End of Summer Reunions - whew!

Well, summer is pretty much over and it has been busy! There was the Sheriff Reunion at Palisade Camp Ground, with golfing, fishing, paddle boat races and a lot of fun. Then the Nelson Reunion at Crystal Springs with swimming, outside movies with popcorn, slip n sliding for kids with shaving cream and a lot of great food at both! It was my 40th class reunion this past weekend and there were a lot of really old people there - except me of course. It was all pretty fun to catch up with old friends and hear what they've done with their lives.... until they showed the slide of all those who had passed away - a lot of wonderful people, Dave included. That pretty much ended the fun for me. Now it's time for football season to begin and running the play clock, and basketball has begun so that will start soon as well. I just never catch a break! But all is good. Family is well and happy so who could ask for me.

It's Christmas

Well, we had all the family home for a couple of Christmas parties Saturday and Sunday. They traveled through blizzards from Idaho Falls and Orem to Centerville for the annual Sheriff family Christmas party. We are wearing our sweet Santa right out with all the new babies on his lap. The Sheriff's have had 11 babies in the last year and a half! Whew! After our annual homemade chicken noodle soup, grandma Sheriff's rolls, fudge and cake, we all headed back to Orem. Sunday I had all my children and grandchildren home for a fun little party with dinner (Ham, rolls, funeral potatoes, pumpkin cake, carmel popcorn etc....) then games and pictures. (Addie is now mobile!) The aunts helped me do a treasure hunt for all the grandchildren which they had a great time with, finally finding some gifts in the bath tub! It was so good to have them all home together, and I love that they all enjoy being around each other so much! (Now this week I will be off to the Arizona State basketball game with the team, and Mac, Megan and John will go to Vegas to the football bowl game) Let more fun begin. Merry Christmas to all!

Happy Halloween! It was the best ever. I was the Biker chickadee with all 12 of my grandchildren. We went all around my neighborhood (Wow do my neighbors go to bed early!) and I had a blast! Taiia had a hard time keeping up in her Snow White shoes, but Macie ran with the "big kids", she was a peppy cheerleader after all! Keisha had been sewing for weeks to make all 4 babes a tutu and head band bow, or whatever they call those corsages on their heads! They were so cute. It's not often I get all the kids together including my Idaho kids! So glad you came down Mattie.
Payton was baptized the next day! My 3rd grandchild to become a member of the LDS church! I am such a grateful grandmother! Payton, it was a great day and I was so very proud of you!