The last Christmas of the decade...

Beautiful CHRISTMAS
Christmas 2009 meant spending some time with these beauties:

Bradley ~ age 5

Jamison June ~ age 2

Conley ~ age 11 months

Megan ~ age 3

Lyla ~ age 1 & Noah ~ age 2

Samuel - (Ready to keep a new year's resolution)

Beautiful Sonya & Lyla ~ Handsome Loren & Noah

Wonderful Adam ~ Sweet Megan ~ Fabulous Elizabeth

The five (soon to be six) Vidals

The family ~ Christmas morning ~ 2009

....BUT this year, we were missing these FINE FOLKS:

Kari, Mya, Owen & Tyson

Tanner, Tracy, Tara, Torie & Tad

Baby Sarah, Coulson, Katherine Cecily & funny Marshall

Ann & Tyler
Christmas is such a wonderful time of the year.

I wish the spirit of Christmas could be with us all year long.

The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of Christ.

I've listened to and re-listened to the First Presidency's Christmas Devotional.

I've never heard a more beautiful arrangement of O Holy Night.

I love the children's song, I'm Trying to be Like Jesus. I am trying.

It was a Merry Christmas in Las Vegas, but I did miss my family members who were not in Vegas.

12/23/1805

Happy Birthday Joseph Smith

I love this man, and I will be eternally grateful for all he did. Praise to the man!

“Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it." John Taylor

A Miracle

Steven & Kim



From Sign On San Diego: SAN DIEGO — The first storm to drop a measurable amount of rain in five months walloped the region Saturday, November 28th, bringing heavy downpours and hail, dropping several inches of snow on the mountains and pounding the coast with large waves.

This lifeguard boat flip over in Mission Bay channel, sending two lifeguards into the water, while towing a submerged sport fishing boat that earlier capsized in the channel during the severe weather. The six victims of the fishing boat were reportedly taking part in a fishing tournament. All six went to UCSD Hospital. Neither of the lifeguards was hurt. A private tow company was called to retrieve the original boat off the rocks where it had drifted during the latter incident. ~The MIRACULOUS Rescue ~

One of the six fishermen was Sam's friend Steven Sanford. Sam was able to talk to Steven the day after the accident. Steven suffered a broken rib. His dad was also one of the six fishermen. His life jacket automatically inflated, and trap him in the capsized boat. " Luckily" he was able to cut his life jacket with a knife and it deflated. He was then able to free himself from the boat. Weeks later, when Sam called to checkup on Steven, he told Sam that he thought for sure he was going to drown. He said as he was submerging for what he thought was his last time, he held his arm up as high as he could, and waved his hand. Miraculously, a lifeguard saw him and was able to grab hold of his arm, and pull him to safety.

Steven was one of my seminary students. I love this boy! I am so thankful his life was spared.

Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my dad's birthday!What a great man. He was so talented. He was so kind. He was so intelligent and self-educated. He could fix anything! He was so handsome. He fought a good fight.

I sure do miss him!

12/16/1915 ~ 04/04/1982

DECEMBER

Great people born in DECEMBER!

Heather Kelley - December 2nd

Michael Kelley- December 5th

Robert Marshall - December 15th

Ann Harris - December 19th

Logan Ortt - December 23, 1997

Wow - These people are so WONDERFUL!

I love them all, and wish them all Happy Birthday!