Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

We all had a very nice Christmas up here in the North Pole - OOPS!!- I mean in Hyde Park. It sure seems like its the North Pole here with all the snow and cold temps!! Anyway, we hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We sure did!! All our family was together again on Christmas Eve. It was great!! Stacy got home late Tuesday afternoon. We are so glad she's here! After we picked her up we went and visited my parents. I gave them their blankets I made for them and they were so excited!! I was so happy to see them excited for them. After, we met Justin, Jenny and the kids at Tepanyki (I probably misspelled it but hopefully you get it) restaurant for Gary's birthday. Wednesday, on Christmas Eve, we all went sledding and have lots of fun. After, we had lunch, opened presents and enjoyed each other's company. Brandon, Nicole and the kids stayed at our house that night on Christmas Eve. It was so fun to have little kids again on Christmas morning!! They bring such joy to our family and especially this year on Christmas morning. Nicole's dad and brother came up that afternoon and had Christmas dinner with us. We all had a nice day and we are ever so grateful for all we have, especially each other!!! Dad and I love each one of you kids and grandkids so much! Life wouldn't be worth it without you guys. You make life worth living. We love you all so much!!!! Happy Holidays to you all!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY!!

Today was Gary's 55th birthday. Wow!! Now he can qualify for senior discounts, YEA!! He spent the most of the day going to work and then shoveling snow until Brandon, Nicole and the kids came by. When Travis got off work, we had Dominoes Pizza. We love the Philly Steak and Cheese Pizza!! Chayse was anxious to have cake, so we sang and had Gary's cake and ice cream. Happy Birthday Gary!!
P.S. We missed you Justin, Jenny, Taylor and Kai and Stacy!! See Ya Soon!!

A Happy Reunion

Friday night, Gary and I went to Grey Cliff Lodge Restaurant in Ogden Canyon to meet up with my friends, JoAnne and Kris and their husbands. We get together every year at Christmastime. This has been a tradition for us for about 30 years. We were all roommates at Ricks College years ago. Actually, JoAnne and I were friends during high school too and she is also Gary's 1st cousin. We take turns having the party. We used to have it at each others homes but the past few years have been meeting half way at a restaurant because we found it is easier for us all not to have to travel so far. JoAnne and Greg always had to do the most traveling since they live in Provo and both Kris and I live in Cache Valley. I hope this will continue on for as long as we are able. It has been a fun tradition and fun to catch up on each others lives as life is so hectic these days we don't get a chance to keep in touch like we hope to.

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad!!

The same day that we had the Leavitt Christmas Party, our family went to visit my parents for Christmas since our family wasn't going to have a formal party this year. It is a little sad that our family parties aren't the same like they used to be. But, as the family grows, mom and dad's house gets a little smaller and this year their health has not be good. Hopefully, in the upcoming years, we can find a bigger place to have our parties so our tradition doesn't have to stop. We had such fun parties. We started having them on Christmas Eve when all the family lived in the Salt Lake Valley. Then, we set a time during December when Merlin's family and ours moved out of the valley. Hopefully, we can keep up the Christmas party tradition in the years to come by finding a bigger place. Knowing that mom can't plan and have the parties with the family like we used to, brings tears to her eyes and mine. We will always cherish the memories we have had. Thanks mom and dad for the memories. We love you!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

'Tis The Season

One week ago, we had our annual Leavitt Christmas party at Carol's condo clubhouse. It was fun to get reacquainted with all the family. We had a good turn out this year. We are starting to get a lot of little kids again in the family. It was fun to remember how it was all our kids (the grandkids) that was sitting on Santa's lap every year and now it is all the great grandkids that is sitting on Santa's lap. How time flies!! We've had alot of good memories of Christmas parties through the years. Thanks to our mom and dad, Ruth and Lug and to Viola and Marion who kept these fun traditions going! We love you!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

SICK! SICK! SICK!

I guess since Jordan didn't have a long enough weekend during Thanksgiving, he decided to come down with strep throat this past week. Therefore, he had another week away from school. This wasn't a very good week, however, he was sick as a dog!! I took him to the Dr. on Tuesday and got an antibiotic for him and the Dr. said he would be ok to go to school on Thursday but his throat has been so sore he was miserable!! I have never seen such a nasty looking throat! Jordan took a picture of the inside of his throat so people would believe that he really did have a BAD sore throat. The back of his throat was covered in white spots. I would post the picture but it is pretty graphic!! (ha ha) Anyway, I think he is starting to feel a little better now. I just glad this didn't happen during Christmastime. Hopefully, the rest of us will stay well!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Gary, I, Travis and Jordan went to my parents house this year. My brother Merlin and his wife Cindy and their 3 unmarried kids, my brother Lynn and his wife Eva Jean, my brother Gordon and my sister Carla all came. It was the year for all our married kids to go to their in-laws so we decided all to meet at mom and dad's and cook dinner. It was especially special because we feel blessed that my mom is here with us this Thanksgiving. I am grateful for all our families and so glad we have such wonderful parents. We watched some old home movies and was fun to see them all together so we could comment on them and have some laughs. May we always be grateful for what we have and not dwell on what we don't have!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING