After Thanksgiving

So...the dust has settled on a beautiful, exciting, relaxing, snowy (the most snow I have seen here in 8 years!) holiday week. Grandma and Aunt Marti are headed back to Arizona on their airplane as I type We are so grateful for all the effort they made to come here and be with us, and for Uncle Ralph and Scott coming, too. It was a terrific visit and such a happy Thanksgiving and birthday week for Addie.


The day after Thanksgivng--Friday--Uncle Ralph, Scott, and Richard headed up to Mill Creek to do some cross country skiing (they took Heidi, too). Gram, Auntie M, and I stayed home with James & Addie and decked the halls for Christmas. When the guys got home, the tree was up and most of the decorations, too! Then we headed out for a matinee of Tangled and a yummy dinner...

"Tangled" was a very fun movie. We all enjoyed it--I liked the music a lot.

Addie brought her two friends Hailey and Sarah to teh movie and dinner with us to celebrate her 9th birthday (it was on Sunday, so we waited a few days for a friend party) at Fiesta en Jalisco.

Rich, James, Marti, Ralph...

Cousin Scott, Grandma Lyn, and me.

Addie in the birthday sombrero--"Ponchita!"

Our waiter and our friend/owner of the restaurant, Ponciano, singing to Addie.

We had such a wonderful day Friday--Thanks, Uncle Ralph!

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On Sunday morning, we braved some snow storms and headed to Helena for baby Emily Post's blessing. We left at 6:45am and arrived just in time for 9am sacrament meeting!

The adorable Post Family after Em's blessing:

Jacob, Amie, Emily, Matthew, and Sam

Emily snuggled with her Great-Grandma Lyn

Two beautiful girls!

Aunt Marti, Emily, Heidi, and Grandma (yes, that's my hand)...snugglfest!

Heidi is going to be such a great big sister!

Here's the little lady fo the hour, Miss Emily Post chillin' with her daddy

(Emily was born, by the way, on the famous ettiquette expert Emily Post's birthday!)

"Mama said knock you out"...how cute is that?

Here's what Em thinks of the papparazzi!

She's like a little pink marshmallow and I could just eat her up!

Matthew=cutest doting daddy EVER!

Addie loves her baby burrito!

One last peek-a-boo before we left for home...bye, Emily!

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Today we just cleaned up and got Gram & Marti packed up. It was so nice to visit quietly and have the girls back at school.

Grandma & Richard (& James) saying good bye on Rich's lunch hour.

We picked up the girls from school and went straight to the airport at 3:30pm...

Grandma, Me, and Aunt Marti at the Bozeman airport.

Gram, Marti & Addie at the airport

Heidi stayed buckeld in and waved good bye from the car.

Addie and Gram...ADIOS!

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So we've just had family night and the house is all quiet. We miss our company already!

Hope all is well with you! Happy Monday!