My Annual Christmas Village

I look forward to putting out the Christmas Village each year.  Usually we do it on the 1st day of Nov. but since I was going to be gone then we put it out the end of October.

Each year I add a couple of new pieces.  This year it was a church, the Golden Gate bridge (see in above pic), a trolly car and the rest of the Temple Square set (see below).

Anniversary trip to San Francisco

Heather on the Golden Gate Bridge

Alcatraz Island

Riding the boat under the Golden Gate Bridge.  It was a beautiful day

John wanted to touch the ocean but ended up getting his pants wet. 

 We took a boat out to Alcatraz Island and did an evening tour.  It was so interesting and we really enjoyed it. 

John & I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary on Sept. 11, 2012 and wanted to take a trip just the two of us.  We had heard that San Francisco was a beautiful place to go.  The weather was really perfect-clear and warm.  We loved taking the public transportation to get around and did alot of walking.  Our hotel was downtown so we were able to see all the sights.  We attended church on Sunday in the downtown area and enjoyed going into Oakland to attend the Temple.

Oakland Temple

Halloween 2012

Bryan & Leah with Spencer.  The most adorable Dragon baby ever!



Kyle really wanted to be Iron Man this year.  He is pretty convincing!
 



Lance with friends ready to go Trick or Treating on Halloween.
 Lance is a Hobo and put his costume together in about 10 min.  Not bad......