Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

With the rushing around this Christmas and trying to get everything done, I have neglected my blog. We have had a wonderful Christmas and are grateful for all the blessings we have received. Time seems to go by so fast for me now! I guess I am really old. We have a winter wonderland outside so the grandkids are playing the WII inside. Do you know how hard it is to get 8 grandchildren to smile at one time! NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE!

NANNY'S HALLOWEEN PARTY

Every year I have a fun Halloween party for my grandchildren. They have such a good time and they all help by decorating and helping me plan the games. This year we had Supergirls, Ironman, Spiderman, Lollipop kid, and a little bear! Alex was so cute when he came to the front door in his bear costume! I love doing this for them they truly are the joy in my life!

Pictures from Minneapolis

Here are some pictures we took back in Minnneapolis!

Back From Minneapolis

It has taken me a long time to get back to may blog. We will all miss Rob so very much, and our thoughts and prayers will be with Marla and the whole Hogan Family. I read a quote by Neal A. Maxwell that said, "At funerals our tears are genuine, but not because of termination-rather because of interruption. Though just as wet, our tears are not of despair but are of appreciation and anticipation. Yes, for disciples, the closing of a grave is but the closing of a door which later will be flung open with rejoicing." We all will wait with great anticipation for that great door to open!

OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH ROB!

Our beloved Rob is in intensive care in a Minneapolis hospital and we are all concerned for the family. We want everyone to know that we have you all in our thoughts and prayers this very day. I like this quote by President Hinckley, "If as a people we will build and sustain one another, the Lord will bless us with the strength to weather every storm and continue to move forward through every adversity."

DAD COMES FOR A VISIT

It was great to have Dad and Mary and Gordon come for a visit. They brought Tina out to attend BYU. We spend much of the week watching political news and keeping our eyes on the markets. We were all pleased with the choice of Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate. We all thought she hit it out of the ballpark at the Republican National Convention.

Aidan comes for a visit!

We were so excited to have Aidan for a few days. He is such a great kid! We went to Chuck-E-Cheese and Richard took him to "Journey to the center of the Earth". Aidan said that it was awesome! He had broken his glasses just before he came so we went shopping for a new pair. Thank goodness for Lens Crafters, they were ready in an hour. School will start soon for him and we miss him lots!

BABY SITTING LITTLE ALEX

Richard and I are baby sitting Alex for a week, while the rest of the Allgaier's are in Maryland. He even came with an instructional manual on how to take good care of him. Geralyn put it together for us! So far so good. He slept all night long last night so Richard and I feel pretty good about our parenting skills. We will se what tonight brings.

A Hard Day at the Pool!

Julie took Anderson to the pool today and after his daddy Steve picked him up he brought him to our house and he fell asleep immediately. The pool just tuckered him out.

Friday Night Sleepover

Friday night Richard and I had a sleep-over in a big tent in the backyard. We had a great time!  Ethan wanted to go home at 11:30p.m. so after his Daddycame and picked him up I went to bed in my own bed and left Richard in the tent with the other grandkids.  The next morning we got up and went to Krispy Kreme Donuts for a real sugar High.

A Week in St. George

In early July, we spent a week at the Green Valley Resort in St. George. Geralyn, Andrew and the boys, Steve, Stacey and Anderson, and Julie were all able to come down. We were sorry that Mike, and Garrett, Stephanie and the girls couldn't be with us. We had a wonderful time swimming and relaxing.

Richard and Andrew were able to get in a couple rounds of golf.  Richard liked the churches where there were golf carts parked outside on Sunday with the golf clubs all ready to go.  What a great way to hold priesthood meetings!

Since the boys are crazy about dinosaurs, Susan and Richard took them to the dinosaur museum in St. George.  A few years ago, they were excavating and came across thousands of dinosaur footprints preserved in the sand.

Richard's Missionary

Richard is with Enoch Miles in 1968 outside of the Northshore Stake Center in Wilmette, Illinois just north of Chicago.   Enoch baptized Richard in 1968. He was transferred shortly after that and they lost track of each other until last March when Enoch emailed Richard and they were able to have a tearful and joyful get together for the first time in 40 years.  They met at the MTC where the Miles were preparing to leave for a mission in Ghana.  

My First Blog

This is my first blog and Stacey has been doing all the work to get me set up. I would highly recommend that you old people use the younger ones to help you with your blog. Today I have just been babysitting since little Seth had his ear surgery. He is doing good and we can't wait to see what he will look like when the bandages come off. I am preparing for the the Fourth of July fun so there will be more posts to come.