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Christmas Day 2015 and a Baby Blessing.

Denver and Bree invited us to share Christmas day with them.....nothing sweeter than a babies first Christmas....Lincoln became that gentle reminder that Christ was the first gift. 

They had yummy Germany pancakes prepared  for us...yum!  We opened gifts, placed games, had lunch and just enjoyed little Lincoln.

Lincoln and his Christmas blanket....I bought it at thepoppieshoppe  soft as baby skin.

Fun, sweet and happy Christmas.

On the way home we stopped at Sam and Heidi's to check on the kids and see how their Christmas went!

(Mason and Jessica spent Christmas at the Cabin.)

Christ is the reason.

I know the Lord lives. I know that He loves us. I know that apart from Him no one can succeed, but as a partner with Him no one can fail.

I know that God can make a lot more out of our lives than we can.

My goal as I move into the new year is to more fully strive each day to think on Christ, learn of Him, walk in His steps, and do what He would have me do.

Merry Christmas

Christmas Weekend- Lincoln's Blessing

Sunday December 26 2015, Lincoln received a wonderful blessing and a name from his Father.  Sweet and loving!  Thankful for family and friends that came to support this sweet family.

(Mason and Jessica are missing from this picture...because... Alene became sick minutes before the meeting started and threw up ....they stayed long enough for the blessing then left....so sad) Sorry Turlock stake building....we kind of left our mark....thank you to the sweet sisters that helped us clean up...always an adventure.

 

I hurried and took a picture before they left.

Lincoln and Ayden....Ayden will be blessed this coming Sunday. (they were born three days apart.)

 

 

 Sweet Family.

 
Denver, Bree and her parents.

Happy Day

and now a little Lincoln photo shoot 

 

What a sweetheart...love him so.

We enjoyed soup, salad and cookies while he slept..... he wasn't the only one needing some sleep.

I love my family with all my heart and soul.....

 

"We build deep and loving family relationships by doing simple things together, like family dinner and family home evening and by just having fun together. In family relationships love is really spelled t-i-m-e, time. Taking time for each other is the key for harmony at home. We talk with, rather than about, each other. We learn from each other, and we appreciate our differences as well as our commonalities. We establish a divine bond with each other as we approach God together through family prayer, gospel study, and Sunday worship.”  Of things that Matter Most Dieter F. Uchtdorf 

 

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Lincoln Sawyer

We are so very happy and feeling so blessed....Lincoln Sawyer has joined our family.  He is a doll, all 8 and a half pounds of him.  We love him already. 

Everyone is doing well...Happy Day

Lincoln's first picture with Daddy

First Family Picture.

 

We love his Cheeks 

Lincoln's cousin Cole wanted to see him...but the hospital said no =(  ....soon.

Welcome home Lincoln, We love you!

 

Adventure Baby Shower- Part two-

This is part two of the Adventure themed baby shower for Bree.  See part one here. 

"To Live would be an awfully big adventure." 

As a guest book we had everyone sign a vintage globe with a gold pen- If you look really close down the hall you can see the globe...forgot to take a picture.  Everyone signed their name along with  words of  encouragement-

Example- be kind, be happy, be a gentleman...etc.

 

 

 

Bree receiving a gift from her Mother.... Bree's very own quite book from her childhood.   So adorable!

 

 Strawberry & chocolate  s'more

 

 
Carlee sewed this cute little gift for Bree- (a little envelope to hold small baby toys)

 

Thanks to Heidi for letting us use their home and for helping me plan and prepare this shower!  

(and a lot of these pictures are from her=)

 

 

Let the Adventure begin!.....can't wait to meet Lincoln.

Thank you to all who came to make this day a Happy Day for Bree.

 

 

Part one of Adventure Baby Shower-

Adventure Baby Shower- part one, set up

We held an "Adventure" themed Baby Shower for Bree- For some time Heidi and I have been planning and putting together an "Adventure themed" baby shower for Bree and Lincoln.  

Heidi was so kind as to let us use her home...my home isn't big enough for an event like this...someday...when our home is finished.

 

•  we worked on favors- Adventure Kit
• shower game- figure out the  "quote"  words on back of a paper arrow.
• food
• s'mores bar
• map notebooks-Heidi made them
• banners and posters

 (We added paper map pin wheels to this vignette later)

Favors - Adventure Kit -

 

Inside the box-

 

1. s'mores kit
2. animal cracker trail mix
3. adventure Awaits stress globes- 
4. compass-Oriental Trading 

   

• animal crackers
• M&Ms
• pretzels 
• South Bend Cranberry Orange Crunch Caramel Corn- cost plus

 How the Adventure kit looked finished- tried with a balloon. 

(We had apple juice to put in the milk bottles.)

1. Map Notebook
2. Write your wishes and advice for baby and Mom
3. Arrow- game.  Part of a quote was on the back of the arrow...Your mission...to put together the quote...by talking to the other ladies to find out their arrow words. (Libby won this game)
4. Arrows

 

 

more on the party later.

Happy Day

Sunshine & Saltwater

Earlier this week Bree and I spent a day together (our men were out of town for a few days...so why not party)

I like to call this trip-  Sunshine & Saltwater

We spent the day in and around Monterey .

Neither one of us had ever rode one of these ....so, we thought why not.  $20 for two hours...fun.

(and it is harder than it looks)

Oh how I wish I had the talent to paint.

Bree and Lincoln (who will be making his appearance in Nov.) and the rock guy-

 Stone "Art" on the beach. His sign says, "if I had a dollar for every picture, I wouldn't be homeless" His name is Monterey Roseman. He has his own FB page, twitter and Instagram where people follow him.  

(yes, we gave him a dollar=)

You can't go to the beach without getting saltwater taffy and a mood ring.

Statice Purple attraction- love the flowers on the coast.

Tree standing Alone-  17 mile drive- the drive is about awesome homes with stunning architecture and beautiful ocean views. 

Bree had never been on this route...so why not go!

 and why not act like you are a guest at this vintage hotel/the Lodge  and give yourself a tour....it is all about how you carry yourself. (and it doesn't hurt to have a cute pregnant  lady with you)

It was a beautiful day of Sunshine & Saltwater!

Happy Day 

Nut House and the New Robot-

We have a new Robot at the Nut house (we call our Nut processing Plant...the Nut house. =) she is getting a lot of attention lately!

Sam even went to "Robot" school back East this summer to learn how to keep her up and running.

She is going to be a hugh help...but more on that later.

I stopped in at the Nut house today to see what the guys were up to... each year they take apart the equipment clean it and then put it back together....a BIG project!

Today...still working on putting things back together....

They also do a lot of building and fabricating to get things to work just right. 

Everything is starting to come together!  Which means.....Nut Season is just around the corner....Planning to start in September. 

Some may think that our work ends when Nut Season is over...but really...it never ends....just slows down a tiny bit. (love seeing these men work together.)

And a lot of his work is done in here too!

Nut Season is almost here....CRAZY!

A Few Nut house links-

2011

Nut house unloading

Thanksgiving from the Nut House

A nut house Halloween

MVI 4738 from teresa andersen on Vimeo.

  

Our Las Vegas Trip- with Denver and Bree

(we stayed at the Westin in Henderson)

Our Las Vegas trip with Denver and Bree-

Full of fun, sun, food, birthday, grand-kids and chillin'

 

What to do in Las Vegas if you don't gamble or drink.

• You get dressed up and go to fancy restaurants with awesome views- Dinner at The Paris Eiffel tower Restaurant

 Bree, Denver, Shannon and Scott

When you come up the elevator- this is the first thing you see....awesome kitchen

Happy Early Birthday Scott-

• You watch the fountains at Bellagio- and then go to see a show...O-by Cirque-du-Soleil.

• You take a gondola ride down the canals at  the Venetian
• Smell the flowers in the Bellagio gardens
• take in all the lights

• You have pizza with your grand-kids
• share a little birthday fun
• sit in the sun by the pool
• even go down a slide

 

• You canoe around the lake.
• Sit on a white sandy beach

• Ride a ferris wheel- 550 feet in the air- High Roller

We had the whole pod to ourselves = Awesome fun...never happens...rare.  I think it would be amazing to do at night.

•  You get a frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity 
•  Find awesome restaurants to eat at
• Sodas-Tastes of the world 16 International flavors - The soda "Beverly from Italy" die now..really, it is gross!
• Get a bag of chocolate M&Ms

 

•  You wake up to this view
• people watch- oh My!  Things have changed! 

• You receive personalized art from your Grand daughter. ( yes, she is awesome that way=)

There you have it...our list of things to do in Las Vegas...if you don't drink or gamble. 

 

 Yes, I know Las Vegas is {"Las" not "Los" but apparently my brain forgot to tell my fingers =)  Must of had Los Banos on my mind. 

 

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A House Warming for Denver & Bree

A House Warming for Denver and Bree- after a few months of working on their first home- Denver and Bree thought it was time to invite family and a few friends over to see what they have been doing.

The invitations were sent out...made from paint drop clothes.

 

-Tiny gift house favors were made- for pattern go here.

Food was prepared and lights were hung. 

1. Salmon mini sandwiches
2. cookies
3. cheese and crackers
4. Red Velvet cake

 (Paint chip banner}

1. birch log guest sign in
2. Paint chip banners

Denver and Bree- Happy House Warming

Memorial Day- 2013

For Memorial Day the kids gathered at the Mill house for a simple BBQ. (Usually we are up at Cathey's Valley for family things.....more space there}

The kids tried to swim....they did for a while...then it just became too cold....it even rained a bit.

Everyone chipped in for the meal....so it was awesome.

• Hamburgers and hot dogs
• Fruit and vegetable kabob's
• Crock-pot beans
• Pie
• Hawaiian style shaved ice.

When it became a little too cold to swim the kids came in to watch cartoons to get warm. (can't believe I'm saying this at the end of May....it's never this cold.}

Cole decided he didn't like the idea of sharing with the kids....so he came to play games with us.

Which was a good thing....he became our good luck charm.

A little before and after-

Mill house before-

 

The Mill House after- just some paint and a few yard touch ups.

We have a few more things we would like to do...when we are finished I will share.

Our Plans-

• Decorative iron gate on the right side
• new garage doors 
• arbor over the garage doors
• and iron decorative panels for the wall leading up t0 the front door.

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It was a wonderful day with the family-  I am thankful that we have the freedoms we enjoy and...

On this Memorial Day  I am especially Thankful; as we are reminded almost daily of the great sacrifices that the men and women of the Armed Services make to defend our way of life.  I am thankful for them.

I also believe Patriotism consists not only in standing strong with those so strive to keep our country free; but also in striving to be a  righteous  country as well as a strong one.

I am thankful  for those who stand in Holy places- 

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

Easter 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are celebrating Easter up in Catheys Valley- so beautiful up here during the spring.

Mason and Jessica are here... along with Heidi, Sam, kids, and Flo and Del {Heidi's parents}

Denver and Bree are here too!  Happy Day!

Sam and Heidi had been here less than 1/2 hour....when Audry fell from the tree house...flat on her back...{it's about 8 feet up}  my heart stopped! Danny was just a couple feet from grabbing her...when she fell!  It knocked the wind out of her....all else was fine. .....but my heart and stomach are a mess....still !  I Thank Heavenly Father for that sweet blessing of her being fine. {major upgrade on the railing coming for the tree house!}

Here she is a couple hours after falling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tomorrow will be Cole's blessing day....looking forward to that.

and so, so relieved that Audrey is ok.

Happy day.

 

 

 

 

 

Easter 2013.

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