Out with the old year, in with the new

And a picture of Skippy in her new outfit as well...

Here is a list of things I want to remember about the Christmas season 2011:
~Spending 11 whole days with Rick and Andy. The are really good company. They keep those good times just rollin and rollin.
~Shopping for Sunday best outfits for our four little granddaughters. (Head gear compliments of cousin Jessica...so cute!)
~Watching three little girls ages almost 6, 4 and 2 on Christmas morning! Is there anything better than watching their expressions of pure delight?
~Being the guest and watching our daughter be a marvelous hostess.
~Seeing our great son-in-law love his job helping Santa work his magic.
~Eating Christmas dinner with my Mom. I haven't done that for many years. She loves Christmas and misses spending it with her own kids.
~Traveling south to enjoy weather in the 70s each and every day with sunny blue skies. I'm dreaming of a "green" Christmas...there is some magic to it every once in a awhile.
~Spending the night in Vegas right before Christmas and thanking my lucky stars that I don't have to spend Christmas there. The best way to see Vegas in the in rear view mirror in my humble opinion.
~Enjoying an hour massage at Massage Envy with Mom & Jord.
~Movies
~Games...the game of "Things" continues to capture and hold our undivided attention
~Food, food and more food...yikes.
~Hearing "I love your Grandma Vonnie...will you play with me?"
~Going to David Mejia's wedding reception and seeing his saintly mother Julia
~Traveling through Palm Desert and paying a visit to my good friend Marcy. She made us a delicious meal and we had some good conversation and many laughs.
~Spending New Years with Bob and Robyn and their family...watching the 2 of the 3 girls warm up to Ditty and Lucky their dogs.
~Not exercising at a gym
~Spending the night at our friends lovely home (Mark and Colleen) in St. George on the way home.
~Talking to Dave and Courtney, Rich and Claire and Skippy and hearing all about their Christmas activities.
~Watching my true love get a good start on a beard for the two weeks we were on vacation. I wish he could have keep it, but alas, he is teaching at BYU this semester and having a beard isn't going to work...sad.
~Seeing how much fun everyone has together and how sweetly the girls treat one another, their parents and us
~Watching Andy play and play and play and play with (and gently tease) the girls.
~Good feelings, fun times and a memorable Christmas season 2011.