Snatches of Christmas 2010

The wise men














find the baby
















thanks to the star . . . and Eliza.



















The shepherds rejoice (Micah).














The wise men present their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh (Jacob).
















Mary (Cindy) is feeling the postpartum effects of child birth.





















With the baby safely born and cared for it’s now time to hang up the stockings (Micah).


















Sage, Eliza & Jordan work hard at the task.





















Jacob and Sage.



















Christmas Morning (Cindy Woody, Eliza, Sage, Rebecca).















Jacob with Buzz Light Year.


















Sage with the Princess Package.


















Rebecca with her new book.

















Danielle with her beloved Carl Bloch calendar.




















Jacob, Adam & Cindy open a gift.














Sage with her fancy skirt.















Suzy always helps everything be fun.














Lily with a stuffed animal . . . why are we not surprised?














Jacob happy face.

















Amy happily enjoys Lily’s cast-aside skirt . . . They are both happy with the arrangement (thank goodness). J




Amy happily enjoys Lily’s cast-aside skirt . . . They are both happy with the arrangement (thank goodness). J














Eliza meticulously applies lip gloss to Amy.




















Tired Cindy stays snuggles up with Adam.


















Eliza helps Grandpa open up a new family mouse pad . . . with the family’s picture on it. It is sure to be the coveted treasure in his office.














Suzy force feeding Cory; Richard uncovering new reading material; Janel observing the fun.















Heather happy over her new pants.













Rebecca enjoying it all.













Richard is pleased with his new bike light. J Mom’s doubly pleased to think of it keeping him alive on dark, Logan roads. J J














A group shot .
























Newest addition to Grandpa’s BDP (Best Dressed Professor) collection of classy shirts and ties.













Richard tries out his new guitar.
















Krista dons a new hat!




















Lily enjoys Grandmother doing “This little piggy goes to market…”














More presents (Amy, Sage, Grandmother, Jacob, Becca, Kim).














And more presents...















Amy’s new Lego cart (Bryce points out a few crucial tips).
















Pretty Princess Kit (Mark, Sage, Eliza).




















Merry














Christmas!





Se Ya’All Again Next year!

Till Next Year Grandpa Boosky (We’ll be practicing)

Micah in his birthday suit

That can't be comfortable...

Spring Break with the Fields

 Kim and Spencer are awesome.  

And not just when they're treating all the family to meals at the Cannon Center.  (But definitely then, too.)

When I asked Sage and Eliza what they wanted to do for Spring Break, they both picked only one thing: stay the night with Kim, Spencer and Duckie.  And...how convenient...it just so happens that Sage gave Kim and Spencer a "coupon" at Christmas for one sleepover with Sage and Eliza at the Fields' house!

Kim and Spencer (and Duckie) were so kind to invite us all to the Cannon Center, where...

...Sage feasted on chicken wings (seriously, all 10 of those were consumed by her, and probably more)

...Eliza feasted on waffles covered in things that belong in cookies...

 

....which caused sudden waffle cravings to ripple through the other under-twenty-year-olds (Not pictured: Heather's waffle, which didn't have QUITE as many M+Ms)...

...and admist all the good food, Spencer entertained with magic tricks.

 Spring Break just doesn't get much better than that.

Especially when you add in Eliza's sleep talking (asking Spencer if she wanted water, and answering her own question--no), and a midnight water-balloon fight outside the apartment (the college kids).

Can we schedule Spring Break 2012 right now, Kim and Spencer?
P.S. How do you make "Fields" plural?

While we're embarrassing Rich...

Rich was such a sport on our long trip to Las Vegas and Phoenix.  

In addition to cooking for us (YUM!!!!)...

... he also entertained the kids all the way from Vegas to Phoenix (that's 5 hours, for anyone who think that's a small feat)....

...slept on the couch, but then didn't mind when kids jumped on him and stole his pillows in the early morning hours...

...cooked steak that had the dogs howling and the adults drooling...

...and jumped off the playground again and again so we could take pictures in front of a PALM TREE!

Thanks for coming, Rich.

Cute Richie!

I found this cute note in my journal.

I'm not sure what I like better: the way he spelled his name, or the fact that he missed me solely for my driving prowess!

Naughty list

Let me tell you why this picture is funny. Each night we read with Amy from the simplified scripture books with pictures. Every time we read a story, Amy is very interested in pointing out who is naughty and who is good--especially who is naughty. Usually the naughty ones are obvious with scowls or weapons, but sometimes she gets confused. Two nights ago she pointed to a picture of Christ on the cross and said, "He berry berry naughty." The funniest part is how emphatically she tells us who's naughty. We can't even get through the story without her skipping ahead to point out all the naughty ones. Her tone of voice is classic: "He BERRY BERRY BERRY NAUGHTY" (usually an emphasis and almost a growl on the 3rd berry).

Last week one of our home teachers came over to visit. He has quite a beard growing. Amy leaned over to me and said, "She very naughty." Hasn't quite got the personal pronouns right either, but it sure is funny.