Annie's Easter Creche

 Easter Creche's are becoming more and more popular.  This is the one at Caleb's house.

Caleb and Annie Visit

Last weekend Caleb and Annie surprised us with a visit home.  They drove, so ended up staying longer than they had planned, but it was a good visit.  Of course Todd and Hadley were with them.
I first saw them on Saturday when I picked up Caleb to go help move a playground for Jeremy.  I held Hadley, and we saw Todd.  He had been exploring with Grandpa Banks and was upset.  He said he saw something scary.  Turns out it was a bee in the garage.
Jeremy got the playground from the Clarks, and he borrowed a truck and trailer from the nursery in Tracy.  He was getting it from the Clarks.  It was a lot of work, and more than I could have helped Jeremy with so I am glad Caleb was there.  I was all wore out when I was done with it.
Caleb and Annie came over for Sunday dinner and all the local kids and grand babies were there.  That means 8 grand babies.  During dinner I got done early so there was a time I was holding the smallest babies, Owen who is 5 months and Hadley three months.  It was really fun.
We had another dinner with Caleb and Annie on Thursday before they headed back the next day.  It was a short and fun visit; Caleb and Annie really are torn between families, and Annie has a much larger family in the area with siblings and cousins all over the place.  We didn't see them as much as we wanted, but saw them more than none which is what would have happened had they not come.

Grandbaby 13 born November 8

Hadley is the daughter of Caleb Wardle and Annie Banks

Thanksgiving 2017

After we were done eating, I thought I hadn't taken very many pictures.  However I made up for it later.  Miranda did a photo shoot with everyone, so I stepped in and took some of my own pictures.  Only one decorating picture, sorry.  Here for Thanksgiving meal were Jeremy Kayla and the boys, Charity Anthony and the girls, Kayla's friend Monique, Miranda's roommate Melanie, Miranda home from school, and Sheri Tony and I.  We had a good time.  We had to wait a while before eating pie.  Anthony and I watched football and grand babies, while the rest played a game.  Annie, Todd and Caleb returned for pie, picture shoot and games. 

Saying Goodbye Is a Pain

My kids are headed back to BYU Idaho.  Caleb, Annie and Miranda all go to school there, and I guess school starts next week, so they are all headed back.  They all stayed the summer with us.  Yesterday morning I was up early to bid goodbye to Annie, Caleb and Baby Todd.
Yesterday it was Annie and Caleb's turn.  They had there car stuffed, and barely had room for bodies.   Of course Todd went with them.  They hoped to be off by 4, so I went down.  They got up just after 4 and were off before 5.

 Next day we were destined to do the same thing.  Sheri is taking Miranda to school, while I am staying home guarding the house and making it so Tony doesn't miss school.  They left just after 5 today.  They had to wake me up to come down and say goodbye.

Baby Todd Blessing Day

Caleb did a very god job with the blessing.  Todd I discovered is the first of a new generation on both sides of the Banks family, Banks and Hunter.  Pretty cool!

Photo Shoot of Baby Todd

this is Annie and Caleb's baby, and I bet Miranda took the pictures.  This is just a sample.