Tea Party

Here are Lauryn and Isaac having a tea party in the loft at the lake during Christmas vacation 2008. We had a fun time but it was too cold to play outdoor :(

Getting Ready for Christmas!

Lauryn & I stopped at a friends house on an errand one day, and boy did they have their house decorated! Here is Lauryn in the sled! Also, since everyone at home in Las Vegas got to open gifts early-Lauryn thought she should get to open 1 too! The last picture is Lauryn helping make muffins. :)

Grandma's Helper

Here is Isaac and I making Kringles for Thanksgiving. He's quite a lot help baking. Has his own apron and everything.

Turkey Day at the Allen's

Life doesn't get any better than this! Watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, smelling the turkey roasting in the oven and waiting for the fun to begin :(

"Over the River and through the woods, to Grandmothers House"
Lauryn traveled home to Williston with G'ma & G'pa after Thanksgiving. She was a great traveler too. Didn't even shed a tear as her mom waved good-bye at the airport. The rest of her family will join her for Christmas in ND.
Jen has returned to teaching and this will give her alittle more time to adjust. I know her family all miss her but we are having a great time!
Lauryn aka Cindy (short for Cinderella) is VERY busy because I have made her work very hard here. She must put her own toothpaste on her pink "princess" toothbrush; clean her newly pierced ears by herself; start the gas fireplace on cold mornings; move wet clothes from the washer to the dryer; put her dirty clothes in the hamper; decorate Christmas trees and set up the Christmas village! Work here is never done :)

Lake Tahoe

Here is just a sneak peak at how beautiful Lake Tahoe is!
Gary had a week long seminar there and I went along for some R & R
-lucky me :) It was a great week. We took a dinner cruise on a yacht,
rode the gondola to the top of Heavenly Ski Resort, sat on the beach and
ate lots of good food! I took a trolly tour of the area, hiked to a mansion,
shopped, got a pedicure & manisure,
read my book, sat in the hot tub and sat on the beach too long (brought
home a little sunburn!) Did I mention some R & R ?