The Bathroom Project - It's Officially Finished

This is the final photo of the new bathroom remodel.  It's complete and I have to say, it really looks great.  All the kids have fun using the sensor to turn the water on.

Christmas Cookies

I have tried to continue a holiday tradition of having all the kids and grandchildren up to make gingerbread houses or trains or something.  This year, the schedules just wouldn't allow for a day with the whole family. 

I couldn't let it go so on Christmas Eve day all the grandchildren, Adrian and Marc came up and we made sugar cookies.  Ali, Mason and Tyce helped put the batter together.  Tyce liked that he could crack an egg.  It was delightful to watch him look intently at Ali and Mason and see what he was supposed to do and then smile when it was his turn.


When the batter was "resting".  We entertained ourselves with an indoor snowball fight using some fluffy snowballs we purchased for just such an event.  I was planning on reading a story, but that was too long and boring to keep them entertained for more than one minute.

We then cut cookies, baked cookies, made tiny pizzas and then frosted cookies.  I think everyone got their fill of eating cookies, also.

Adrian and I made a 'special' batch for Neala's family - we tried to protect her as much as we could!

I love these kids and hope we are indeed building memories.

Christmas 2015

It's hard for me to believe an entire year has come and gone.  Neither Theron nor I were feeling much in the Christmas spirit this year, don't have a good reason.  Theron did not put up his light display and everyone asked about it.  Oh well, they will have to wait a couple more years - I'll explain in another blog.

We were able to enjoy the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Program at the Conference Center featuring the Muppets.  We loved the Bells on Temple Square Concert and the beautiful lights on Temple Square.  We tried and tried to travel to St. George for a few days, but that didn't happen.  But, we did get to travel to Kaysville and meet and greet ALL of Neala's family - Dan from New York, Karen Ann from South Carolina, and Darren from California.  All five of her grandchildren were there as were the spouses.  What a great family and what a treat for her and Louie.  Louie didn't get to spend too much time because his mother died and he had to travel to New York, but he did have Christmas Day.



We traveled to Adrian's and opened presents and then to Marc's and opened more presents.  It's such a joy seeing your kids' families and the joy that is there for our grandchildren on Christmas Day.  Always of course for us, it's a delight to celebrate Marc's birthday and remember Grandpa Schaefermeyer.

Theron and I bought new iPad Air 2 for each other and of course, we opened those way before Christmas.  

Cameron got new hockey gear, Taylor's got all camo, Mason got legos and action figures, Ali got a huge doll house, and Tyce got a Talking Elmo.  It was a celebration and we all recognized how blessed we are to have each other, to live in a free country, to have an abundance of everything!

Tyce is being patient with grandpa!

The story this year was that Taylor went shopping with us to pick out a pair of binoculars for Curt (but they were really for him) and he tried out several pair and told us the ones to buy.  He was surprised when he opened them on Christmas Day.  Way to go - picking out your own Christmas present and being surprised!