Snow on Thumb Butte

Oh yeah! It was snowing while we were in Prescott to visit the girls for Emily's birthday. We ate at Red Robin and this is the view of Thumb Butte from the parking lot.

Emily is 6 years old!

Emily called this morning to see if we were going to come up for her birthday. Her birthday is actually tomorrow. I had thought about it but sure got going on my "to do" list and thought perhaps I would just send a card. Well, how can you refuse such a precious little thing like her! So Carl and I changed our plans and drove up to Prescott to meet Tracy and the girls. The girls did not know we were coming - I had only confirmed it with Tracy and we met them at Walmart where they were shopping with their Christmas gift cards. When they came out to the car, we were waiting next to it. You should have heard the screams of joy! What a thrill for us too! We went to Red Robin for lunch and enjoyed being with Tracy and the girls. We just love those grandchildren!

Doug's Present to Himself!

Doug was so excited today to receive his Christmas present to himself! He's been waiting for the Fed EX guy all week. It sure is a beauty! Hope we can all stand the noise!

I know everyone thinks it is funny that I take pictures of our spread for the holidays but here it is anyway! Our Christmas Eve treat table!

Papa Lee feeding Saige before they get ready to leave us! Boohoo!

Tracy and the girls sure enjoyed playing with the baby cousins!

Aunt Kimmie loved being able to play with Baby Saige!

Christmas Day at My House!

Liam was the perfect Christmas present!

Debra with a Dromedary Camel!

20 Degrees!

Miracle of Christmas at the Zoo!

We attended a nice Christmas pageant at a zoo down the street from Sandra's. They used the real zoo animals and told the story of Jesus' birth. It was 20 degrees outside but fortunately the program was only about 20 minutes long. It was a nice way to prepare for Christmas - the Reason for the Season!

18 inches of Snow at Sandra's house!

The parking lot at our hotel on December 19th!

Historical Snowfall in Virginia!

Carl & I revisited the temple we were sealed in 35 years ago!

Debra's Birthday Surprise!

Carl surprised me for my birthday by joining me on my trip to Richmond, VA for my neice Natalie's wedding! He's the greatest guy ever!
He told me he couldn't go and so it was going to be my birthday present to go and be with my family for the event. I was feeling sad that he wasn't able to go but he gave me my boarding pass before we left the house to check and make sure everything was correct and there was his pass as well! Yippee! I was so excited and surprised! It sure made my Birthday special and my flying nerves gave way to exhilaration that he was going to join me! We had a lovely trip together. He even arranged a nice hotel room so we could enjoy some honeymoon time! Woohoo!