Friday, January 1, 2010

New Years Eve





























We had a pretty good New Years Eve this year. We had family come over and Mandy made the best artichoke dip and cheese dip along with my little smokies wrapped in bacon. "YUM". Tom, Shelbie, Ed and I usually pay my brother Alan and sister in law Diane and family a visit for New Years Eve. We would always have a great meal and wait around for the New Years Eve to crack at the break of dawn. Tom and Shelbie would beat on pans and run up and down the streets of Brigham yelling Happy New Year. I miss those days so much. I really miss my daughter Shelbie who's life was taken in an automobile accident when she was 16. She brought laughter to our home and those that were around her. It has left an emptiness in our lives. She would have so much fun being able to hang out with her cousins and aunt and uncle not only on New Years but whenever we had the chance to go visit. Her memories go on and are never forgotten as we experience the holidays with the rest of the family without her. Our night started off watching the Jazz, eating, playing pool and beating on the drums not to mention the grandkids playing and having a GREAT time. People around us were lighting off fire works as if it was the fourth of july. Not to mention a few Tom lit off. LOL Great times and memories that will last forever. I love my family so much.

Christmas Time






















I would like to tell you how blessed I am to have such a wonderful family. This Christmas we went to Soldier Hollow for a party that my dad puts on for all his kids and grandchildren. They went tubing and then we had a yummy dutch oven dinner with roast, turkey, potatoes, beans, rolls and a variety of salad.


After the big dinner, it was topped off with the most wonderful peach cobler dessert.


Then out of nowhere came this jolly old santa dressed in red from his head to his toes. It was fun to see the look on the small children as he came running in with a bag of toys for ALL the kids. Most of the kids thought it was great and some SCREAMED as if the Grinch had taken away their candy cane.


After santa was through talking to the kids and giving them a stuffed animal or flying helicopter gun (for all that were good), He left with a Ho Ho Ho and as I turned to the windows there grew such a site as I seen miniture reindeers and santa flying out of site.


You could hear the whisper of the children and see the twinkles in their eyes knowing that it was time to go home and get in their new cozy jammies for SANTA was going to be coming back on Christmas EVE.