more snow

Some hungry birds stopped by for a meal, eating berries from a tree in the front yard.

This planter will be blooming with petunias in the summer--but for now it is a good snow holder.
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I can see this yard chime from the kitchen window.  It is a good way to know how much snow is accumulating.

This is the little yard chime that Bracken liked to play with.

I don't know if this is a bird bath or a water feature thing, but it is a yard ornament.

This is probably not a good shot, but the icicles can go in a retarded direction sometimes.

Dec. 25th

Dec. 23rd. Kendal was off to the high school Christmas dance.  The dance was girls choice, so Mechelle asked Kendal and Whitney asked Skyler.  They had dinner at a house with another couple, went to the dance and then played games until 12:30.  Kendal was home at 12:31--good boy !

Christmas morning.

The kids got goggles because we are going snow boarding  at Pebble Creek Friday morning, New Years Eve day.  I will drive and get comfy in the lodge, while Aubrey helps Kendal and Marci get started.

a snowy holiday photoshoot

Many of  these shots were taken with the camera on the truck or the ground, using the timer. Pretty good !

Sunday activities

Grandma getting re-acquainted with the piano she bought and used to give piano lessons, practice  and accompany  many, many soloists, quartets, choirs, programs and plays.  The first community play where I watched her play the entire score  was Camelot.

Sometimes Kendal gets very hungry at non meal times.  Here I could not even get him to eat the creamy noodles with a fork.  I am sure keeping the minimal dirty dishes was also a factor. 

Here is another time on Sunday evening when cutting the quesadillas, putting them on a plate and using a napkin, were just too much effort.

Joseph and Mary

Kendal and Aubrey were cast as Joseph and Mary for our Ward Christmas program.  The script was called the Two witnesses of Christs Birth--The Bible and the Book of Mormon.  Dad took this picture when the program was finished, because the actual presentation was a bit chaotic with primary children and youth coming and going, narrating and singing.  Joseph and Mary were never together during the presentation.

On one side of the "riser stage" were the Bible characters and the other side the Book of Mormon characters.

It was a nice program.  Very typical, with kids ages 4 to 18,  with none or very little practice.  There was one walk through practice-don't know how many really attended. 

icicles (real and lights)

This house has a metal roof and boy does the snow just slip off when the conditions are right.

 At night.

The front of the house.  A lot of snow has melted today.  Dad and Kendal put the lights up last week, before the snow came.  Smart!

I took some candid pictures of Grandpa and Grandma visiting after the funeral, cemetary and meal.  They were able to enjoy the whole day without getting too tired or overwhelmed.  Aunt Yvonne gave grandma a good haircut and with a suit on, you can't see how thin grandpa actually is. Everyone enjoyed talking to  them--it was a long trip for two old people to make.  Uncle Bobe took them to Salt Lake and Uncle Tito took  them back to Deming.