Tis the season to be jolly
The boy arrived home for the Christmas holiday
on December the 18th
All eyes were on Beau!
The family was so happy to have him home
We'd all been counting the days!
Here comes the ball
Beau played in an alumni lacrosse game with his teammates at Chandler High School
ALSO
Beau climbed Superstition Mountain with his grandfather
Papa took a camera however the battery went dead
Too bad
Papa was in charge of preparing
Christmas Eve dinner
Madeline Moby and Gwendolyn
The French the American and the British bulls
Christmas morning
Dogs waiting for their Christmas treats
Oh boy chomp chomp
First the stocking
Gifts from Aunt Carrie and Thomas
Wow....a paint gun
One of the gifts from Grandma and Papa Tom
Zoe giving it a try
Ready or not here I come
Lots of action going on on the floor
A tug of war between two dogs
LA KINGS
hockey jersey from Granny and Papa
# 8 defenseman
OK
look up
Sit
Gwennie says.....
I'm trying to but there is no room
Oh boy
Now they are offering treats!!!!!!!!!!
GOOD JOB
Game time
Movie time
Reading time
Whoa....it's not that warm in Arizona!
Dinner time
CHRISTMAS
How wonderful it would be to have all four children and their families gather around the table
maybe someday
maybe.......
Boxing Day dinner with friends Ken and Devonna
Devonna's daughter Amy and two children Payton and Devin
We had a grand time
Bonfire in the desert after dinner
Even saw a falling star
Just had to throw in this photo
Ken the cat lover..........
Wouldn't you know Bing and Susie would sit on his lap
HOLY COW
Ha...if the cats only knew!!!!!!!!!!!
We all gathered for breakfast the next morning
to celebrate a birthday
MINE
FIVE GUYS
My choice for the birthday dinner
Nice and easy
Nice and simple
Did it taste good?
It did!!
I have to tell you about a Christmas present that cannot be delivered until April
The carpenter has been busy
He brought down a wine barrow from Ruby Blues
and made Christmas gifts from the wood
Here is a magnificent wooden centre piece for Graham and Lyndsay's dining room table
We thought it might fit in Beau's hockey bag
but after great consideration thought we should bring it with us when we visit next
The birthday cake
We had our choice of different cheese cakes
What did I have??
Plain ol' cheesecake
It was sooooooooo good
You know me
the plain Jane eater
Moby getting in the action
Happy Birthday Granny
Many thanks to family and friends for all your birthday wishes
IT WAS A WONDEROUS DAY
great to see all the photos and even better to see Besu!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Month!
Love, Lisa
What a fun time to have all of Steph's family together for Christmas. You have had a busy week. Happy B-Day, belated. Hugs...
ReplyDeleteJoe & Di
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday you young gal.Great pics,say hi to the gang.
Love Mugan and casey
Happy Birthday! DB. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Beau and family, the dogs, cats and Papa O'Roarke and CHRISTMAS.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful, exciting way of sharing your birthday Dianne.
Happy, happy, birthday. Jeanette
it was a wonderful Christmas having you guys and Beau! The dogs are so funny!!
ReplyDeleteHi, We just loved it, almost felt like we were there, love the picture of you Dianne with Beau & Zoe.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures of the dogs were wonderful and Steph, the house looked beautiful as always.
Many more birthdays to come Dianne.
Blessings Tom & Elaine
Looks like you had a wonderful Christmas/birthday with family and friends. I can't wait to come and be a part of all that.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year
Love,
Sue
So enjoyed your photos. A belated Happy birthday...you were having a great time with family and friends. When is it?
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