Tidbits From January

I haven't been taking very many photos, partly because my "I spent too much money on my camera"

is getting worse and worse and partly because I haven't been taking photos to the boys, preferring to enjoy them, or work around them instead of following them around with a bad camera.

Pleasanton Fire Department got a special award from the governor and they all 

were able to take a photo with him.

Zane has expressed an interest in cooking, so for his birthday I gave him a bunch of ingredients including stuff for a pepperoni pizza.  

I made the boys photos books, and I'm glad they enjoy looking at them.

Some of my favorite cookies and favorite memories are leftover frosting inside of graham crackers, especially if it's chocolate.  

Here we have a normal sized large egg, and a huge large egg.

      

And here is said huge, large egg in my hand.  I do have small hands.  

  

I guess Paislee's dad, is teaching her mechanics, early. 

My brother gave this tie-dye outfit to Lorene when she was 3 or 4.

Here's Christian wearing it at 6 ... 

And Zane at about 4.

The End of One Year and The Beginning of the Next

There are a few activities that will be standard for the next few years and one of them is the school concert.  We try to get a photo of the boys all nicely dressed up, but since I am also a believer in taking a photo of anyone with the least amount of pain and the best look we can get on their face; we here have one nice shirt showing and two nice jackets.  

We had a big snow storm at the end of the month.  I couldn't remember the actual amount we got so I went on a google search and found, with some effort, a website that told me.  

The total was 11"

Lorene added a puppy to their family.  Here he is brand new to them.

December is also a good time for the gathering together.  

Jim and I spend a lot of time doing puzzles more or less together.  

Even when we have company. 

I think one of my daughters gave me these flowers.

They're beautiful.

Thank you.

Miss Paislee

Zane turned 11 at the end of the year and he asked for a special cake.  

"One of those with the hole in the middle, and make it a monster."

So, I did.  

He wanted red frosting, white hair and something to make eyes, I used sixlet type things and  life saver gummies.

Birthday party at their house. 

The ones  who stayed to see the new year in.

Ten inches is enough snow to make a snow man. 

Happy New Year!!