Christmas 2016 and Other Fun

 The Young Women of our Ward had fun Christmas Caroling to some deserving people in our neighborhood.

It was fun to watch cute Ruby perform in her very first dance recital.

 Her brothers were there to support their little sister.

Ruby and Grandma

It was so fun to see and talk with Mckay Christmas morning.

Annie talking with Mckay

After talking with Mckay we went to church and then came home and opened presents. Below is April opening a gift from her children.

Eliza and Kaitlyn 

Brianna

April and her girls.

Jarom and Alyse.

Andy and his family.

Jenny's family.

Kim and I.

Annie and I

Me with the grandkids.

April, me, and Alyse.

We played a couple of fun games. One was a reindeer game where we had two teams and blew up and stuffed as many balloons in a pair of panty hose as we could to make reindeer antlers.  All the kids wanted a turn wearing them.

We had a wonderful day spent with family!

A few days after Christmas Annie celebrated her birthday and wanted a donut cake this year.

Annie with her cake.

Annie with me on her birthday.

Good bye to 2016 you were a great year for our family!

Molly Mouse, Elves, Christmas Party 2016

Emma and Eliza both performed in Molly Mouse this year and did such a beautiful job with it!

I tried to get pictures with those who came to support but wasn't able to get Kim and Joel in a picture.  I did get Jenn, April, Alyse, and Jarom in some with the girls though.

Annie, Alyse, and I visited the Elves at Gardner Village.  It was freezing but fun.  Annie choose to be the photographer and would not be in any pictures.  I have a few camera shy people in my family.

We had such a fun ward Christmas party.  Kim was in charge of it and did such a good job with it.  It had a beautiful setting, Beautiful decorations, a roaring fire, yummy food, gingerbread men to decorate, and a visit from Santa who gave each of the children a little gift.  Below is April with her girls.

   

Me with the girls.

Some of the cooks.  I especially love the one on the right.

Seeing Santa.

After the last perfomance of Molly Mouse (there were 8 of them) The parents and others were allowed to come on stage and take pictures of the girls.  Below is Eliza holding her mouse head.

Eliza with her mouse head.

Mom with Eliza

Grandma with her.

Thanksgiving 2016 More from South Africa

We had the whole family for Thanksgiving this year.  Everyone helped with the meal which made it nice.  I loved spending time with my family and later seeing a cute movie with them.

Cousins piling on Hunter.

Everyone around the food:)

grandkids

Fruit Turkey

These are a few more pictures Mckay has sent from South Africa.

This is what many of the townships look like.

He is happy and loving his mission and the people there.