  The Boyntons were in town to visit friends and collect Connor who is headed back to school in Arizona. Wednesday the binkers went rock climbing and that evening we revisited Chom so the Hastings could try it, too. Thursday the chilluns played soccer and flew Harry's new drone at the church. That evening we had dinner at Bombay House and all the girls and Pop Pop went to see La La Land. Friday, there was a window of clear weather and the Hastings hightailed it back to Santa Fe.

 Squaw Peak and Opa gleaming in the morning light

 Sledding at Rock Canyon Park

 Headed down the hill with Timpanogos in the distance

 Group shot with Rock Canyon and Squaw Peak

 Handsome folks

 Group selfie with a photo bomber

 Evy took to the cousins like a fish to water

 La Casita with the Boyntons

 Some of the young folks

 Always delicious

 Evy and Brigham hugging each other to the floor

 Tucker and Beck having fun with Snapchat

 Anybody know where I can find some shoes?

 Cute girls

 One more dinner at Chom

 Happy diners

 The Marlpit Hill Boyntons

 Silly sisters

 Bombay House

 East side of the table

 West side of the table

 A fun encounter with Jenny Petersen Haraguchi, London 1988

 Dickie crashed the girls night out

A beautiful foggy morning walk

The Hastings visit was way too short. We missed them at the New Years celebrations. There is more, but this is all for now.

OXO

D.

Christmas 2016

The Youngs arrived from Arizona just in time for Christmas. The family gathered for dinner on Christmas Eve, and after opening presents on the day, the extended family met at Amy's for her annual brunch.

 The Youngs were anxious to try Chom

 

 Evy was happy to be with her cousins

 All set for Christmas Eve dinner

 Turkey this year

 It was all delicious

 The binkers

 Lizzy did several magic tricks

 Harry made an origami penguin

 Gavin did some magic of his own

 A Christmas miracle: snow in the night and the ghost tree reappeared

 The shoveling begins

 Up the road to the Ringers for brunch

 A longstanding tradition

 Nice to be with the extended family

 Small Christmas elf

 Books!

 

The snow just kept coming

With a break in the storm, we waited for the Hastings to arrive. They arrived the next day, so there is more, but this is all for now.

OXO

D.

Early December 2016

December started with getting up the Christmas decorations, and early in the month Debra Sue Darling Gibbs came for a short visit. Of course there were delicious meals, movies, a trip to SLC, and lots of good visiting. And maybe some shopping. Cousin George Terry Taylor presented his cutting of A Christmas Carol at Compound Dinner. December also brought Christmas concerts, baklava making, and lots of good walks.

 Found this pretty little tree first thing

 Steak salad for supper

 All ready for Christmas

 Early dinner in Brigham City after an airport pickup

 Another happy encounter with nephew Brad at the Creamery

 A matinee viewing of A Man Called Ove

 Supper at Frida Bistro in SLC

 Good, but not La Casita

 A quick and freezing stop at Temple Square

 Chom with Debby

We had the place to ourselves for a screening of Doctor Strange

 Compound Dinner

 Cousin George as...

 Ebeneezer Scrooge

 Katy, Evy, and Debby

 An evening at the Timpview High Christmas Concert

Good ol' #39

 Evy comes on Tuesdays

 Down comes the BYU smokestack

 A nice letter and a photo of Grandparents Day at SFP

 A tasty batch of baklava

Bright mountain, dark sky

We were ready for Christmas and the arrival of the kiddos. There will be more, but this is all for now.

OXO

D.