2016 -- Early December Happenings

Walking to the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on December mornings!

Christmas Tree in the Lobby of the Joseph Smith Building.  

As of January 1, 2017, our mission will be known  as 

Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters Mission

and will be the 422nd mission in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

The former name was Family and Church History Headquarters Mission.  

We have about 1200 full time, church service, and young elder missionaries.

It is the largest mission in number of missionaries in the Church.  

The course of study for 2017 will be the writings of President Gordon B. Hinckley.  

Lillian loves to have her back tickled by Grandpa.  

Grant and James celebrated their 10th birthday early last week when they received this Lego set with 3500+ piece with many gears which they assembled in 18 hours.

Mike and Desi's family decorated their Christmas Tree the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  

Ivy

Mike with Milly for her first Christmas.



Emily won the spelling bee among the top 24 spellers in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades in her school.

Talisa played the flute in her first band concert.

Kim, Talisa, and Keith

Kira danced three dances in her dance recital.

Milly prefers to stand at 9 months.  

Charlotte and Kate before they got their hair cut for the first time.  

Charlotte

 Kate.  The twins will be 3 on December 29th.

Victoria

Charlotte and Kate

 Victoria at 10 months.

Victoria waves good-bye.  

2016 Thanksgiving and Fall Fun

Pizza and pies on Thanksgiving Thursday at Eliasons with Uncle Frank and Aunt Lillis, John and Kathryn Ann, and Carters.

Frank and Lillis

 Lillian, John, Amelia, Daniel, Grant and James made huts and walls with banana chairs and quilts.


 Little John was thrilled that Daniel built him a large train track.

Friday Thanksgiving dinner in West Jordan with Carters, Keith's family, Eliasons, and Grandpa and Grandma (taking the picture.)



Mike's family went to Rock Springs to have Thanksgiving dinner with Desi's sister's family.



Beautiful Bainbridge girls--Desi and Felicia-- preparing the turkey.



Jason's brother Andy and his family joined them in Kentucky.  The babies, Lydia and Maisy are just days apart in age.  The rest of the family were with the grandparents.

Melody, Brandon, and their girls went to Tucson to be with his brother Jared and the rest of his family.

Daniel enjoying some tablet time.

Neal, Katrina, Anna and Daniel

Daniel gets excited!

 

Daniel -- Fifth Grade school picture

Victoria clapping

Victoria climbing

Victoria crawling.  

Desi, with Ruby, Ivy, and Milly at the duck pond.

Mike sharing some ice cream with Milly.

Milly

Milly sitting with Desi's cell phone.

Milly getting ready to crawl.  

Monthly Sunday dinner.  In November it was at Keith's home.

Talisa is learning to play the flute in Fifth Grade.

Kira and Talisa played "Daisy Bell" as a duet in a piano recital.  

Amelia models her "Tinkerbell" hair style for Kristilyn.

Grant -- Fourth Grade

James -- Fourth Grade

 

Lillian -- Kindergarten



Amelia -- Kindergarten

Little John demonstrating his ability to raise just one eye brow.  He is wearing his favorite overalls which were made by his great-grandmother.

John, Lillian, and Amelia were blowing bubbles in the front yard then would venture into the Dark Place in the back yard where there were lions (yappy neighbors dogs on the other side of the fence.)  They are showing how strong and brave they are!

Lillian at the piano

Lillian and Amelia

John and Kathryn Ann

Julie and Jason at the BYU game in Cincinnati.

Lydia sitting

Ethan, 3, at the park 

The gate prevents Lydia from falling down the stairs into the basement.

Ethan

Lydia

Lydia



Lydia



Lydia