Congratulations!

We have several congratulations to give to family members.


The first one goes to Lacey. She is graduating this week with her Masters of Education from WGU. It has taken a lot of hard work and determination to achieve this goal. What a great success and achievement!

Congratulations, Lacey!!!

Two events happened in December and I didn't get them wrote in our blog.

Joy passed her Cosmetology Boards in December and completed her hours this month. We are excited for her to be done and to have done so great on the boards. Her graduation will be in several months.

Congratulations, Joy!!!

Jason pinned on the rank of Captain in December. We are happy to see the advancements of our children in their lives.

Congratulations, Jason!!!

Memory Makers!

Grandma Pearce

I went into Cabella's yesterday and as I passed by the old fashion candy section, I noticed the above candy. It brought back memories of my Grandma. Whenever, Grandma Pearce came to visit us she usually always had some "pink pepto-bismal candy" (as we called it) or some of the orange circus peanuts to pull out of her purse and give us. She also always had Date Filled Cookies or date pinwheel cookies in her blue cookie jar for us to have when we visited her and Grandpa. As I think of her, I always think about these special treats she gave to us.

My mom - Grandma Prestwich

If you ask my kids what my mom (Grandma Prestwich) always gave them when she visited, they would probably say that she always had lifesavers in her purse. She also would make her cinnamon rolls for them whenever we went to visit or whenever she came to visit us she would whip up a batch of cinnamon rolls. The other thing she did was to make small patchwork quilts for all the grandkids. I've thought alot about this lately and wonder what memory makers I have that I can give to my grandchildren. Alot of our memories from our childhood are from traditions: smells, sights and tastes. MMmmm!!!

The Best Part of Our Christmas!

Although we had a great Christmas at Colonial Williamsburg, I thought that I would list my top three favorite parts of Christmas 2008.

1) Kaitlyn's music program - Jason and Lacey invited us to go to Kaitlyn's first grade music program before Christmas. It was one of our favorite parts of Christmas. It was so fun to hear and see all the little songs. Children make Christmas special. The best part was being able to hear and see Kaitlyn sing. She did great!

2) Being able to talk to all of our children on Christmas day. Thank goodness for cell phones. We loved hearing that they were all having a wonderful Christmas with their in-laws and extended families. What a blessing to know that they each have great and loving in-law families.

3) The third best part of Christmas was being able to see Eric and Joy when we got back from Williamsburg and being able to go to the temple with them and the Kaisers. Being with family is the best part of the holidays. We were grateful for the opportunity that we had to share the holidays and Colonial Williamsburg with Margie.