OUR CHRISTMAS

Our crew from Kansas City made it in on Christmas Day just in time for the Christmas Dinner.

Carter  and Karlie with Aunt Tracy.  Carter and Karlie weren't that interested in eating.  They were ready to open their gifts.

Michelle looking for names on the gifts.  Looks like she is getting on to Lulu and Lulu is telling her to back off.

Karlie with her American Girl doll. A gift from Momo and Pap-pa. I think she was pretty happy with it.























Carter with his Fat Head. The Kansas City Royals winning the World Series. It was also a gift from Momo and Pap-pa and will go on his bedroom wall.

The crew left this morning to go back to Kansas City trying to beat the bad weather.  It was already sleeting, so hope they make it back OK.  The house is really quite now.

ABBY'S CHRISTMAS

We went to Arkansas two weeks ago to attend Abby's Christmas program at church and to celebrate Christmas with Kim and family.  The Christmas program turned out to be really cute.  All the kids did a good job.


  Pictures at church after the program.

 Red Lobster with Mom and Aunt Tracy after the Christmas program.

Momo and Pap-pa's Christmas present to Abby. She was very excited over it.

This was Christmas Eve and Abby fell asleep waiting for Santa.  But, heard she was awake at 4 the next morning to see what he had brought her.

The nutcracker was a gift from her other grandmother.

CHRISTMAS DECO/2015

My front door is decorated for Christmas. It would really seem like Christmas if we would get some snow.

ICE STORM/2015

This is a picture of our autumn blaze maple two weeks ago on the left and a picture of it today on the right.

Some more pictures of the ice on our trees. My daughter lost part of her tree in her front yard and was without power for a day. We never lost power. We live about 3 miles apart.

AUTUMN BLAZE MAPLE TREES

A few years ago we had three trees planted in our yard.  Two were Autumn Blaze maples.   I now realize how they got their name.  When ever you open the door, they look like they are a blaze.

ABBY AND KARLIE'S THANKSGIVING PROGRAM

Abby and Karlie had their Thanksgiving programs at school today. Karlie was a little Pilgrim and Abby was a little turkey. Both their Mom's did a really good job on making their costumes.   I sure am glad I didn't have to make costumes for my three girls when they were in school.

Abby's program at school. Abby was a turkey and her classmates were all corn.

KARLIE'S BIRTHDAY/KC

Tracy, Melvin and I traveled to Kansas City this weekend to help Karlie celebrate

her 6th birthday. Kim,  Jamie and Abby also came. The party had a Frozen theme and was at Cosmic Jump.

 Abby with with Elsa.  Looks like I took more pictures of Abby than Karlie, the birthday girl.

Abby is performing a song for us that she will sing in her Christmas program.  Abby has a solo in this program at her church.

Abby at Cosmic Jump.

Karlie and friend.

Karlie, Abby and friend.

Abby, Karlie and one of Karlie's friends.

Lots of little girls and boys.

Kim and Jamie stayed in a hotel with an indoor pool.  Saturday night after the party, Carter and Karlie went over to swim in the pool with Abby.