Peach Tree

We planted this peach tree, and it didn't do well the first year so I told it if there was no fruit this year it was coming out of the ground. I went out to check it today and it has 6 beautiful peaches. I am so excited to eat them when they are ready.

I finally finished this quilt. I started it last year. I saw the curtain idea at a quilt store. It took me a while to finish it but I am so glad I did. My next quilt to finish will be the underground railroad quilt.

6 of our 8 granddaughters. They love posing and making cute poses. We love these girls too!

These are the8 of the 14 grandson's. Trying to get them to stand for a pictures was a chore.
We love these boys.

Our 16 grandchildren that live in Utah. We went to Spanish Fork Canyon for one of our family outings. We all had a great time.

Our Back Yard

Our back porch with the westeria keeping things coolThis beautiful butterfly finally landed on my flower so I could get a picture.  I love summer but not the 100's.

Ellie our oldest granddaughter singing and playing the guitar. Steve and her mom Brooke watching with great joy.

Steve and I would like to say merry Christmas to all of you and let you know we know our Savior lives and are very grateful for the gospel and the good family we have. We wish you all a good new year with possibly fewer bumps in the road.
Thank you to all of you for your love, joy and gifts you gave.

Random Shots

Treasure Boxes

Steve has been wortking really hard the past weeks trying to finish treasure boxes for Jared and Brooke's kid's. He didn't finish them before Christmas, I thought he was going to have a heart attack, he was so worried the kids wouldn't understand. Much to his surprise Ellie, Lincoln, Sterling, Claire, Blake and Truman thought they were great, picked a box out that they liked and are very willing to wait for the finished project. I must tell you after returning home from their house he layed down on the couch and slept a deep snoring sleep for 2 hours. He was relieved the grandchildren understood. We are very proud of them, and I of Steve and the beautiful work he does.

Quilts for people I love

This is my adopted sista Carol, she has wanted a quilt for a very long time, so out of my closet I had enough material to make her a queen size quilt for Christmas. She was happy and I too to see how happy she was.

Micah wanted a fleece BYU blanket and so that is what he recieved, he too was supoer happy, and Logan is sporting his BYU Tee Shirt.

Steve said he didn't want a quilt, but Gaye found material that was perfect for him, so I made him a lap well for him it is a lap but ended up being a twin size quilt, he really likes it. The material has prints of all different tools, very appropriate for him.

This quilt I made for Jenny, the girls all picked out their material. I had lots of fun making alltheir quilts.

This quilt is Brooke's

This is Nicole's quilt

This is Rachel's quilt

This one is Sharon's. Gaye looked at all the quilts and Knew right away which was each of the girls.
I started the first of October and wanted them all done by Thanksgiving and I accomplished my goal. I hope all enjoyed them thru the season as that was my wish!!!

nativity and fun pictures

Logan a wise man, Ellie was the creator and ddonkey, Truman, Allen and Blake were shepherds.

Sterling was a great star, Brook made the star, I have saved it for next year.

Reagan and Robin are the angels, Ryker was joseph, Claire was Mary, Jocelyn inn keeper, Jaxon wiseman,

We did the nativity this year and the kids did relly good, such good actors. Allen was one of the shephards.

Playing a pass the present game, everybody was so happy with their fun toy.

Lots of fun and talking.

Thanks everybody for a wonderful Christmas Party. We love you all. Even you in Western New York and Eastern New York.

Happy Thanksgiving

This is what Gaye and I made a few years ago. It was lots of fun. I love it.
Thanks Gaye for sharing one of your many talents.

My Life for the past 2 months

As many of you know I had foot surgery on Sept. 8th. It was not the funniest thing I have ever done. I was told no walking on my foot, only the heal. So for 6 weeks I walked only it a little and had many people drive me to doctor appts. grocery store and etc. I thank all of you that helped me, by bringing in food, visiting, calling and the like. I did alot of soul searching a and the scriptures began to be my best friend. I had some neat experiences while reading them. Most importantly I grew closer to my Savior, for he answered many of my questions while I was laid up. I learned I am not alone and that our Savior is always there, we just have to ask for his help and he will answer us, rather thru the scriptures, a phone call, a special angel, or whatever. Many of you don't know how much you were a answer to a prayer. I thank all of you.
I learned that I love to embroider, since I couldn't quilt, this has become a new hobby of mine. I also in the past 8 days have put together 5 Christmas Quilt tops for our daughter n laws for their Christmas presents. Now that I can put my foot down and pressure on it next week I hope to get them quilted.
We all have our trials and ups and downs and this scripture has become very important to me as I found it one day when I was very lonely and feeling no one cared for me. Alma 34: 40-41 "..I would exhort you to have patience and all that ye bear with all manner of afflictions;..." " ..Have patience, and bear with those afflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions."
May we all be of service to each other and listen to the spirit so has to know when some needs our help, as many of you did for me.
Love you all, Sandy

My accomplishments the past 2 months

I was fortunate to have a friend drop off a 5 gallon bucket of grapes. So I bottles grape juice, oh so good.

Got a good deal on Chicken at Reams so I bottled chicken.

Now this is a pet peave of Steve's see in the picture above, this is our couch and I put a peace of paper behind the item, that should be in the cushion below. Yep a needle. Steve sat on one the other day, so I am glad that I found this one before he sat on the couch. OUCH!!

Some stitchery I have done while not being abloe to walk.

The chair I have begun to not like, but sit in to elevate my foot.