Grammy's birthday at Disneyland & California Adventure

 To celebrate Grammy's birthday, we spent

the day at California Adventure and Disneyland.

Grandma and Grandad gave us money for
Christmas, so this is where we chose to
spend it.  Great choice, if you ask me! 

 It was still all decked out for Christmas

and it even snows on Main Street.

We had a great time and my parents,

Becky, Brad, and Libby, are all set

up with season passes now.  They'll

get to enjoy it until Grammy's

birthday next year.  So fun!

Merry Christmas from the Stewarts

 From our family to yours,

Merry CHRISTmas!

 Summer got her web cam so she

can keep in touch (face to face) with

her Arizona friends and her family.

 Syd and Ty got the helicopters

they asked for.  It has been a 

fun afternoon.

Ty also got his Snowboard for the

hills at the park by our house.  

Now we are off to board a plane

to visit both sets of grandparents.

The spoiling has only just begun.

Merry Christmas!!!

Elf Yourself!

Santa surprised us!

 We had our Ward Christmas Breakfast

last Saturday and Santa made a surprise

visit.  Ty finally got to ask him for the

remote control helicopter he's been admiring 

at one of the kiosk's in the mall.  Santa told 

him it sounds dangerous and he gave him

quite the lecture on how to be safe with it.

I guess that means he's getting it???

Sydney also asked for a helicopter (they 

sell some in a set that fight each other and 

you can shoot down your opponent).  Summer

was indecisive, so Santa is bringing her

a bag of carrots.  Easy enough!

Sorry for the bad pics. As I said,

it was a surprise visit from Santa

so I wasn't prepared.  Jason's 

cell phone camera came in handy.

Penguins, Reindeer, & Cookies

 This past week has been loaded.  I normally

help twice a week in Ty's class, but have been

able to do it 3 days this week.  They had a

Penguin Christmas Program the end of last week.

Does that blond cutie stick out, or what!?!

 He is really enjoying his new teacher Miss

Stoltz, but he also misses Mrs. Densmore

terribly.  I think Miss Stolz's beauty has

helped soften the blow.  He has a little crush 

on her, but don't tell him I told you.  It's

our little secret.  :0)

He just got his hair cut today.

Can you tell how badly he needed it???

 Syd had her program yesterday.  They did

an American Idol type show with the reindeer

as the contestants.  It was cute.  Too bad Syd 

missed the auditions, because she would 

have been a winner!

 Sugar Cookie Traditions never die!

 Do I look as exhausted as I felt that night?

Sugar Cookies require a lot of work and time...

but boy are they worth it!  YUM!!!

Summer took this photo of some

of her masterpieces.  Not too bad!

Don't forget the cake...smash!!!

 My mother-in-law makes the 

world's best cake.  They call it the

"Suzy Q" Cake.  It is chocolate cake

that is filled with Cool-Whip and then

frosted with the most delicious homemade

chocolate frosting.  Sydney wanted one for

her party, so Summer and I got busy.

 She was determined to get all the candles

out in one blow.  She didn't notice that one 

candle remained, and she was all grins.  Once

she realized it, she was devastated. 

OK, maybe not devastated, but sad.

 Summer knew what to do to take

her mind off of it.  At least they are

getting it out of their systems now so

they won't feel the need to do it at their

weddings.  :0)

There's nothing better than a slice of 

cake shoved in your face...especially

if you are 12 years old. 

12 years old!

 This well dressed cutie (thanks to Grammy)

turned 12 today!  12!  Wow, how time flies!!!

 She had a "Games, games, & more games" party.

She invited 4 of her new friends from school and

we all had a great time.  It was loud, but fun!

 We ate tons of junk food & played these games:

*Who am I?

*Jenga

*Balderdash

*Backwards writing competition

*Word Search Race

*Pictionary

*Minute to Win It

We kept score, but just like Ellen Degeneres 

does,  all players got the prize at the end.  It was

a success and I know I will sleep really well tonight.

Happy birthday, Sydney!  I love you!!!

Christmas in our new home

 We are now living in a

townhouse that is less than

half the size of our last house.  Fitting

a Christmas tree into the room was

a bit challenging, but we made it work.

 

No fireplace?  No problem!

As you climb the stairs from the 

front door, you are greeted

with the adorable stockings my

mom loving made for all of us.

This may not be Christmas related,

but I had to show you a glimpse into

our Master Bathroom.  :0)  First off,

this is what you get when you rent a place

you have never seen in person. 

1.  It's not even connected to the bedroom

2.  The master bedroom is smaller than the

master bath of our old house

3.  This is the bathroom guests will be using

It pays to know what you are getting.  :0)

We are all together, and that's all

that matters.  Christmas will be the same

no matter the size of our home. 

Merry Christmas!

Yep, Montana is COLD!!!

Look closely.  Do you see what

it reads for the Outside Temp?

We are down to single digits,

people!  At 6:20am every morning,

you can find Summer and I on our

way to her early morning seminary.  The

sun hasn't shown it's face yet, which

adds to the chill.  Burr!  Thank goodness

for seat heaters in the car and a 'warm'

garage to park the car in.  :0)

Thanksgiving...a little late! :0)

Better late than never. This was
a glimpse into our small gathering
for Thanksgiving. We enjoyed
some delicious food, a nice hike,
& unforgettable memories.
I am thankful for everyone in this
photo. Together, we can do
anything. Life is good!!!