Christmas 2022

We had such a wonderful Christmas! Kristi was kind enough to host most of our get togethers.  Now that  Kelly, Tanner and Kristi are all living in Las Vegas, it wasn't too hard for the rest of us to get there, and   we  all spread out between the three homes. (Amy who had to travel  from West Virginia, so  gratefully they were able to make  a trip that included San  Diego  too.)  Christmas Eve day we went hiking at Red Rock. The  kids loved climbing on  the  rocks,  the  weather  was perfect and  an enjoyable outing for all. Christmas  Eve  included food,  games and Ethan brought his arm wrestling set up, that brought out the competitive spirit in all. Christmas Day was Sunday that included a baby  blessing for  sweet Calvin  and a  quick  family picture. The  next day we all gathered at the skating rink for  more  fun times together.  Such a  wonderful few days  with everyone together,  it doesn't happen very often. Blessed!!

Thanksgiving 2022

 We had a quiet Thanksgiving with Craig, Kelly and Collin and my mom and then headed to Vegas for a few days for cute Molly's birthday.

Sedona

 Now that we are retired, it is wonderful that we can take off and not have to worry about being back to work. And, while my mom is healthy, and my hip and knee are mostly recovered, we want to enjoy some trips. Sedona was wonderful, a little chilly, but not crowded and easy to get around. We enjoyed a hike everyday and spending quality time together. We loved our time in Sedona!

Trip to Utah, Pick up Mom

 We took a trip up to Utah to pick-up my mom and move her back to San Diego. We did some firsts this  trip, we had never been to Cedar Breaks National Park. It's just a small park and easy to drive through. It was a little chilly, so we did't hike, but Gary drove his truck up to the top of the mountain to catch the beautiful view for us. We got to Utah just in time to see the end of fall and the first snow. It was very chilly, but we did get one hike in not too far from Sarah's house in Pleasant Grove. We also picked up Sarah and Ethan to check out Sundance for the first time. In Park City we went to the Park City Museum, in all of our many visits to Park City, we had never done that, but very interesting for sure. On the way home, we loaded up my mom from Treeo to bring her home with us. She turns 90 in January and it is time for her to be closer to her children.

Amy flys down with the kids

We've been so lucky to have Kelly and Collin living with us while Collin is finishing his fellowship and new job to start in December. We sure have loved getting to know Rowan better. Also such a treat to have Amy fly down with the kids all the way from West Virginia. We definitely don't get to see these silly girls enough. Charli and Harper are such good friends, it's fun to watch them together. And Calvin is as sweet as can be, we've fallen in love with him too.
 

Rowan and Cohen get meet!

The cousins get to meet and hang out together! Cohen and Rowan. So fun to have them together.
 

A fractured knee!!

Well, this happened, and  the  worst part is I won't be able to go visit Amy  and meet baby Calvin!  Such a bummer, got hit by a  parked  car that lunged into my  knee while was walking in front of it. Fractured  tibia  plateau  fracture,  just a brace, no surgery. Such a bummer. AGH, it's been a rough year for this body. Gratefully there was no damage to my  

new hip!