Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013 Review in pictures.

 January - Memorial ink

 February - Monkey has surgery

March - Easter

April - Tulips

May - Grandma turns 75!

June - I turned 50

July - Rescue Rita and Mom and Us at Mt. Baker

August - Super Moon

September - Bugs at Larabee Park

October - Sunset over Moses Lake

November - Fall colors

December - Us. 

The Lord Bless you and keep you! The Lord let His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace! And may you all have a Blessed, healthy and Happy New Year.
Peace

Monday, December 30, 2013

Christmas!

Merry Christmas!  
Yes I know it's over but it's a whole holiday season.  We had a lovely time.  My parents were here.  They stayed with my sister this time.  
Here it is in pictures.  
Rescue Rita's daddy made these. Aren't they cute!

And he made these.  Really cute.  The boys ate them right up!

One of our traditions is that I make sugar cookies.  I don't decorate them though.  The boys do that.  It has always worked out great. 
Bugs and Monkey decorating cookies.  I was making pies. 

Cookies and Milk for Santa. 

Some of the finished products.  They LOVE sprinkles.  They all seem to get eaten so it must work out great for everyone else too.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care....

Santa's helper. 

The reason for the season....

I made the big boys all the same Christmas gift this year.  It took 2 years to find all the letters.  I didn't think it up but they are my pictures.  Letters in nature or architecture.  It is harder then you think. 
Heir, Skater opening theirs. 

Monkey and Drummer and DIL 

Drummer with his.

Heir and his...

Skater and his.... They all seemed to like them. 

My dad and his.  I didn't take those pictures, but ordered that one.  I do not have an A I liked.  

A better one of Heir and the picture. 

My dad made all of us the same thing so we had to all open them at once.  He carved each of us a walking stick.  SO cool!  Not sure any of us will use them on a hike but we will treasure them always. 
Heir and Skater opening theirs. 

All of us with my dad the carver. 

Pente happening!  Sister won the most games all day.  

Skater's girlfriend (hmmm, don't have a name for her) made me a platter of cranberry bliss bars.  They were inhaled man!  Everyone loved them!
I forgot to take a picture until they were half gone!

After presents before dinner naps.  Jadeyn and Mom sleeping. 

Wendy in the chair sleeping. 

Sister on my bed sleeping. 

Skater's girlfriend came over after she got off work and after dinner at her families.  
I got her Paris. 

My dad and the motley crew of dogs.  The 2 black and whites are theirs, and of course Scout is mine. 
Papa made the whipped cream for the pies.  That is his specialty.  No cool whip for us!  He had a few helpers.  
Princess licking her beater.  She is a mess!  LOL
The new year is fast approaching!  I am ready.  
Peace


Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Almost Winter

I have been very quiet lately.  Just not chatty I suppose.  
Life is just marching on around us.  We are in need of a miracle at this point and pretty sure that isn't going to happen.  Sooo nothing left but faith it's self. 
So here is the last month in pictures.  

Not a great picture but I like it. A hummer in shadow.

My Favorite Daughter in law and Buster and Princess and 1 girlfriend went to see Disney on Ice.  Oh we had so much fun.  


Tangled! 
 Monkey and I went to Anita's. So Anita and I could go to the opening of the second Hunger Games. While we were there it was Eli's 5th birthday!  Oh exciting.
Presents!  Eli and Anita and Mighty

Thanksgiving!

The start of Christmas baking.

Our Angel got an abscess and had to have a itty bitty surgery.  It went over like a fart in church with her.

Angel in her cone of shame.

A Stellar.  I love these birds.

The littlest woodpecker I have ever seen. 

Heir bought his daddy a jersey for the Hawks.  He got it early so he has some games to wear it to. 
Wilson!

I never blogged about my Auntie's family quilt.  I did my mom's but not Auntie's.  Well she got one too the same year.  They both were surprised and loved them.  My Auntie just sent me a picture of how she displayed  hers. It made me cry.  So beautiful! 

Next up is Christmas!  
Have a blessed week.  
Peace

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Fall

Fall has shown up in earnest! 
 It is cold and mostly dreary and it's dark so early. Not a whole lot going on but a few things have happened so far this month. 
Heir got invited by Monkey to come for his Veterans Day Assembly at school. He said sure and went.  Monkey was so excited he was almost vibrating.  A visitor at school!  
Heir at the front of the school.  

He is in the second row, you can't see.  Thank you past and present Veterans for your service.  

Heir was asked to introduce himself.  He hates public speaking.  This made me giggle. 

More of the assembly.
I just loved this picture of the early rising moon.  It had a spooky look to it at first but then the clouds moved and it was just a pretty blue sky.  I still like it.
Mid month moon. 

I have loved the colors of Fall this year.  



A few weeks ago Little Miss turned 3!  Her mama and T2 brought cupcakes for her birthday to Sunday dinner.  She was beside herself with excitement.  
She is such a cute little thing.  She loved that we all sang to her. 

Little Miss is 3!

More Fall

This tree is now totally naked. 

I am dreading the dark cold long grey days that are coming.   I am trying to remain positive but at this point I am positive I am going to hate the Winter.  I will try not to hold my breath until February. 
Have a blessed week.
Peace