Mesa temple and lunch with friends

 We had a great couple of days in warm Arizona!  Tom and Jean's 50th wedding anniversary was the cause.  When Jean said she was working in the temple in the morning I wanted to be in the session she was working, so she loaned me a skirt and blouse and Tom loaned Dad a white shirt and tie and there we were! Loved it!

 Here are the Flakes and Daniels - wonderful friends from the Jamaica Kingston Mission.  Flakes have turned in their papers for their third mission and Daniels trained us in the mission office - love both!

 Daniels gave us tangerines, oranges and tangelos from their yard - delicious!

 Fun Christmas decorations in Gilbert, AZ.

Tom and Jean, us, and Janice and Wayne at Tom's house - delicious dinner!

Twenty-five below zero!

 We have had the coldest weather either of us has ever lived in!  high's - 5 lo's -25 !!  but the snow is pretty!

 Stan told us to put up a snow fence so the drifts don't block our driveway - it works!

Our Norfolk Pine living tree - hope to plant it in the spring!

Sunday at the Fairbanks

 Fun waking up to sweet little girls playing with their toys!

 Ready for church and playing with their babies - Sadie lifts her shirt to 'feed' her baby!

 All the Fairbanks - we sure had a good time staying just one night with them.

Grandma and Grandpa Smith and Georgia, Olivia and Sadie.

Anna's Baptism

 Grandpa Smith was so pleased to be able to baptize Annabelle - her Grandpa Mortensen confirmed her.

With big brother Joel - who will be ten December 15th!

 Both Smith and Mortensen grandparents, parents and sweet Annabelle in white!

 Yummy food after the program - thanks to the Mortensens and Smiths for providing it.

 All the grandchildren that were there - sure wish ALL 28 could have been with us!  Eleven was pretty neat.

 The Smith side of the family - reminds me of the picture outside of the Tabernacle when all of you were baptized.

Anna's Baptism Doll - we had such a pretty day for all the awesome happenings.

Quilt - Children's Party - Discovery Park

 Tying a baby quilt for Jessica and Brandon's little son... yes, I forgot to bring the stands from Heather's house - so we improvised!  it worked!

 All the grand children at the Children's Party - well Briella went shopping with her mother - cute boys!

 Making a mess - and enjoying it!  thanks so much Aunt Polly for your hard work for this party.

 Discovery Park in Pleasant Grove is the best!  The boys were running all over the place and having a ball.

Thanksgiving at the Williams house

 Chris and Polly had a great Thanksgiving dinner - Jessica and Brandon, Bekah, Pikes came, and Ben's Uncle Gill, and a friend from Polly's work - yummy food and tons of it - terrific company.

 Tal and Baden playing with wooden cars and Shasta guarding the door!

 Eating, and eating, and eating!

Tal and Baden being knights - child sized armor - they are so fun.

Thankful Thanksgiving

 We had a great young family over for dinner and FHE on the Monday of Thanksgiving week.

 Three boys - they loved the marble game and the cupcake turkey!

 Olivia's preschool made these cute T-tube turkeys - easy and cheap!