 |
| Cousins gift exchange |
 |
| Funny T-shirt exchange. Mine said "I don't snore, I dream I am a motorcycle." |
 |
| Lunch at McDonalds |
 |
| VR fun |
 |
| Charades with lots of laughter! |
 |
| Charades and giggles. |
Tuesday was spent at the Phoenix Science Center. Eleven of the grandkids took an
autobot class and built chariots and then had a demolition derby. Badger won.
The evening was spent playing “Secret Hitler”. James brought the game and we all enjoyed
learning how to play it.
 |
| Lunch at the Science Center. |
 |
| Sam helping Ginny program her autobot. |
 |
| Demolition time. |
 |
| Over half the group were related. The others did not know what to think of us. |
Wednesday John B, Charlotte and Ginny
and their families drove 2 hours to Saguaro National Park. James and Kirstin took Rigby to see Star
Wars. Kate and Bryce took some of the
kids to the music museum. That left Nana
and Poppa tending everyone else. In the
afternoon Chris and I took Evan on a hike.
In the evening, we did karaoke and played some more “Secret Hitler”. Most of the adults stayed up talking and laughing until 1:00am. I went to sleep!
 |
| We hiked to this hole in hill. |
 |
| It was a great view of Phoenix in the distance. |
 |
| Chris and I with an adult Saguaro cactus. |
 |
| Kate and Charlotte really got into the singing and dancing. |
 |
| Kirstin singing and Emme dancing. |
 |
| Kimball and Miles taking their turn. |
 |
| Ellie and Xela were great. |
 |
| Our home away from home. |
 |
| Great room at our rental in Glendale, AZ. |
Thursday
everyone drove home. It took Chris
and I 12 hours. Some did it a little
faster. It was a great 4 days spent
together under one roof. I can’t
remember the last time we were all together.
Friday I drove Uber in the
early morning and then we went to the rec center and then grocery
shopping. Saturday I again drove early and then the rec center where we took
a introductory class on the weight room.
I then went to Kate’s home and built and installed some cabinets in her
laundry room. Mom stayed home and
cleaned the house.
 |
| New cabinets in Kate's laundry room. |
 |
| More new cabinets. |
Sunday our church time changed and
we now go at noon. After church we went
to Kimball’s ordination as a deacon. Then we went to Kate’s for dinner and a small celebration of Abby’s
birthday.
 |
| Kimball is now a deacon. |
 |
| Happy Birthday Abby. |
It is good to be home and we
know that this is going to be a great year.
Happy New Year to all.
