Uncle Trave's for Donuts & Hot Cocoa

Finished the night with hot cocoa & Krispie Kreme donuts (provided by Grandma Karla) at Uncle Trave's. Fun to see his place and spent time with them. Xo

Chick-Fil-A

mtseamonsfamA quick dinner at City Creek to warm up before we end the night. Yum!!! One of Brett's favorite places ever.

Lights at Temple Square

Completely loved being there for the lighting ceremony at Temple Square tonight. Fun spending time with Grandma Karla, Ryler, the Davis' plus one (Cambrie), Jake & Kensie and even Daron & the kids for a few minutes. Amazing colors & a sweet spirit! 🎄

mtseamonsfam Enjoying the Nativity at Temple Square with my family. So beautiful!
crumra53 Sorry to have missed it.You're such a beautiful family

One last one because we love the lights!!!!

Remembering Bestemor

Grandma Karla saved us a few items for us to remember my Bestemor (grandma in Norwegian) that passed away last month. The kids we're excited! And I love having little pieces of my family history!

Bestemor's Funeral

The real reason that the girls and I headed down to UT this week was for my grandma's funeral. Rayola H. Andersen aka Bestemor passed away last Monday at the age of 89.

We attended the viewing in the morning. It was crazy to see all my aunts & uncles & cousins & their kids. Some of them I haven't seen in like 15 years. I hardly recognized some of them.

At the graveside, we had a little service. I was able to visit with my oldest friend, Kathryn. And see a few more relatives that I haven't seen in years. Tauni & I compared our hair. Man! It's getting long!

Pallbearers:

Treston shared memories from all the grandkids.

All of Bestemor's children: (Lavell, Adam, Kathie, Kail, Klarise, & Karla)

All the Grandchildren (except Mark Jr. who passed away).

All the great-grandchildren (minus Liberty & Justice)

My mom- Karla's family

And my Dad & Edette came as well.

We had a luncheon afterwards, Victoria was super excited to bring home some flowers. It came with a little note that read:

"When Rayola was Relief Society President she always brought carnations to the luncheon after funerals. Her gift was fresh flowers to the family of the deceased in remembrance of their new life. I told her that I would do that at her funeral in gratitude for her service and influence to so many others."

Park & Presents with Grandma Karla & Ryler

We made sure to spend a little time with Grandma & Ryler while we were down in UT. We went to a park for dessert and to let the kids run around for a bit. Grandma Karla brought us some Christmas presents from last year that she never sent. The kids were so excited for their secret stash books and Maui decorations. Thanks Grandma!

Fam Visit: Sleepover, Snow & So Long

For our Family Fun Finale, we decided to have Ethan and Halle over for a sleepover. The kids wanted to watch a movie and Cheri needed to get some sleep for the drive home. We had a great time! We decided to watch a late night showing of the Croods. The kids think that show is hilarious!

 Do you see any similarities? LOL [BTW- this was NOT on purpose. Too funny!]

In the morning, we woke up to SNOW!!! What an appropriate Helena Farewell! ;) 

Saying So Long, Farewell-
Grandma & Grandpa had to leave after the Staggering Ox on Saturday to get back to see Uncle Daniel get put in the Bishopric. We were so grateful that they would make the trip. And that they got home safely- even if it was 3 o'clock in the morning.
Little Glory ended up not feeling well Sunday morning so her and I stayed home to let her sleep. The Davis' and Shauna left after partaking of the Sacrament. We didn't get to say goodbye but I heard there was lots of group hugs given. LOL Thanks so much for coming, guys and gals. We had a blast! We're serious about having the kids up for a Summer sometime! We would be so happy!
Grandma Karla and Ryler came for a quick lunch and hugs after Church before hitting the road. Thanks so much for the sacrifice to come up. We really appreciate it!
XOXO to everyone for spending time with us and being with Victoria on her special day! Luv ya!

Fam Visit: Gifts from Grandma

Grandma Karla came bearing gifts. The kids LOVE the things she gets them. Thanks Grandma!

Fam Visit: Kick the Cat and Swim Humor

We have had a long, fun weekend. The tiredness must have set in because pretty much everything I have to share about tonight is just plain silly!!! LOL [And probably only to those that were actually there. ;)]






FIRST,  Kick the Cat-
The Seamons Family has a Fam joke about Lana kicking a cat. It always comes up when we get together. LOL This time was no exception.
For some reason there was a cat in the hotel that Cheri and Shauna stayed at. At one point it made it into their room. When they told the front desk, the clerk said something to the effect- "Feel free to kick it out if you don't want it in there." What??? So... that's exactly what Ethan did.
(OK, not really but the pic makes it look like it. LOL We are sooo funny!)









SECOND, Fashion at it's Finest-
We went a couple times to go swimming at the Hotel. This time we came from the baptism, to dinner to swimming. Some of us didn't calculate that into the equation so we look pretty awesome-ly dressed for swimming. LOL

Next, Silly Photo Bomber. The kids love to do silly pictures and Justice almost always photo bombs my shots. This time Cheri had a little payback. Guess it went with the theme for the night.

Then somehow, we just ended up taking pictures of everyone doing Crazy Stunts in the pool. So funny! Here's some of our favs.

What a fun and SILLY way to spend our evening!

Fam Visit: Staggering Ox

We went out to dinner after Victoria's baptism to celebrate her awesomeness. ;) Yum!! {The Payne Family joined us- Thanks guys!}
Hardly anyone was in the restaurant so it was like we had rented the whole place for a private party! Too fun!

Fam Visit: Great Northern Carousel

After lunch we drove everyone by Brett's work. 

Then we took them all over to the Great Northern Carousel. It was SO COLD outside that it was great to have some where indoors to take them.

Most of the time you get coins to ride. But there was a deal that if you bought 10- you got 2 free. For the free rides, you get tickets instead of coins. We loved the saying on the back of the tickets. Here's the boys with their BIG smiles!

They also have a fun "Grab the Ring" Game as you ride. There is a machine that dispenses tiny rings. As the kids ride around, they can reach for them. Then on the other side is a big bear that you can throw the rings at. If you get the "Brass" ring- you get a FREE ride. And guess what? Liberty got it!!! Way to go, Sis!

Fam Visit: The Bagel Company

Grandma & Grandpa Seamons took us all out to lunch to celebrate Victoria's baptism. We decided to go to The Bagel Company. Yum!

P.S. Brett told the waitress to make him something she liked. She made him a sandwich that used thick turkey slices as the bread. Inside it had hummus, avocado and sun-dried tomatoes. He said it was way good!

Fam Visit: Happy Dance on Faith Lane

We took the Fam to Faith Lane to check out our new home. It was so fun to show them around.
We were so excited everyone got to see it. We tried to explain where things will be and our plans for the yard. We even got to show off our dog. ;) He pretty much used all of their butts for his personal backrest. Dumb dog! LOL The kids LOVED him though.
It was sunny but WAY windy [which made it a little bit chilly]. Welcome to Montana! The Grandmas spent most of the time in the cars. To get out of the wind for a bit- the kids and Shauna danced the "Booty Dance" in the basement. So funny! Before we left, Brett let the boys ride on top of the truck which was "EPIC", I heard. ;)

For fun- Brett got out the Go-Kart and most everyone got to take turns riding or driving it! It was a huge hit. 

Everyone had such a good time- it made the girls do the "Happy Dance"! LOL

Thanks to everyone that came out to see it. We can't wait for it to be done so we can host the Party at our place.

Fam Visit: School Lunch

The younger girls were so excited to have visitors join them for lunch at school today. They LOVE it when people come to lunch with them!!! It made their day to show off their extended family to their teachers and school friends.

Glory with grandma Karla and Ryler

Victoria and Halle

Monkeys at Recess