Manger Scene in the Field Club Branch

 I visited the Field Club Christmas Branch party.  It was very nice with decorations, and 3-D printed toys.  Charity made cinnamon rolls which are always nice.  There was all kinds of fruit and breakfast casseroles.  The highlight was the kids presented the nativity.  Even Riley got into the act.

Visit to the Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters for my Birthday

 I chose to go to the Pioneer Trail Center.  It is always a fun place to go and they tell the story of the pioneers really well; Nauvoo to Salt Lake City.  The part I like best is dressing everyone in pioneer clothes and getting a picture with the handcart.

With grandchildren

Our entire group

I learned that the pioneer graves are mostly unmarked, but the headstones at the cemetery are from the local community after the Mormons had left.  The large statue marks the area for the Mormon deaths.  More than three hundred pioneers and as many as 600 are buried here.

**Sheri Has Been Visiting with Grand Babies in California

 With Charity's baby coming early, Miranda and Sheri left last Saturday for California.  I finally coaxed Sheri into sending me some pictures.  She even got to go with Camberly to a baseball game.  Camberly is getting so big.  The only thing she didn't get to do was hold Porter, the new baby as he has been in the hospital and not able to see him with Covid precautions.  

The red is make up

Grand Baby Fourteen: Roarke Russel Wardle

Born June 7.

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.

Grand Babies 2018

Here are a couple pictures of our grand children (excepting three who couldn't make it due to pregnancy in the family.)

After the olympics with "Uncle" Tony on a bridge

The last four were taken at our campsite just before we pulled out.  Sheri and I are in these pictures.

Northland Ward Chili Cook Off

I entered Kix candy (my favorite) in the competition, and also made corn bread while Sheri made chili.  However the big prizes were taken by families I home teach.  The Tulua's one first in the chili cook off, while another family I home teach, the Stokes, took third.  Grand babies were there, and my pictures of the event focused on them.  They had a great play area.  I held Asher while I ate.  He is a funny little guy.  Bronnie and SKylar are pretty funny as well.