Happy New Years with Friends

Happy New Years everyone! Ringing in the New Year with some awesome people! Love you all!

Games at Fifes

Thanks Fifes for the Game Night fun! Good times! Thanks for always winning! You rock!

Missing my Friends

I was missing my old Ward friends so when they invited me to join them for their RS Christmas Party- I jumped at the chance to be with them. At first, I felt a little hesitant about crashing their party. But I told myself to be brave. It was funny because it actually took quite a bit of time for a few people to connect that I was actually supposed to be at the party. ;) It was good food, an uplifting message and amazing friends. Man! I miss them! Here's just a few that stayed at the end. Love you ladies!

50th Anniversary

We used to "Home Teach" Dave & Marlene in our last ward. We got invited to attend their 50th Wedding Anniversary. It was a great night!

1st Official MT Pie Night

Technically, we had a pie night last year with the Lay Family. They invited us to enjoy some pie with them after all the Thanksgiving festivities. But this year was our 1st Official party throwing of our famous Seamons Pie Night here in Montana!! We had a fabulous time! Thanks to the Lays, the Coils, the Izatts, the Schoenfelds, and the Stovalls for joining us in our fun tradition. We are grateful for you in our lives!

Symphony Under the Stars

Dig those old Mouseketeer ears out of the closet. The Magical Music of Disney is here in Helena for this year’s Symphony Under the Stars on the Carroll College lawn.

Now in its 11th year, the Symphony Under the Stars is one of Montana’s star summer attractions, drawing crowds of up to 15,000.
And this year, as a special treat for Helena’s 150th birthday, the Helena Symphony collaborated not only with the Walt Disney Company but also with guest composer Kile Smith, who is composing a work to premiere at Symphony Under the Stars.
“If you want a Disney blessed concert … it’s not easy,” said Music Director Allan R. Scott. “They allow very few Disney-sanctioned concerts.”
When they heard about the audience size and that it was the 150th anniversary of the city and the 60th anniversary of the symphony,” they jumped on it,” Scott said.
“I wanted it to span generations,” said Scott of the program he’s designed, which includes excerpts from the musical scores of “Mary Poppins,” “The Jungle Book,” “Lion King,” “Aladdin,” “Beauty & the Beast,” “Toy Story,” “Pocahontas,” “Cinderella,” “Little Mermaid” and “The Pirates of the Caribbean.”
“It’s just so great to do stuff like this and live fireworks and tuck in the premiere piece to celebrate the city’s 150th,” he said.
The 8:30 p.m. concert is free and attendees can bring their blankets, lawn chairs and picnic baskets to enjoy the summer gala. A limited number of reserved seats are available for $25 each through the Helena Symphony box office at helenasymphony.org, or by calling 442-1860.
The concert closes with a bang — with one of the state’s biggest fireworks displays, sponsored by Helena Community Credit Union.

We had heard about this event but hadn't planned very good so we figured that we'd just try it next year. However at the last minute we ran by Carroll College to see if there was any grassy area left for us. Pretty much- there WASN'T!!! But on our way back to the car we came across this little shrine hill above the grass. It turns out no one was there and it was the perfect spot to see and hear the concert. We set up chairs and blankets to mark our spot.
After dinner, we headed back up to our place and had a fabulous night under the stars. We enjoyed popcorn, music, each other and were joined by Heather, Jared & baby Hud. And even got to see the Andersons for a bit. What a fun night!

The weather & the clouds were amazing!!!

Check out this view of the crowd!!

Our spot was perfect for an unobstructed view.

They finished the night with an awesome fireworks show that was pretty much right above our heads. Crazy good!

And on the way back to our car, we got to enjoy the wildlife. Oh man! Only in Helena! ;)

Princess Party

Glory has been so excited all week to go to Gracie's Princess Birthday Party. She had a great time!

Christ, the Savior is Born!

On a Cold Winter's Night...
Away in a Manger...
Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night...
Here came the wise men from Orient land...
Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, All is bright
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child...
Joy to the world! The Lord is come!

We spent part of our Christmas Evening acting out the scene of the Savior's birth for our Stake Live Nativity. It was really special to be a part of it. We dressed up and sang Christmas songs together as people drove by and donated canned goods to the local Food Share. What an awesome way to honor Jesus Christ tonight!

We hope we can participate every year. This year they had real goats. The kids were so excited! Afterwards, inside the warm Church- they served us chili, cookies and hot cocoa while we visited with some of our Ward Family. What a fun night!

Lay's Turkey Bowl & Pie

Thanksgiving morning, Brett & Justice joined the Lay family (along with others) for a Turkey Bowl Football Game at EVMS. Everybody made it back without a trip to the ER. Yeah!!

After a fabulous Feast with the Coils- In the evening, we rejoined the Lay family for Pie and some games. So yummy and such great friends. Thanks guys! We are grateful for you in our lives!

Firepit with Friends

Did I mention that I am not the only Shay in our Ward? Isn't that crazy? We even spell it the same. So I have become known as the "other" Shay. So funny!
Anyhow- the weather here finally cooled off a bit so, the original Shay and her family had us over for a Firepit tonight. It was fun to get to know a few other families from the Ward. Thanks guys for inviting us to your beautiful home. We had a great time!

BBQ & Dutch Oven at the Lay's

We were lucky enough to be invited over to the Lay Family's home tonight for a BBQ/Dutch Oven get-together. The are SOOO nice! They adopted us in like we've known them forever. We had a great time and yummy food! Thanks guys! We love you already. ;)

P.S. I got brave enough to take pictures of some of the kids. ....baby steps. Pretty soon, I'll start taking pictures of adults. I promise.