SAN FRANCISCO

Charles had a one day meeting in San Francisco and I got to go with him. I rode BART out to Lafayette to see Sarita and the girls Friday, and Saturday they rode in to SF to hang out with us.

 Chinatown

 Fisherman's Wharf

And here is a picture of Megan and Lexi on their trip to Hawaii.

THE REST OF CHRISTMAS

Carly's and Joey's families joined us a couple of days after Christmas. It's fun to see the cousins enjoying each other.

Evan and Jackson are cute together.

We discovered that Sophie is big enough to sit in a swing at the park, and she loved it!

Stella didn't even care if anyone was out there with her while she played in the sandbox.

Bass Pro Shop is always good for some entertainment.

This baby is getting big!

Sophie

Jesse and Sarita blessed Sophie in Redhill Ward on Christmas Day.

 We went to Scandia one morning and the kids had fun on the rides.

 Stella wore stickers on her face.

Sarita and Sophie, Katie and Scarlett

 Girl cousins at the park in Yucaipa. It's a great place to get together when there are a lot of us!

 Avery

Jovie

 The whole gang.

Sophie and Grandpa

 Jesse and Joey swinging their little girls.

CHRISTMAS

The little girls really got into the Nativity reenactment this year, and the older girls, Kelsey and Skylee did a great job with costumes! 

 Addy

We got a decent picture of us with the grandchildren Christmas Eve.

 I tried teaching Twinkle, Twinkle to Stella on the piano. She got as far as learning where middle C is, which is not bad for a two year old!

 Jovie liked her baby doll gift.

Thanksgiving

We had a great time with the family who could be here for Thanksgiving. Jake, Lexi and Jacob, Jesse, Sarita, Stella and Sophie, and the Ellsworths all came for dinner. 

The following day, Jake's and Jesse's families and us rode the Metrolink into LA, just for fun. This is in front of Union Station. We've done this a couple of times before with Jake's family, but hadn't gone with Jesse and Sarita. 

 This is what Jake and Jacob did on the ride in!

 Sophie with her spiky hair!