"It's that time of year . . ."

Christmas 2010 - a photo shoot!

 

Christmas always means Dad's birthday is one week before the big day!

 

Christmas 1988!

 

I think this was Christmas 1979!!

Oh, Christmas, you are so full of so many memories!!

"It's that time of year . . ."

Christmas Eve dinner - Potato Soup!

 

Sleeping in the "Presidential Suite!!"

 

The Terrill Family Holiday Party!

 

Pedicures are a part of the holiday season!!

 

Oh, we do miss Marjorie!!

Happy day to Calvin!!

 Today is Calvin's 11th birthday!  It seems like he was just a baby!!

He is a thoughtful young man - always has been!

 

But he is a lot of fun to be around!

 

He and Porter share a birth month - and sometimes get to spend time together!!

 

It's always a treat to spend time with him and his family!!

Have a great day Calvin - and a wonderful year ahead!!

Women's Broadcast - Fall 2015

The Women's Broadcasts are always great - I can hardly remember not having them - so glad we do have them.  I especially love how the women in our family feel so connected by them.  We discuss them often - text threads, email threads, photo-sharing - sometimes we are lucky enough to enjoy them together!!  Like I did last night with Dawn and Eve.  And then Dad came down from the stand and joined us - a veritable treat!!

 

Phoebe shared the fun of sharing the broadcast with Agnes for the first time.  Oh the joy of a daughter!

 

And Ara was able to go to the Conference Center - with some good friends and some pretty good seats!!  I recall going to General Conference for the first time when I was a freshman at BYU.  I didn't realize or appreciate it at the time, but at the session that I attended, Thomas S. Monson was sustained as the newest apostle!

We loved hearing from Linda Reeves - beloved former member of Arcadia Stake.  Mormons are so good at connections, aren't they??

I loved the closing choir number.  The worldwide audience sang along while the choir sang an accompaniment - I felt like I was singing with the choir. For a non-singer like myself - who loves to sing anyway - it was a real treat.

Let's hear it for the general auxiliary presidencies who put it all together!!

(And on a male note, I always love President Uchtdorf - who did not disappoint!)

Grandbaby number 20!! Welcome baby Francis!

We left for two days and baby Francis decided to make his appearance!!  These little guys just want to come when they want to come!!

 

His name is Francis Nicholas - and he weighed 9 lbs. 5 oz. and was 21 inches long.

 

The proud parents - a little tired too!

 

He's got LOTS of dark hair!!  And he's a big boy!!  We are excited to welcome grandbaby number 20 - 10 girls and 10 boys - the teams are even!!

It's been a great baby year for the Terrills!

Happy Day to Dawn!

We repeatedly say, "Dawn is the best thing that ever happened to Harry!!" 

 

These two photos are from the early "dating days" of Harry and Dawn, 

 

and I feel compelled to post them each year!!

Happy day to you Dawn - may the year ahead be the best ever!!

Happy Birthday Noah!!

Noah was a pretty good little baby - mostly mellow - but then, he got lots of attention!!

 

Even though both of our hair styles changed, the shirt didn't.

 

 That's something Noah does - hang onto fave shirts!!

And we used to hang out at YW activities too!!

 

How can this little guy be 28??

Happy day to you Noah - may the year ahead be the best ever!!

Boston Re-cap - somewhat disjointed however!!

The medal - now there are 10!

 

1st carel in wave 4 - 30,000 runners - 7,500 in each wave.

 

We went a week early - and enjoyed some true R and R - which was very therapeutic!!

So much water back east!!

Tributes to the victims of the bombing in 2013!

Click to see how Hopkinton - where the race starts - welcomes runners!

Why do I love smalltown post offices??  I just do!!

Tributes everywhere!!

  

We stayed at an air BnB - best decision ever!!  Our host was an artist who made these signs!!

Meeting up with Harry at Boston Commons after the race - on a day when it rained all day!!

After all these years of going - finally went to the Boston Public Library - next year, we will go there first - and spend the day!!

A great trip - all in all - even looking forward to next year already!!