Oh Brother!

My brother, David, stopped by this weekend, so we got together last night for dinner with my mom and local siblings. We had a great visit and also did some planning for the big 90th birthday bash for Mom this summer.

My dad would have been 94 this week, so we celebrated his life with a fancy cake. Mom bought the craziest candle that opened up like a flower and played music! We couldn't figure out how to stop the music, so at 11 p.m. Ed had to destroy the mechanism so we could get some sleep!

We enjoyed looking at some pictures of dad during his heyday!

We miss dad and his mischievous  attitude toward life! We're grateful Mom is still here with us. We enjoy being able to spend time with her. We think she's pretty with it for a woman entering her 10th decade!

Warm before the Storm

Friday Ed and I enjoyed getting out early before the snow started to get our walk in. It has been so dry that we have been looking forward to a little snow!

My visiting teachers took me out to lunch for my birthday. The Olive Garden treated us to zeppoles, which are little scones you can dip in chocolate and raspberry sauce! How did I not know about these? I can't wait till my next birthday to try them out again!

Then it snowed! The view from my study window was beautiful. We ended up with about 5 inches.We have a long way to go to make up for the dry, warm winter!

It snowed just enough for Brittany and John to cancel their plans to go to Salt Lake Saturday night. We were lucky to have them stay over and play music with us. We also had some great cuddle time with the girls!

Ice is Nice!

We have had such a mild winter that we have time to be amazed at every little cold thing. When we walk in the morning there are lots of these tiny little branches covered in tiny icicles. The trees have no ice, but only twigs laying on the ground. The dew point must be low to the ground!

With temperatures in the 40's everyday the water is flowing freely down Dry Creek, but several branches in the water are also covered with ice each morning.

Tomorrow it's supposed to snow, but I don't know about that!

No Kid Outing

On Monday Brittany and John both had the day off, but the daycare was open. So, we took advantage of that to go to the movies with them!

We had to see The Last Jedi to know what everyone is talking about. I liked the red guards, but other than that there was entirely too much fighting and exploding for me!

We went out for a late lunch at Oh, Mai, Vietnamese cuisine, and had time to visit afterwards. Don't tell Mabel we also had ice cream without her!

Museum of Curiosities and More

Yesterday Ed and I took Mabel and Clementine to the Museum of Curiosities. It was a really nice children's museum with lot's of hands-on activities!

Mabel enjoyed trying everything! It was fun unlatching these little doors!

She enjoyed trying out the puppet show!

Worlds of Wonder brought a live animal show. This white red fox was really  beautiful!

Mabel got to pet a giant bunny and a hedgehog!

Clementine didn't get much action, but she was eyes-wide-open the entire time!

Mabel's favorite item was the "gas pump" where you inserted a ball in a tube and it popped out somewhere else!

The other kids were nice to catch the balls and give them to Mabel to put back in!

The water room was fun, if not a little wet! They had little chairs where you could insert the babies!

We pried Mabel out of the museum and went over to Arctic circle for even more fun!

Three months ago Mabel was afraid of the big slide, but this time she went down it without any encouragement and ran over to Ed and yelled, "Grandpa, I did it!!" That was fun to see!

Clementine went down the little slide on grandpa's lap!

But, wait, the fun didn't end there! We brought them over to our house and let them play in our new playpen, complete with balls. Then, we all took a nap while we waited for Brittany and John to finish cleaning their carpets and come over to pick up the kids!

Week in Review

I've been a lazy blogger this week! It's not that we haven't done anything! We walked everyday. Fortunately, (or unfortunately), Lambert park is mostly free of snow, and the weather has been moderate. We feel sorry for the rest of the country, as we have 45 degrees everyday! Finally we got some rain, which provided some much needed snow for the mountains!

We tried out Chubby's restaurant in Pleasant Grove (not to be confused with the Cubby's chain). It possibly did have the best hamburger in Utah county!

We went to see the Greatest Showman, which we enjoyed tremendously. It was beautifully filmed and had great singing and dancing! It must be hugely popular, because the first theater we went to was sold out, so we went to a different location and got the last two seats for the 5 p.m. show!

And I babysat for Brittany one evening while she went to a cake decorating class. Ed was at the city council meeting, but Mabel and I and Skimbelshanks had a good time together!

Abby Stevens wedding Shower

My niece, Abby is getting married next month, and we had a shower for her on Saturday! (She's the one on the right on the couch!). It is exciting to see her getting married. We were lucky to have shared those Colorado years with her, where Barbara's and my family both grew up. 

In an amazing turn of events she will be Abigail Adams! I wonder if the name had a little extra attraction for her!

My sister, Barbara hosted the event and invited her family as well as Abby's Stevens family. I had only met Naomi once before! 

My sister Annette is visiting here with Arlene, who is a Stevens aunt we know well, as she married our cousin!

Eli's wife Lacy is expecting again, and Barbara will soon have TWO grandchildren! My brother's wife Sara was there, as well as my mom! It was a real celebration! Congratulations, Abby!