Summer's beautiful day

                                                           I loved the lighting on this.

Look at Doug jumping for the garter!

                                           Mom wanted this posted!

Jade doing the Peach dnace for CNY

Seeing if I really can get a video on here! This is Jade doing the Peach dance at a nursing home for Chinese New Year.

Crafting with cards

In November I came across a cool project with christmas cards. I made one, but knew my other friend would prefer an Asian one. I did buy a label maker, used pictures that I had on hand, copied them to black and white. I just used extra cropping supplies for the texture.

Gpa turns 70

The Chinese Candles make the cakes festive

Juliana is not shy!

Diane and Chuck Sr and Chuck Jr

Jimmy doing Willie Nelson

Great to see(hear) Charleena with her bro's

uncle Jim aunt Thora, Lori, Charleena and Margaret

The Boys in the band

Grandpa Loyd enjoys the musical tribute

Uncle Jim and aunt Thora

Uncle Forry and auntie Karen flew in for the big bash.

Grandpa invited the Smith family to entertain him and they did a fantastic job!

Keystone iceskating on Christmas

Finally after 4 years we got up there for a gorgeous day with alot of snow.

Lilobob

Lilo sleeping with her collar and tailbob

The biggest event of the holidays was Lilo's tail falling off. It will be in next years newsletter. Long story short. Lilo being siamese wanted to outside, so starting peeing on a few of our chairs, not just marking...full blown. So, we said, fine you are an outside cat now. A month went by and she would spend her days on the back deck and then 1 friday before Halloween she showed up after dark and she had been hit by a car. Jade nursed her back to health by softening her cat food,hand feeding her and keeping her immobile in her room. Within a week her leg was fine but her tail was a little wierd. She was in the cat cave(a special cat area with a cathouse and carpeting) under our deck . The boys left it unlocked and she escaped and reinjured her tail. So, I bought pet neosporin and taped it up. When we redid the wound it was pretty gross . We Drew and I took her to the vet a friend of Bill's all the way out to Kiowa. He takes the tape off and the whole tail falls off into his hand...eww gross! So, this is her after her tail bob. We had to keep the collar on her to not chew out the stitches. Ick!

Dinner with my aunt and uncle

My mom's brother Jim

Aunt Thora

the kids were the best behaved that I have ever seen.

Don't they look sweet, it was before they started smoking the olives.

These boots were made for walking...

I was on a white fluffy boot kick for the family photos...and then I cropped them out, so here they are! Bill taught them the Nancy sinatra boot song last week...don't get Jade started or you will be sorry!

Thanksgiving gang

We had dogs and missing at least 12 from the pic.

Braeden worked hard at keeping his eyes shut....I did get one of them with
eyes open!

Thanksgiving boys

Uncle steve and Oliver have a special bond

The girl sneaks in...

A bunch of boys ....

Halloween party

Tending the fire, such a gorgeous night!

What a party!

Ivy as the mouse

The scandalous Heather and Kevin, a great preggo costume.

Part of the kids...the cooperating ones.

The Jellyfish

Uncle Doug and girls

A fall day at Elitches

The girls and Drew had earned their tickets through the library's

summer reading program. Drew opted to hangout with a friend instead of joining us.

The Pancake breakfast and fall festival

Ella, Alex, Asia, Laney and Leyton in the front. Jade and Ali in the back

Picking out pumpkins